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Make friends, but don’t ever let your friends make you. This was the mantra I devised for myself at …
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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 …
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 …
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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Falling off the High Horse
The transition from high school to college shocked me. It seemed like an impossible hurdle, one that …
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 …
6 Ways to Get a Summer Job
School’s out, but you’re not. Maybe the internship fell through, or maybe you planned to …
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 …
Not So Plain Jane: CM Interviews Jane By Design’s Erica Dasher
A youth’s struggle with self-discovery may never peak as much as it does during the grueling …
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 …
Drama Galore: CM Interviews Switched At Birth’s Lucas Grabeel
You might remember Lucas Grabeel as Sharpay’s sassy brother in the High School Musical …
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 …
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 …
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 …
How Being an “Honors” Kids Affects Your College Experience
My preschool teacher told my mother that I was going to be president one day. I am not much into …
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, …
The Satellite Friend: Always in Orbit
My mom always told me that college is when you make the friends you’ll have for the rest of your …
Redefining Success as a Freshman in College
Throughout high school, I, like many others, obsessed over one enduring task: getting into college. …
‘Old Friendships’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Good Friendships’
How many friendships of yours extended beyond high school graduation night? Be honest. On graduation …
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Clear Eyes, Full Hearts: Remembering Friday Night Lights
The Dillon Panthers’“Play like a champion today” – it’s just a …
Summer with the ‘Rents
When students start look for colleges, many choose schools across the country, eager to move …
Your GPA Doesn’t Define You
You’re bound to run into a handful of Rory Gilmore’s while making your way up the educational …
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 …
A Paper About Disney Princesses Made Me Feel Like I Belonged
Going off to college means a time of complete transition, and many students may lose a sense of who …
