Top Ten Most Iconic Speeches from Teen movies
During my high school years I dedicated all my time to watching the most pivotal coming of age films …
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I Was Literally Out-Casted My Freshman Year
The best part of a play isn’t when the audience laughs or applauds. It isn’t the joy of diving into …
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University of British Columbia—Vancouver, Canada Instagram Feed The Vibe A Nature Lover’s Dream What …
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“To be, or not to be”—How to Become an English Teacher
We’ve all had teachers who’ve changed the way we view a subject, and maybe even the way we view …
Catholic School to College
In many ways, my private, Catholic and all-female high school prepared me for college. I spent four …
Leaving the Closet in College
When I finally came out, I hadn’t planned or prepared to do so. Instead, it felt like a moment of …
Finding Me
“You’re supposed to grow. Not be the same person you were a year, a month, a minute, two seconds …
My Nickname Gave Me Friends
Much like how Tyler Perry plays every character in Madea, I too live the life of several different …
Ready-Made Friend Group: How an In-State Roommate Blessed this Out-of-State Freshman
The summer before I started college—more like the entire year leading up to that fall—I had no …
A Thank You Note to the Colleges That Rejected Me
The word “failure” has different meanings. In a more light-hearted context, we see failure on social …
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 …
#Seeking a Friend
Make friends, but don’t ever let your friends make you. This was the mantra I devised for myself at …
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 …
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 …
The Leader with Nobody to Lead
I was President of the drama club in high school. I also became Vice President of many more clubs, …
Learning to Love the Townie Life
When you first hear about Bloomington, Indiana, it sounds like any other minuscule town lost in the …
Why I’m Not as Active as I Used to Be
When I was little, I did everything. I played outside with my friends for hours, took several dance …
You Don’t Need a 4.0 to Succeed in College
I remember worrying in middle school about this insurmountable goal that high school seemed to be. …
That “Awkward” Moment When…CM Interviews Ashley Rickards, star of MTV’s Awkward
A quirky girl with a big heart, Ashley Rickards puts a personality behind the face of MTV's hit …
Privileged & Poorly Adjusted: How I Dropped My Pathetic Ego
I interrupted my junior and senior years of high school with a heavy schedule of courses offered by …
6 Ways to Get a Summer Job
School’s out, but you’re not. Maybe the internship fell through, or maybe you planned to …
7 Things to Do the Summer Before You Start College
I felt like I stood on the top of the world when I finished high school. Feeling good about the way …
Stand Out from the Start: How to Write a Bomb Cover Letter
Getting your dream internship means passing more levels than Super Mario. You find the internship, …
Do I Really Wanna Be All By Myself?
I distinctly remember walking across the stage at my high school commencement to receive my diploma, …
