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Advice for Incoming College Freshmen: How to Deal with Homesickness

By Allison WignallLast updated on December 22, 2022

Many students can’t wait to move into their dorms, immerse themselves in independent college life, and get started on the next leg of their life journey. Some are ecstatic to be out of the hometown they’ve been in their whole life, others are eager to explore new places. Some, of course, might be a little …

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The Best Place to Sit in a College Lecture Class

By Allison WignallLast updated on December 22, 2022

Freshman, you’re probably used to high school classes with a max of 35 students. While there will be some courses at college that are similar, you will likely take a lot of lecture classes too. Suddenly you don’t just have 35 classmates, you have 100, or 200, or even 500. Class size will largely depend …

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4 Scholarships for Asian and Pacific Islander Students

By Allison WignallLast updated on December 22, 2022

Despite being the largest ethnic demographic in the world, and Mandarin Chinese being the most commonly spoken language throughout the globe, Asian Americans are woefully underrepresented in America. In the media, government positions, executive jobs, as well as many other fields, Asians are a minority. To combat this, many scholarships dedicate themselves to inspiring Asian …

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College Myth: My Application Essay Should Sound Very “Grown Up”

By Allison WignallLast updated on December 22, 2022

Many college-bound students are thrown for a loop when it comes to writing the application essay. What should they write about? How should the write it? What shouldn’t they do? There are a lot of questions. One thing that many students think is that the essay has to sound “grown up” or “adult” so much …

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What You Get out of College (Besides a Degree)

By Allison WignallLast updated on December 22, 2022

While in college you will learn just as much outside of the classroom as you do inside of one. There’s no doubt that the material learned from the courses and tests are valuable, but equally important are the life lessons imparted by the college experience as a whole. You earn much more than just a …

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4 Scholarships for Public Administration Majors

By Allison WignallLast updated on December 22, 2022

“It is the object of administrative study to discover, first, what government can properly and successfully do, and, secondly, how it can do these proper things with the utmost possible efficiency and at the least possible cost either of money or of energy.” These wise words come from president Woodrow Wilson, one of the biggest …

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Pros and Cons of Having a Job In College

By Allison WignallLast updated on December 22, 2022

There are a multitude of reasons students will take up a job in college–paying for tuition, want additional income, are eager for work experience, want to build up their resumes, etc. To many, finding a college job seems like a no brainer since tuition is expensive. Others might worry about the quality of their grades …

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The Pros and Cons of Having a Car on Campus

By Allison WignallLast updated on December 22, 2022

There are many ways to get around on campus–taking the bus, walking, biking, even mooching a ride from a friend–but sometimes you wish you could just have your own car on campus with you. Most of the time freshmen aren’t allowed to bring cars to college with them, so when sophomore year rolls around many …

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5 Myths about the First Day of College

By Allison WignallLast updated on December 22, 2022

With all the movies, TV shows, and tall tales out there, you might have a preconceived idea of what college is like. But the truth can get a little skewed as it’s passed down the line to you, and that can lead to some unrealistic fears or false expectations. But don’t worry, we’re here to …