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Summer is All Fun and Games Right?
School is very stressful so as you’re wrapping up the school year and studying for finals all you can think of is the sweet feeling of freedom that summer break brings. You’re probably looking forward to hanging out with your friends, staying up late watching Netflix,...
Wherefore art thou, Summer?
The summer break is a wonderful time for college students. It arrives just before you have a total breakdown, and then it's homeward bound to lounge the days away, watch the telly until you're blue in the face, and see all of those old high school friends you miss so...
Pieces of Wisdom for How to Approach the College Search & Application Process
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. First things first, for whatever college you’re seriously considering: get to know your specific admissions counselor. Don’t know who your counselor is? Look to...
When School is Less than a Week Away
And you don't feel prepared for the new semester. I mean, a week ago I was opening presents and hanging with my sisters-- I can't go back to school now.. I was just starting to enjoy myself.. Ugh.. Does anyone else feel that way? Maybe you'd rather watch the entire...
When You Can't Go Back
Getting in a relationship during college can be great. There's the thrill of new love, friendship, chemistry, and fun. When you've found this great relationship the possibly that your school work will suffer is very real. We tend to want to go to the movies, stay for...
How to Do Well in College: 6 Tips from a First-Gen
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. I vividly remember my third exam in general chemistry; more exactly, I remember my exam grade: It was a 10—out of 76. The school that my high school guidance counselor told...
Excitement in the Unknown
Hi all! Sorry I haven’t written in a while :/ This semester was crazy, I’m sure it was for everyone reading this, too! How are applications going and did anybody apply early decision? A couple of weeks ago I did a google chat with the Questbridge kids at my school...
College Visits
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE IMPORTANCE OF A CAMPUS VISIT. I did not take an official visit to my university and luckily I love it. However, this is rarely the case. I did not have my parents pushing me to visit colleges on spring break and never thought to myself. I...
Things are getting serious
Hey everyone… I hope that your winter break is going swell! I know that I am really enjoying this time to relax and spend time with friends and family. It’s very surreal seeing so many of my friends still in high school getting their Early Acceptance letters to...
Live Life in the Little Moments
I’ve made it through another semester of college – one more and I’ll be halfway done! This all still feels a bit unreal. In just a little over two short years, I’ll be venturing out into a world most call reality. I’ll leave this fantasy of classes, dorm life, and a...