Before I begin this article, I ask that you approach the information contained within with an open mind. Some of the stuff I’m going to talk about may sound a bit out there and until you’ve spent some time meditating, will quite frankly just seem weird. However, I’m going to have to ask you to...
Prospective students, also affectionately known as “prospies” or “prefrosh”, are high school students checking out a college that they may potentially apply to. Prospies are often linked to current college students, their hosts, in hopes of showing the prospie what the school is all about. Actions that prospies engage in include touring, eating lunch in...
Feeling alone as you swim through the terrifying waters known as the college admission process? Have no fear! We have five seniors blogging about ups, downs, and random in-betweens of their college process for the next 12 months (from June 2013 to June 2014!). Sit back, relax, and get that “OMG I totally get you,...
As a queer woman who dresses and acts more masculine than society expects of me, judgmental behavior is something I am forced to deal with almost daily. Some people say that because I choose to dress “butch” and live my life openly as a queer woman that I am bringing this upon myself, but the...
Have you ever wondered what it’s like going to college in a different country, not just as in studying abroad, but actually completing your degree outside the US? Read on to find out a bit more about what college life is like in different parts of the globe! I talked to five of my high...
DEAR SENIORS, Hey guys. How’s your college application process coming along? Is it everything you ever hoped for? Or are your supplements kicking your butts, just like mine are? If you’re all done (how?), how are you dealing with the waiting game? If you are far from done, what does your daily caffeine intake look...
All colleges are different, but here’s one thing that all college students can agree on: freshman orientation passes by in a hellish, frenzied blur that leaves students with a bad case of POSD (post-orientation stress disorder.) During freshman orientation, college life kind of exists in this weird semi-fluid vacuum composed of, “Let’s play a bonding...
Ah, Microsoft Office (no, not that one). It’s easy to get nostalgic for the days of yore, when the computer lab would be equipped with Microsoft Word ‘95 and Kid Pix, but it’s the 21st century, the era of lifehacking. So, bolster your arsenal of tips n’ tricks and maximize your typing productivity with these...
Decked out in your favorite Western Business Attire outfit and feeling official with the badge stating your name, high school, and competition, you take a sweeping look around you. The room is abuzz with the excitement of opening ceremonies; loud music plays from the speakers as the different names of the competitions flit by across...
Women’s colleges seem to get a lot of flak these days. Less than two percent of college-bound women these days are choosing women’s colleges and only five of the original Seven Sisters colleges remain all-women (Radcliffe College merged with Harvard University and Vassar College became coeducational). Now that almost every college in the country is...
The time has come. It is both a rite of passage in high school and a total nightmare: your first AP class. It is intimidating and intense. And at this point you may be asking yourself “Oh my goodness, what in the heck have I gotten myself into?” But fear not reader, for as usual,...
There is always that kid. That kid who always tries to sneak a peek over your shoulder at your test score just so he can say, “Oh, only a 93%? I got a 99%.” That kid who pesters you about your GPA, “You only have a 4.2? Well, I have a 4.4.” That kid who tries to...
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