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The excitement a student gets when they are accepted into a college is incomparable. We have been planning our college years since the beginning of high school, if not longer. We know what classes we want to take, the clubs we want to join, and maybe even the fraternity or sorority we want to rush …

College is expensive. You have to pay for tuition, housing, meals, activities, and so much more. To cover costs, you’re probably going to need a job. Sometimes having a part-time job schedule isn’t practical with your schedule. Perhaps you have an insane amount of credits this semester and you aren’t sure when your study group …

Between shopping for your dorm room essentials, meeting your roommates, and attending orientation, it could be easy to forget the college school supplies that you ACTUALLY need for the classroom and studying. Supplies like pencils, notebooks, planners, etc. School supplies for college look similar to those you’ll get while in high school but with a …

Summer is winding down, back-to-school commercials have hit TV stations, and stores all over the country have set up their school supply displays. If you’re an incoming college freshman, it can be more than a little intimidating. The college transition is a big step. You’re going from a structured eight hour high school day to …

The summer is almost gone, so now you are full of enthusiasm to make a fresh start successfully. Aren’t ready yet? Here is a ready-made plan for you to prepare for the school year ahead and have a successful semester. 1. Keep Account of Your Progress Create a table in Excel and classify the material …

Before I went off to college, I was the bookish introvert type who almost never socialized and thought people just aren’t worth my time. Maybe it was the entire craze back then to be considered “cool” if you’re the strong, silent type with a mean attitude. But, I just felt like everyone was not as …

There is a danger to the good enough mentality of doing the minimum amount of work to get by. Whether it’s at your job, at home, or at school, the minimum amount of effort will only hurt you in the long run. Putting forth extra effort is how doors open for us later on in …

First and foremost, this is coming from a student’s perspective. We grow up hearing things like “parents know best” and for the most part, they really do. Parents have the experience and perspective that comes with time and age, experience and perspective that we students don’t have quite yet. However, parents are not right 100% …

The struggle in high school is crazy, struggling to deal with superficial people and separating our best friends so that we would have someone to sit with at lunch. It’s like the whole world is obsessed with who wears what, who is going out with whom, who’s the most popular, and other such trivial matters. …

People often think college is the most challenging, busiest, most rewarding time of your life (don’t worry, we believe life is better every year). There are org meetings, studying, internships, class time, group project work, jobs, and much more. That sounds pretty busy, but it is not true that these students have not experienced “busyness” …