Having fun in BC

Even though I just entered my first semester at Boston College, I spent mostly all of my summer on campus. I got into Boston College under a conditional award through a six week summer program called Options Through Education, or OTE for short. I spent my summer...

Packing for College

This article is published in the 2014 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...

RA Applications Are In!

Hi guys, As you have probably guessed from my title, the Resident Assistant (RA) application season has officially started! First, since it is always important to define our terms,  for those who may not know, an RA is essentially a full-time university student who is...

A Long Awaited Post

Well, hello again everyone. I daresay an apology is in order, as this is only my second post since I started my freshman year at UGA last August. The truth of the matter is, college was even more hectic than I expected. However, the good news is that I made it...

California Dreaming

One afternoon during the summer before I began college, a group of friends and I decided to hitchhike our way to Los Angeles. I spent two weeks on the beach, read books that were on my To-Do list for the longest time, ate at almost thirty taco stands, and laughed more...