Roommates and Chill: Peaceful Coexistence Is Possible
Roommates: Can’t live with ‘em, can’t pay rent without ‘em. Bad roommate experiences run rampant in …
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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 …
College Took My Best Friend
Sometime during the fifth grade, between obsessing over purple pens and flipping on the monkey bars, …
Tray or Canvas? 10 Student-Tested Dining Hall Masterpieces
The dining hall used to reek of freedom and endless possibilities. That is, it did for all of about …
On The Unfounded Fear of Online Dating
Bad breakups breed bad decisions. Maybe buying five flavors of Ben & Jerry’s at the grocery …
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 …
How to Survive A Black Frat Party
From house parties and dorm room get-togethers, to fraternity/sorority parties and kickbacks – …
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World War Doommate
This is war. If your roommate leaves his food to mold and fester on his unwashed plates for several …
12 YA Novels to Get You Through Freshman Year
Growing up means handling yourself in a way that’s socially acceptable; that things like heartbreak, …
More Than a Piece of Paper: What You Get Out of College Besides a Degree
College is about a lot of experiences: living without mom, making some cringe-worthy mistakes and of …
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 …
How to Keep Warm en Route to Your Booze Blanket
Be it academics or sports, marching band or clubs, students put their all into what they care about. …
How It Feels to Turn 21
I’ve never been a big birthday person. Don’t get me wrong, having a whole day solely devoted to you, …
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Confessions of a Political Poller
Get a real job. You’re a low-life. How dare you call me at this time?! During a regular shift at the …
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 …
5 Signs you Need to Move on
You’re officially an empty shell of a human barely making it through classes. Your heart hurts so …
The 10 Best Colleges for Freshmen
Nothing is worse than that nerve-wracking feeling on freshman move-in …
A Girl’s Guide to Responding to Overused Pick Up Lines
Can you believe that it’s almost 2016 and pick up lines are still a thing? Let that sink in. …
Double the Trouble or Double the Fun? Having Two Roommates Instead of One
If you were drawn in by my Dr. Seuss-inspired title, thank you for your appreciation; unfortunately …
Graduation? Check. Real World? Still Loading…
One day you’ll wake up and realize you’re no longer a freshman, but a graduating senior. Going into …
The Freshman 15: College Essentials Edition
Having been in college for about two months, I’ve come to realize two things: One, I had very …
