How to Avoid All-Nighters

It happens to almost everyone. Those that avoid it are either very lucky or very organized. Some love it. Others dread it. I’m talking about the all-nighter.
What would college be like without having to stay up all night studying for an exam? Well, a whole lot less stressful!
To those of you still in high school [...]

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Pursue Your Passion

I’m a believer in doing what you love and loving what you do. The only way to avoid being miserable in life is to feel passionately about something. I think it’s most people’s hope to pursue something that they are passionate about while in college. If this is the case, then why do some [...]

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College Essay, You Don’t Scare Me!

Yes! Oh wait, I mean Ohhhh Noooo!!! It’s time to write those college applications! College applications, especially the dreaded college essay are frightening for many, many students. Emphasis on the word many. I was there. And yes I was very scared. Colleges will be looking at your college essay to evaluate YOU - to figure out if you’re the right person for their school. It’s an incredibly daunting task to pour your life story into an essay, much less into 250 words. So what can you do? How can you write the best essay out there that will hopefully lead to the much sought after letter of acceptance?

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Just Be You!

In college it’s hard to not feel as though who you are right now isn’t good enough. I think a lot of students go off to college with the belief that as soon as they step onto their college campus they’re going to be instantly transformed into the person that they were “meant” to be. [...]

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What Obama has Planned for You and Your College Education

So with Barack Obama as our President, what will happen to higher education in America? Plenty! And for the better. Although Barack Obama’s educational plans have yet to be made into law, we do have a lot to look forward to:
First of all, Obama seeks to make obtaining a higher education more affordable. He’ll do [...]

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