Welcome to college. You have got new classes, new friends, new places, and oh yeah new roommates. Most people have never had to share their space before, and getting roommates is definitely a unique experience (because you’re not related to them). Sure, having roommates is hard. However, what if they complain about YOU?! Yes, have [...]
If you are a high school student looking forward to college, or if you are a college student getting ready to register for your next semester of classes, then this is for you. Everyone wants to get the perfect schedule with classes that they will love. However, you must make sure that they are also [...]
Thrown Into a Dumpster? As a high school Freshman, many are terrified of being thrown into a dumpster or jammed into their locker. It happens in all the movies right? Well, now many of you are entering your Freshman year of college. What should you expect? Well, for one thing, expect to make some mistakes. [...]
OK, I am going to go against the grain here. If you are off to college for the first time this fall, chances are you will have the opportunity to join the “Greek system” in the form of a fraternity or sorority. Many people will tell you that this is a great way to meet [...]
This is that most awesome time of the year when you finally get your dorm assignment and room number that’s destined to make you or break you with the ladies, you make that crazy awkward phone call to the stranger you’ll be bunking next to for the next year, and you start getting insanely anxious [...]
I stumbled upon this website while looking for advice on how to succeed this coming year in college. This September I start my first year at San Diego State University and I want to make sure I am as prepared as I can be for the changes that are about to take place. I was [...]
When you’re a freshman in high school, going to college seems light-years away. By the time sophomore year rolls around, you’ve finally figured out the fastest way to get from one side of the school to the other in 4 minutes flat (record time, I must say). Then, junior year: the shock of college applications [...]
I have the date marked on the calendar. Not just one calendar, but three calendars. The one in my kitchen, the one in my room, the one on my phone; they all remind me that it’s almost August 1st. I wouldn’t consider this day anything special, nowhere near the sentimental value of Thanksgiving and Christmas [...]
Sitting in front of you is a stack of lined paper and several pens. You knew this moment would come sooner or later; the moment where you have to buckle down and write the personal statement. You’ve finished filling the rest of your applications, but only one thing is missing: this. It’s no secret that [...]
You are now two or three years into your high school education, and you want to make sure your hard work and dedication pay off. Sure, not all of us are genius students, but we all need boost our credentials such that we maximize potential university possibilities. Grades and standardized test scores, of course, will [...]
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