All posts tagged "city life"
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I Got Major Culture Shock in the Middle of Missouri
Culture shock is something that you can’t really prepare for. And it’s typically something that you aren’t warned about when you attend an out-of-state school. I moved from Washington, D.C. to the middle of...
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I’ve Attended Three Different Universities and Here’s What I Learned
As a senior in high school, I committed to a school that I would end up transferring out of after one semester. Obviously that wasn’t in the plan. Three years later, I’ve attended three...
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Incoming Freshmen: 10 Ways to Prep for Temple University
For baby Owls leaving the nest for Temple, moving away for college can make a month feel like an hour. One minute, your only obligations include occupying your summer vacation time to your leisure....
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10 Best Instagram Spots in NYC to Up Your Insta Game
Instagram and NYC go hand in hand like tomato sauce and pizza (one of NYC’s main dishes, really). No matter where you look, thousands of tourists and locals alike take pictures of daily day-to-day...
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How Gentrification Turned Me from a Local to a Tourist
I am the girl with a 3.5 GPA, who managed to snag a few internships and access into one of the most prestigious African-American sororities. I also happen to be the same girl that...
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21 Things to do in Miami When You’re Under 21
With its worldwide rep for unrivaled nightlife, looking for something to do in Miami under 21 seems beyond limiting. Miami natives learned to get creative when it came to turning up without alcohol on...
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Top 10 Universities with The Best City Life
Bright city lights are calling your name. Your friends might dream of brick buildings, clock towers and dorm complexes. But you want something more. You want an internship with Vogue and deliciously foreign smells...
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The Struggles of Commuting as a Morning Hater
Those lucky students who live on campus can roll out of bed 30 minutes before class and still arrive on time. Living an hour away from school, commuters don’t get that luxury. When my parents...
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10 Harsh Realities of Going Back to the Burbs for Summer
You finally escaped the white picket fence prison you’ve been subject to your whole life. You’re off to a college town, the land of excitement and possibilities. But when summer comes along, you’re sucked...
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Why Big City Schools Rule and College Towns Drool
It’s both exhilarating and refreshing to step out of class and stroll across a campus teeming with students that are as diverse as the city they inhabit—a world of buzzing bus lines, culture, music...
