Placement Tests: The Gateway to First-Year Courses

by Matt Rubinoff

This article is published in the 2014 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...

Summer is All Fun and Games Right?

by Rodney Savannah, University of Southern California, '15

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,...

New Years Resolution

by Rodney Savannah, University of Southern California, '15

Last semester went pretty well, but there is always room for improvement. I have a few simple resolutions that should help me do even better this semester: 1. Not missing any classes. It is easy to miss a couple classes. Sometimes this makes it harder to study for...

Fall Means…Summer Internships!

by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13

This post is mostly for sophomores and juniors in college. And maybe freshmen as well. I want to share something that happened to me over my freshman and sophomore year, which I wish I would have known about. During the first two years of college, everything is in...

Reflections of a College (eep) Senior

by Khadijah Williams, Harvard University , '15

This is incredibly exciting, but scary- In September I’m entering my last year of college! There have been tons of things that happened junior year- I’ve traveled (to New York, South Africa, Los Angeles, Nevada, New Orleans); I’ve developed meaningful friendships;...