LOVE: Why Hollywood is Not a Romantic Place
That’s it–I don’t believe in love. And it’s not just because I’m …
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10 Things They Won’t Tell You at College Orientation
Congratulations class of 2016, you successfully surpassed the notorious K–12 years. Midway into the …
That Time I Almost Failed English
My interest in writing started during my sophomore year of high school when I took a journalistic …
The Dilemma of Decision: Spring Semester Admission
I still remember the balloons and the fireworks. “Congratulations! You have been accepted into the …
Take the Easy Way Out: 10 Reasons to Live with Parents Post-Graduation
Let’s face it—living in our own places has some costs, literal and figurative. This realization has …
Dunn On Top: CM Interviews MTV’s Lenay Dunn
She loves Taylor Swift, making YouTube videos with friends and ABC’s The Lying Game. …
A Letter to My Senior Year
Dear Eman, You made it. You’ve reached your senior year at University of California, Los Angeles. …
How I Learned to Stop Writing and Watch Some Movies
It’s that age-old cliché: Go to college, fall in love. Only I didn’t fall in love with a person—I …
How CBS’s Big Brother Changed My Life
If you think about TV shows, you might think of old classics like Friends and Seinfeld or modern …
Financial Aid: What, When & How?
The saying “nothing in life is free” is all too bitterly true in college. Forget the …
Never Too Old to Go to College
At the age of 18, I decided to go to college after attending a computer school downtown in …
Beyond the Toga: Going Away Party
Leaving your hometown and high school friends for college isn’t easy. Thoughts will go through …
What It’s Like to Move Across the Country to Attend College
At only 18 years old, you are expected to make one of your most life-altering decisions: where to …
Movie Pregame: Do Good Books Make Good Feature Films?
Turning a book into a movie isn’t a new concept. Filmmakers have remade all sorts of novels …
10 One Tree Hill Quotes from the Ladies of Tree Hill to Fire Up Your Feminist Soul
Ask any 18 to 24-year-old on the street if they’ve seen One Tree Hill and some might talk your …
10 Things To Expect On Your First Day of College
COLLEGE. That word paints a vibrant picture in your head, doesn’t it? The things that come to mind …
How to Be Friends with Everyone on Your Floor
You’ve spent the last two hours bringing your piles of belongings up the stairs and through the …
Coastally Confused: Starting College Across the Country
“If you’re from California, then why’d you choose to come to Maryland?” If I had a dollar for every …
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 …
What It’s Like Being the Only Girl in the Room
Every student can recall the moment they realized that they were finally in college. Some students …
I Never Had an Ounce of School Spirit… Until Senior Year
Intimidated and in awe of its grandiosity, my best friend and I spilled into the lobby of the Kohl …
When My Future Told Me “No”
Some high school students don’t have any particular idea of where they’d like to go to …
Women Should Support Other Women and This Is Why
Unfortunately, we are living in a day and age where women are put down when they try to rise up and …
The Most Wonderful Time of Year… Or Nah
“Seasonal depression is a myth.” –Me, circa 2008-2014. Of course, I had about as much experience and …
