Moving-In: Jorge at CMU

by Jorge Álvarez, Carnegie Mellon University , '23

Hey, my name’s Jorge Alvarez, and I’m a First generation college student. My move-in experience was simple; I rolled my duffle bag-suitcase hybrid to my dorm, Hamerschlag House, named after the first president of CMU, Arthur Hamerschlag. I dropped my...

I'm First College Dorm Life

by Carlton Hassell, George Mason University , '16

Just a quick view of a typical suite for upperclassmen in college. Also some comments on what I think about on campus life. Hope you enjoy it and look forward to life in college!

6 Weeks Into My New Life

by Jordan Lillegard, University of Southern California

Well here I am, about six week into college, and it is great! This whole experience has been mostly what I expected. During the past year I couldn’t stop thinking about college, about the dorm life, living out on my own, having a typically shorter day of classes as...

Dusty Roads and Rain Drops: Summer Is Here!

by Joseph Dingman

Well, summer is here and it has been more than a month since finals.  I probably say this in every blog post, but again, time has surprised me!   When in school, summer seems to be this far-off abstraction of freedom, sunshine, and fun.  While that is generally the...