work life balance.

This past summer I had two internships. One required 40 hours a week and the other required about 10-20. All I did was work over the summer. I learned a lot about which career route I wanted to pursue and which routes I do not want to pursue. However, I feel like I...

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Stephanie worked at Arby’s for ten and a half months before she was fired for using her cell phone on the clock. I refused to get fired, mainly because I needed all the money I could make for college. However, admission decisions had just been released online and I...

Balance

College is not high school. You can do a million things in high school but it is important to not stretch yourself thin in college. This is advice I received going into my first year of college.  I managed to maintain balance well my first semester but second semester...

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...

Twenty Twelve

Happy New Year!!! I cannot believe it is 2012 already! 2011 flew by, especially my first semester of college. My first semester of college went well. I made the dean’s list and joined student government and other organizations. 2011 was amazing but I can feel that...