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Home Sweet Dorm
Has it really only been four weeks since I got here? Though Freshman Orientation week ended merely three weeks ago, I feel as though I have been on this campus for months. The obscure names of each building are immediately recognizable to me, I haven’t even glanced at...
Saturdays Around Erdman
Erdman is my dorm. I wake up here every day with the utmost consistency. Here's how it happened today: "BAng ! Bang !" One fast rapping series of knuckle bumps from the bottom to the top and a "Joe!" from my friend later, and I had reached the other side of the...
Am I the Mistake?
A stampede of freshmen entered the Lang Concert Hall for the formal welcome to Swarthmore College. I looked around and I saw nervous smiles, I heard small talk of “Where are you living?” and “What are you thinking of majoring in?” I was in a new environment where I...
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Most Terrifying of Times
It is incredible how long we dream of and prepare ourselves for college. By the end of our senior year, it seems as though after four years of blood, sweat, and tears, we have made it to the end of a grueling race and are now ready to receive the greatest award of...
Bye Bye Birdie
"Wait until I'm 18; I'll be outta here!" Whenever I used to get into an argument with my mom it wasn't uncommon for me to tell her those exact words and the same holds true for a lot of high school students. But the truth is that I'm not even 18 yet; I'm 17 and...
A Magical Place Called College
Independence, responsibility, freedom. That's right, college is more than I imagined it to be and I cannot get my mind around the experiences I have already been through. It is a fresh start and I have never been so excited. On the drive up to Chico State, I honestly...
Empty Rooms and Carton Boxes
The melodies of The Killers play in the living room as I stand in the middle of my bedroom. Scattered around me lay five cardboard boxes, each hopefully holding everything I will need during my first year of college. The excitement of going to college was suddenly met...
Truth Be Told: Welcome Week
Wow, what can I say about going to college in New York? It's amazing! Such a wonderful experience and I've gotten to know some really amazing people! During welcome week I was bombarded on facebook and around campus about "welcome week parties"! Do not attend. These...
New Kid on SCampus
To explain the title, at USC they put and "SC" in front of everything they possibly can, such as SCatalogue and SCampus. I think it's a little funny, but so far, my college experience has been great! I moved into my dorm here at USC on Wednesday, August 18, and the...
Which way is "that way"?
Okay, so I've already gotten to the college. All in one piece. It's been a good week of orientation. I met a lot of people. Half of which I won't remember their names, but I'll walk past them and still wave. And then whisper to a friend, "What's their name again?" But...