Surviving 26 Days in the High Sierras
In a single file line, I found myself walking on a rocky path with a breathtaking lake to my right …
High School
My Nickname Gave Me Friends
Much like how Tyler Perry plays every character in Madea, I too live the life of several different …
Five Shocking Truths about College that High Schoolers Just Aren’t Prepared for
Graduation: the day you threw off your cap in joy as you looked toward packing up the station wagon …
The Dangers of Living in the Moment
“If I got a dollar last year every time someone asked where I was going to college, I might not be …
10 Reasons College Isn’t the Best Four Years of Your Life–High School Is
In high school, nothing seemed cooler than college. Who doesn’t want to rule the Goat House like …
What Really Happens When You Graduate High School
Senior year of high school was a whirlwind of new friends and close bonds. My lunch table filled …
Why You Should Kill Your High School Plan
It sucks to keep pretending you actually like psychology and dream of becoming a world-renowned …
Why You Should Leave High School in Your Dust
In high school, everyone expects students to go down in history as the star player, get straight As, …
I Broke Up With My College
My first heartbreak came the fall of my senior year of high school in the form of an email from the …
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: 7 Unexpected Things You’ll Miss in College
As I lay tucked beneath my turquoise comforter, looking out my window at the falling snow tracing …
Why High School Sort of Beats College
Before you ask, no, I’m not one of those people who peaked in high school. At least I hope not. But …
Gobble, Gobble, Gone: Brace Yourself for the Turkey Dump
Ah, Thanksgiving break: a beautiful time for relaxing, eating pumpkin pie, wearing scratchy sweaters …
#Seeking a Friend
Make friends, but don’t ever let your friends make you. This was the mantra I devised for myself at …
How I Realized High School Isn’t Forever
I hate goodbyes. Even the tap water in Mexico City couldn’t tie the Eagle Scout-quality knots in my …
Finding Me
“You’re supposed to grow. Not be the same person you were a year, a month, a minute, two seconds …
Privileged & Poorly Adjusted: How I Dropped My Pathetic Ego
I interrupted my junior and senior years of high school with a heavy schedule of courses offered by …
Pride is Just a 5 Letter Word
Flashback to your senior year of high school: You’re so excited about getting your acceptance …
Overcoming First Year Fear
From the moment you open your mailbox and see that large rectangular envelope shining at you (All …
Packing for College 101: How to Box Your Stuff
You never realize how involved packing is until the first time you move away college. After you’ve …
Stop! 10 High School Habits to Drop Before Freshman Year
You can have two distinctly different paths freshman year. You can become friends with awesome …
How to Decide Which High School Friends to Keep and Which to Cut
College is portrayed as the time in your life when you’re supposed to spread your wings, leave the …
High School Was an Obligation. Is College, Too?
Obligations are a part of life: We have to do laundry despite the struggle to find quarters and …
The Undecided’s Guide to Choosing Classes
“What are we?” “UNDECIDED!” “What do we want?” “WE DON’T KNOW!” Myself and 15+ other undecided kids …
7 Helpful Answers to the Most Awkward Freshman Questions
I consider myself a “college expert” at this point (entirely self-proclaimed and …
