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Finding the Right Support
Being the first person in your family to go to college is a pretty amazing accomplishment. It’s a new journey. As you prepare to step foot on campus, you’ll experience a whirlwind of emotions. Excitement. Nervousness. Joy. Hesitation. And that’s cool. Those feelings...
Survival of the Fittest: 8 Ways to Survive College on a Budget
This article is published in the 2017 I’m First Guide to College By Katie Delaney 1. Look for student discounts. Many shops, restaurants, and businesses around college campuses offer discounts to students, so carry your student ID with you at all times. When you need...
Placement Tests: The Gateway to First-Year Courses
This article is published in the 2017 I’m First Guide to College As a high school student, you’re probably no stranger to taking tests. Chances are, you’ve already taken the SAT, PSAT, ACT, PLAN, and SAT IIs, or some combination thereof. But while most students are...
Packing for College
This article is published in the 2017 I’m First Guide to College Plan for the Long Haul When packing for college, it’s important to remember that you are not packing for just a few days or weeks. If your college is far from home, you’re likely packing for months. If...
Combat Rejection with Perseverance
March… The time of year when the transition into spring is accompanied with the anticipation of finding out whether you have been accepted or rejected by the colleges. For me, March marks the anniversary of a series of rejection letters I had received in 2013. I have...
The One in which I Stay
As you may know, we have or have had, as in the past, our spring break. For Brandeis is a weird timing, we have a spring break in February and then another one in April. Like I told you the last time, I was planning on going to Israel and I am back safe and content...
Spring Break is Here!
Spring Break is finally here!!! I am so incredibly excited for this much needed time away from school. I am going back home for a few days to visit family and friends, nothing extremely excited, but I have just been so overwhelmed by all of the tests and assignments...
Dual Benefits of Dual Degree
Diversity is essential in any environment, whether work related or not, because it allows different viewpoints and thought process to be utilized. Every individual is shaped by unique experiences that influence the way they act and think. To restrict a community to a...
The Importance of Timelessness: A Reflection on New Orleans
On my way back from a spring break trip to New Orleans, I listened to an NPR podcast that was all about screens and the way social media enables us to capture and display memories in a timeless nature. Photos from 5 years ago pop up on our newsfeeds, and friends tend...
Real Talk: College and Finances
College can be such a great place of opportunities. Almost everyone I'd talked to while in high school said that college was the best time of their lives and that they wish they could go back. While I agree that college is great time, I never thought the financial...