Overcoming First Year Fear
From the moment you open your mailbox and see that large rectangular envelope shining at you (All …
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High School
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Cringing in Common: 8 Students Re-Read Their College Application Essays
I wrote my college essay about metal, which is probably the most unmetal thing I could have done. I …
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VIDEO: Watch This Before You Leave Home for College
College brings about many changes, including your address, so buckle up ‘cause you’re moving out. …
Packing for College 101: How to Box Your Stuff
You never realize how involved packing is until the first time you move away college. After you’ve …
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Stop! 10 High School Habits to Drop Before Freshman Year
You can have two distinctly different paths freshman year. You can become friends with awesome …
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How to Decide Which High School Friends to Keep and Which to Cut
College is portrayed as the time in your life when you’re supposed to spread your wings, leave the …
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High School Was an Obligation. Is College, Too?
Obligations are a part of life: We have to do laundry despite the struggle to find quarters and …
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Sex in College
Even if you got jiggy in high school or have never done the deed, there are a few rules you need to …
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The Undecided’s Guide to Choosing Classes
“What are we?” “UNDECIDED!” “What do we want?” “WE DON’T KNOW!” Myself and 15+ other undecided kids …
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12 Books You Need to Read Before College
If you have to look at another Charles Dickens novel you might be sick. Trust me, we’ve all been …
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7 Helpful Answers to the Most Awkward Freshman Questions
I consider myself a “college expert” at this point (entirely self-proclaimed and …
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Do I Really Wanna Be All By Myself?
I distinctly remember walking across the stage at my high school commencement to receive my diploma, …
The End of an Era: Mourning a Fallen Clique
In high school, we all think that our friend groups will stand the test of time and last forever …
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My First College Party Almost Killed Me
Parties are just as important to the college experience as textbooks. For every lengthy lecture, …
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The ‘W’ on My Chest Does Not Stand for Wonder Woman
My freshman year of college was 100 percent worry-free: school was paid for, my parents brought me …
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Why Going to School at Home Was the Best Decision I Ever Made
The last time I stood in a cap and gown, I felt invincible. The social confines of attending school …
Why a Band Tee Made Me Transfer
I can spot a band T-shirt like a leopard can spot a wounded gazelle on the Serengeti. It’s my thing. …
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Why I Wish I’d Gone to School Farther from Home
I’ve always had a great relationship with my family. I haven’t had a legitimate argument with my …
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Surviving College with Your High School BFF
Ever since 9th grade you’ve signed each other’s yearbooks with “friends for life.” But now that …
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The Friendship Clash: Hometown vs. College
When moving out on your own for the first time, it’s hard not to have borderline unreasonable …
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From Pigsty to Pricey: The Worst Roommates Ever
When my three future roommates moved into the dorm they were going to be sharing for the year, they …
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Passing Freshman Year: In and Out of The Classroom
Every high school senior transitioning into college fantasizes about the new friends they’ll make, …
Saying Hello to the Hardest and Happiest Four Years of My Life
I can still remember the sticky August heat of my freshman move-in day. With my heart pounding like …
Freshman Year: Expectations Gone Wild
“The present is never our end. The past and the present are our means, the future alone our end. …
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