Do I Really Wanna Be All By Myself?
I distinctly remember walking across the stage at my high school commencement to receive my diploma, …
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Curtailed Curfews: How to Adjust to the Freedom of College
A snapshot of my daily schedule in high school: Wake up a little after six, shower and eat …
To College or Not To College, That Is the Question
Imagine: You just received your diploma and are now an official college graduate. Without a cent to …
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 You Realize You’re a “College Person”
My friends and I have determined there are two types of people in the world: high school people and …
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 …
What Are You Going To Do With That?
“Hi! I’m April. I’m from Wisconsin and I’m majoring in Chemistry and Journalism,” always gets me 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 …
The Dangers of Living in the Moment
“If I got a dollar last year every time someone asked where I was going to college, I might not 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 …
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 …
Going Home for the First Time
The coutdown to fall break or any self-imposed extended weekend always feels longer than it should …
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A Thin Layer of Butter On a Large Piece of Toast
In order to understand why I and countless other college students transformed from rich, thick …
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Handling Long-Distance as a Professional Worrier
Life feels like a game of dodge ball. I never know from which direction the curve balls come. The …
Falling off the High Horse
The transition from high school to college shocked me. It seemed like an impossible hurdle, one that …
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 …
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 …
How to Answer the Worst College Essay Question Ever: Describe Yourself
“How would you describe yourself?” This question became my greatest enemy junior and senior year of …
Pride is Just a 5 Letter Word
Flashback to your senior year of high school: You’re so excited about getting your acceptance …
My Nickname Gave Me Friends
Much like how Tyler Perry plays every character in Madea, I too live the life of several different …
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 …
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 …
