How to Adapt to a New School Without Knowing Anybody or Your Path
For seven years, I went to the same extremely small middle and high school alongside the same two …
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I Wish I Knew Not to Waste Half My Summer Worrying About Freshman Year
Dear Freshman Self, I know starting college scares you. Terrifies you. After finding a place in high …
Pride is Just a 5 Letter Word
Flashback to your senior year of high school: You’re so excited about getting your acceptance …
Making It Big: CM Interviews Cassie Steele of the CW’s “The LA Complexâ€
For all of fifteen minutes during my senior year of high school, I thought the show biz life was for …
It’s Okay to Get a B
I went to a prestigious high school in Beijing, China, and my high school valued GPA over almost …
Rugby: The Next Big College Sport
Throughout history, basketball and football have dominated the sports scene at colleges and …
My Nickname Gave Me Friends
Much like how Tyler Perry plays every character in Madea, I too live the life of several different …
Decisions, Decisions: How I Finally Figured Out Which College to Attend
This time of year, high school students across the nation await the results of their college …
To Take or Not To Take Morning Classes: That is the Question
Believe it or not, everyone’s college journey begins in high school. From researching colleges, …
The End of an Era: Mourning a Fallen Clique
In high school, we all think that our friend groups will stand the test of time and last forever …
How to Not Look Like a Confused Freshman at the College of William and Mary
Welcome to the Tribe! You’ve been accepted to the second oldest school in the country, joining the …
The Girl Who Went For It
My parents were high school sweethearts. They met, fell in love, got married and created a family …
The Sky Is the Limit as Long as You Stick to the Status Quo
Last weekend I decided to feed the nostalgia freak inside and put on Disney’s High School …
To My Freshman Self: Keep Your Dreams Alive, They’re Coming True
Dear, well, me, You’re probably wondering right about now, when is high school going to end? I …
First Day Jitters, No Matter How Old You Are
I didn’t have many friends growing up. I realized it was because of me; I was incredibly shy …
New Year’s Eve Is Overrated
The champagne toasts, the midnight kisses, the sparkly dresses, the parties that end at sunrise…is …
A Brutally Honest Look at My Journey to Loving the English Major
As a high school senior known for her indecisiveness, one thing I knew for sure was that I did not …
C’mon Homie We Major: Deciding the Rest of Your Life as a Teenager
There I sat, a bumbling high school junior lazily day dreaming through a mandatory class on college …
The U.S. Education Connection: What’s Going On?
From Common Core to the Department of Education, a lot of things get thrown into the mix when …
College Took My Money and My Confidence
It’s no secret that college is a massive investment, given it’s one that’s supposed to pay off …
Learning to Love the Townie Life
When you first hear about Bloomington, Indiana, it sounds like any other minuscule town lost in the …
Redefining Success as a Freshman in College
Throughout high school, I, like many others, obsessed over one enduring task: getting into college. …
10 Things that Shocked Me When Transitioning from Public Education to Private University
I went from an urban, low-income public school district to a private university with an endowment …
I Found Journalism Through My Love for Storytelling
One of the most popular questions to ask a kid: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” My …
