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College students slave away at low-wage campus jobs, learning how to navigate retail or food service better than we learn to handle our coursework. Or they slap on a puppy dog face and beg...
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CM’s Guide to an Internship with Sitting Made Simple
If you are looking for an engaging, worthwhile internship, you have come to the right spot. Sitting Made Simple, or SMS, launched in 2008, giving families a safe and reliable option for sitters. Dependable...
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An Orange Sticky Note Made Me Appreciate College Friendships
Eyes focused on the ground, I watched my sneaker plunge into a muddy puddle that collected on the sidewalk. I didn’t even bother to step out of the way. I didn’t care enough. I...
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I Had a College Crisis at High School Graduation
The summer before my senior year, I decided I wanted to tour Florida State University. I never really thought about going to FSU, being four hours from home, but all the talk from my...
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Sweep Professionals off Their Feet with These 8 Networking Steps
Why does The Bold Type make networking look easy and manageable? For most of us, networking with professionals feels like plunging into the deep end. The pressure to communicate in a clear, concise, and...
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How to Become a Travel Journalist
Have a travel itch and a camera in hand? You don’t have to classify as Insta-famous to travel and take beautiful photographs that document your adventures. Whether you want to travel far and wide,...
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10 Things You Need to Hear After Being Cheated On
Your entire world just shattered before your very eyes. Unfortunately, I’m right there with you, trying to piece myself back together. Finding out your partner cheated is a pain like no other. Something that,...
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10 Tell-Tale Signs That You Drink Too Much Alcohol
Everyone knows that college campuses and alcohol consummation come together in a pack. If solo-cup littered yards and beer bottle-lined sidewalks don’t convince you of that, then I don’t know what will. After all,...
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Dear Penn State Freshmen, It’s Crazy Easy to Spend Your Money
It only takes the swipe of a card to get yourself a steaming, hot meal. At Penn State, your student ID holds both your dining dollars and LionCash. Dining dollars go to your tuition...
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This Two-Time Bar Crawl Champion School Couldn’t Handle Model UN
Hundreds of delegates crowded the lobby of Le Centre Sheraton Hotel when I arrived in Montreal, Canada. Every university student donned “business professional” garb, the hallmark of a Model United Nations (MUN) Conference. Our...
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University of Florida Has Gone Batty—Literally
Ever have your worst nightmare come to life? For the University of Florida sophomore Gilmer Rojas, it did. He woke up to a call from his girlfriend at 3 a.m. on Sept. 16 and...
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How to Nail the “Why Should We Hire You?” Question Without Bragging
We all like to talk about ourselves from time to time. When some friends or family ask, you could probably talk about your position on student government until the sun goes down and the...
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10 Instagram Comic Artist Accounts You’ll Never Stop Scrolling Through
Instagram gives you the opportunity to see incredible things, with every profile from makeup gurus to fitness inspiration to even that random niche of people who like crunchy slime. Within this portal, too, you...
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Find College Professors Who Care And Actually Get to Know Them
It was the last day of my Media and Journalism class and the last day of the spring semester. My brain was finished for the year. I just wanted to go back to bed....
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I Would Not Be Writing This Now If Not for My English Professor
Every freshman at New York University must take a class called Writing the Essay. For most, it proves a long, boring and frustrating semester consisting of three essays and biweekly 8 a.m. classes. I...
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My High School Over-Prepared Me for College
Many of my college classes today feel like a breeze compared to my challenging high school classes. Well, all of my classes besides my reporting classes, that is. I was raised in Northern Virginia...
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Do We Need Safe Spaces in Schools?
When Ben Frisch, a high school teacher at Manhattan school Friends Seminary said, “Heil Hitler,” during his pre-calculus lecture on Valentine’s Day this year, the school was immediately thrown into a fit of controversy....
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How to Make Your Application Stand Out with Strong Resume Verbs
You nervously walk into the small interview room and sit down. The interviewer flashes a polite smile and gestures to the heap of papers on his desk. It leans precariously on the edge. “Resume,...
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What It’s Really Like Dating Your High School Sweetheart in College
My boyfriend, Luis, and I became friends towards the ending of our freshman year of high school. We didn’t officially start dating until the week after our graduation. We’re still high school sweethearts and...
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My On-Campus Job Is Probably Better Than Yours
Freshmen at Boston College share one dream: Land a job on campus. And I did just that. Alumni relations hired me as a member of the events staff. The job seemed fun and flexible....
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I Wore My Natural Hair for a Week and This Is What Happened
I have a love/hate relationship with my hair. Anyone with kinky, curly strands understands the struggle. Nailing the perfect balance between volume and curl definition is a near impossible mission—especially if you want to...
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I Never Nailed Back-to-School Transitions, but This Fall I’m Changing That
With every new school year, I feel I should have things under control. I mean, I’m a senior. I’m starting my fourth year on campus. You won’t see me wandering around with my phone...
