What It's Like to Be the First Person in Your Family to Go to College

In “What It’s Like to Be the First Person in Your Family to Go to College,” a recent article published in The Atlantic, author Liz Riggs chronicles the story of Harry, a first generation college student at Vanderbilt University. During his first few...

Dolla Dolla Bills Y'all!: Finding Scholarship Money for College

On Wednesday, February 26th, 2014 we had a Google+ Hangout on ways to get the most out of your scholarship search! We all know how important it to find scholarships to help finance your college education, so  we wanted to give you some helpful advice and tips from...

A crush on college

Hello everyone! I hope that the beginning of the semester is treating everyone well. As another Valentine’s Day passes, I am reminded of how appreciative I am for some great people and things in my life. Therefore, I would like to dedicate this post to all of the...

Love: My Community and Me

As I sit here reflecting on my week and plan my festivities for the coming weekend, I can’t help but think about how amazing today has been. First, I must put this Friday evening into the perspective of this week. It started with a normal Monday schedule of classes,...

In Love?

Once you are in college, you realize that things change. You grow more as a person and become more independent. A helping hand though, never comes unhandy; that is why I love my college! Aside from how near campus is from my house, the flexibility of my schedule,...