10 Things That Scare All Transfer Students
Who said going to college meant that you had to stay in the same place for four years straight? …
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How to Manage Failing During Your Senior Year
As a senior, I obviously mastered all of my courses and perfectly balanced my social, love and …
How to Survive the Horror of Oversleeping a Test
Hey there, sleepyhead. You know what day it is, right? Today’s Tuesday. The day of your chem …
The 5 Scariest Professors You’ll Meet in College
GPAs scare even the bravest of college students, but the professors who clutch those GPAs in their …
Identifying (and Surviving) Your Helicopter Parents
Maybe your parents are on the more…involved side of things. The way your mom called in a few favors …
Open Letter to the Parents Who Think that Creative Majors Are Worthless
Dear Deluded Parents, Ever wondered what life would be like without art? Without music and dance and …
Why Not Do Both? CM’s Guide to Academic Multi-Tasking
Stuck choosing between two majors and can’t decide which one you prefer? Or, are you an overachiever …
Top 25 Majors That Will Actually Get You Hired
What’s your major? College students answer this million-dollar question at least 10 times a week. …
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How to Land a Research Position as an Undergrad
Do you consider Marie Curie your hero? How about Max Weber? You may not revolutionize your field …
How to Kill a “Lit” Paper
People say a picture is worth a thousand words, but unfortunately for you, your English professor …
10 Books Every College Student Reads or Uses SparkNotes Trying
Remember assigned reading in high school? Especially, the most diabolical of all, summer assigned …
An Open Secret with Women in STEM Fields
Have you ever found yourself alone in a crowded room? I don’t just mean feeling alone, but actually …
Plan Your Way to a Perfect Semester
No one wants an 8 a.m. class. High school ended already, no one needs to be up that early. Back …
Maximize Your Sleep With the Perfect Class Schedule
17 credits and all 8 am classes? That sounded just fine to me; my naïve, overconfident freshman self …
How to Kick Ass and Avoid Senioritis
With summer coming to an end, we must face the fact that fall semester looms in the near future like …
Do You Really Know How to (Critically) Read?
Crack open your books, you will actually do the reading assignment tonight. For any major, learning …
3 Major Keys to Balancing Your Job and School
Imagine juggling three sizzling pans, trying to finish cooking them all at the same time while not …
How to Boost Your GPA and Get Fit (Yes, at the Same Time)
The land of sleepless nights=college. Nothing beats cramming four months’ worth of information into …
How to Be the MVP of English Class Discussion
“Who can tell me what the chapter was about?” your 8 a.m. English professor asks. Nobody moves. …
How to Learn a Language without Setting Foot in a Classroom
You probably already know that learning a foreign language is a momentous and extremely rewarding …
7 Tips to Master before You Start College
Congratulations, freshmen. You braved the dramatic years of high school, now reaching the grand …
That Awkward Moment When You Realize You’re Graduating
Let’s revisit a fun TBT from four years ago to the actual panic attack I had five minutes into the …
You Thought Journalism Was Easy? 10 Real AF Struggles Journalism Students Face
In high school, you took your first intro to journalism class. Wide-eyed and mind-blown, you learned …
That Time I Almost Failed English
My interest in writing started during my sophomore year of high school when I took a journalistic …