Freshman Year

I thought once I went to college everything would be perfect. I figured I would be happy since I would be away from home, independent, and finally have all the privileges of a young adult. Although this was all true, I underestimated the amount of responsibility that...

Want $8,000? — Apply for the Opportunity Scholarship

High school seniors, could you use $2,000 to help pay for your freshman year of college? Or better yet, could you use $2,000 every year for the next four years to put toward your college expenses? If so, keep reading… Class of 2012, YOU’VE DONE IT! You’re almost...

Books & Babies…The Other Side of the Coin

“She got married to who…wait, when did this happen?  Hold on…WHEN is the baby due?”  I must have sounded like a broken record after a while; catching up with friends from back home in Arkansas took a decided shift around junior year.  My classmates and I were now in...

Wow… less than 1.5 years to go!

It’s amazing how fast time flies. I cannot believe that almost two years ago, I wrote my first blog and was about to begin the life-altering experience that is college. Especially a place as different from my own experiences as Harvard. It’s amazing because, as a...

Scholarships Are Key

No loans. No loans. No loans. Ever since I learned of the skyrocketing rates of college tuition (even at in state schools), I feared I would need a ton of loans to attend college. However, I turned to scholarships to avoid accumulating debt.  I joined sites like...