Speed Up Or Slow Down? Why I’m Intentionally Postponing Graduation
As a fifth-year university student right on the edge of real world glory, my every-day mantra is …
Academics
Choosing The Most Practical Major
When I mention I’m a creative writing major, adults ask, “What on earth are you going to do with …
So You Think You Can Start A Term Paper?
We’ve all been there. Sitting at our desk staring into the bright laptop screen with a blank Word …
When Your Teacher Is the Devil and Her Class Is Hell
When you start a new class, you choose what kind of student you plan to be. I like to actively …
A Major Fear of Majors
I never wanted to get branded as the chemistry guy, or the journalism dude or the economics guru. …
Gen Eds: Not So Pointless After All
General Education required courses. Can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em; am I right? As much …
10 Ways to Explain That C-Minus to Your Mom
Russian class was a dark time in my life. I was like a character in a Russian novel ⎯ full of …
How to Thank Your Professor Without Looking Like a Stalker
Thanksgiving: The perfect time to get fat on turkey, drunk on soda and embarrassed by ridiculous …
STEM Majors: Where are the Women?
What do the tooth fairy and a woman engineer have in common? They don’t exist. A clear disparity …
An Awkward Introvert’s Group Project Survival Guide
Like most sane humans, I dread group work. Complaining, however, wastes time and energy that I could …
The Pros(e) of Being an English Major
I’ll never forget the discussion I had at my dentist the summer before I went off to college. It was …
CM’s Guide to the Physics Major
Physics explores the forces that affect every aspect of human activity, from a foot sinking …
How to Survive Group Projects Without Anxiety
Group projects. The words alone are enough to send shivers of anxiety down any college student’s …
Fiction and Friendship and Failing, Oh My: Surviving Creative Writing
You walk into the classroom slowly, deliberately taking it all in. Laptop out, Microsoft Word opened …
True Life: I’m an English Major and Career Fairs Make Me Want to Cry
For me, the only thing more frightening than “Kanye 2020” is the career fair. Never having been to …
How to Make the Perfect Schedule
Wrapped into a one shiny, exciting and tough package is figuring out next semester’s schedule. …
Disabled, But Still Successful: Navigating College with a Disability
Starting college is stressful enough. But when you’re a student with a disability, college may seem …
Challenge Accepted: The Importance of Hard Core Classes
The path to your major has been one fraught with boring gen ED’s and the easiest basic science …
Essays, Recommendations and Test Scores, Oh My: Navigating the Common App
It’s that time of the year again… and unfortunately, I don’t mean Christmas. I’m talking about …
Starbucks and Supermarkets: Professors are Everywhere
There she is, amidst a sea of potato chips and produce, my 10th grade math teacher. I try to dodge …
One Does Not Simply Graduate College with a Life Plan
October just ended, but this Halloween zombies and monsters didn’t scare me; thinking about the …
9 Things Survivor Taught Me About Surviving College
Although going to college isn’t exactly like getting marooned on an island for 39 days, I’d like to …
When Should You Skip Class?
Your obnoxiously shrill alarm shocks you to a start in the morning. The realization hits you: It’s …
Know-it-all or Introvert: Does it Matter?
Have you ever wondered what professors truly think about students whose hands are constantly up in …
