When University Staff Starts Asking You about Knives
“David f–ckd up,” a friend texted me. “They’re coming to search the room.” David was my only …
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CM’s 10 Steps to Surviving College
1. Choose a college For high school students starting their college search journey, we’ve …
Bestie by Day, Creepy Sleep-Talker by Night
When I began freshman year, I felt nervous about my roommate just like everyone else. What if she …
“How Am I Expected to Poop?” and Other College Concerns
Chemical spills, global warming and atomic bombs summed up my idea of college before my freshman …
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That One Time I Almost Got Arrested in Canada
You may think you have really bad luck, but you’ve never met the kid who broke his arm dancing and …
Ignore Your Instinct–Get in a Taxi on a Mountain during a Snowstorm
Often, the world around us doesn’t act the way we want it to–for example, when you drift …
The Suite Life: Making the Jump from Friends to Roomies
A human being can only successfully share a living space with two types of people. Someone can only …
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How I Put an End to My Summertime Sadness
Everyone else seems to count down the days till summer, but year after year I find myself counting …
I Want to Be a Rapper but I’m Stuck in Spanish
My alarm goes off for the third time this morning: 7:55 a.m. Slowly, I rise from my deep slumber, …
About the Time My Floormate Tried Selling Yellow Pills from China
Two weeks into my freshman year at George Washington University, I found myself sitting Indian-style …
10 Artists to Jam to at Music Festivals This Summer
It’s music festival season, y’all! Grab your flower crowns and tribal face paint. Just kidding, …
Women Can Throw Just as Well as You
The allure of the hustle and bustle of deadlines, the possibility of travel and the ever exciting …
10 Tourist-Free D.C. Places You Should Explore as an Undergrad
Now that you go to school in D.C., you need to get over the touristy spots and find new places to …
A Perfectionist’s Guide to College Rejection
My senior year of high school consisted of never-ending stress and fear for the future, two of my …
18 Ways to Match Your Personality to Your College
1. Are you the next Zuckerberg? 2. Are you ready to report? 3. Are you a major …
10 People You’ll Meet at Your Internship
When you walked into your first day at your internship, you actually thought, “Am I in Disney?” You …
You Won’t Lose Your Friends When You Graduate College
I belong to two families. One I was born into and the other I found and pieced together in college. …
10 Ways to Avoid Going Broke in College
Keeping track of cash is hard in college, let alone after graduation. If you get an entry-level job …
Top 10 Scholarships Every College Student Should Know About
Besides free food or a canceled class, there’s nothing college students crave more than money. With …
A Full Year Membership to ScholarshipOwl Sweepstakess
When you enter our ScholarshipOwl Sweepstakes, you enter to win a full year membership to …
Clash of the Alpha Males–Only One Gets out Alive
When you hear the phrase, “This town ain’t big enough for the two of us,” do you picture rolling …
You’re Not as Special as Your Mom Says You Are
My parents always told me how special I was. As an only child, I always received all the attention, …
10 Drinking Tips that’ll Keep You off the Toilet
Friday night arrives. After a long week of trials and tribulations, everyone looks forward to a …
We Need to Talk about Campus Rape Culture
Our society encourages rape. This might sound like a bold claim, but consider it for a second. “Rape …