Academic Preparedness: How Prepared Should You Be?

While a senior in my high school class, I would often worry about college and if I would be prepared to handle such an intense workload. I tried to do everything that I could to stay prepared for college because I knew that it would not be a walk in the park. However,...

Time Management? What Time?

In high school I was always told that the hardest part about college wasn’t having too little time, it was having too much. I look at that and laugh. What time?! The homework load seems so overwhelming at times. Whenever I don’t have any pressing...

Big Fish in a Big Pond

If there is one word that perfectly captures my state of mind right now, it is this: Overwhelmed. Overwhelmed by the newness of things–new ideas, new friends, new places, new foods, new books. Overwhelmed by the endless possibilities–the hundred of classes...

Fun in the sun???

If you haven’t heard it a million times since now I am going to say it again: Congrats on getting those acceptance letters! I can understand the gratifying feeling when the good news comes and the realization that all the years of hard work has culminated into...