The Top 5 Things to Take on Your First Day of Classes

On your first day of class—especially as a freshman—it’s extremely easy to overlook some of the essentials to tote to class. Similarly, for others it may be hard to forget something.  If you are anything like me, you had everything you could possibly ever need crammed...

Is It College Yet?

The summer of 2010 could not have dragged on longer for me. I felt stifled in My Little Suburbia, eager to start attending college. I watched Daria reruns of Is It College Yet? to make sure someone empathized with me wanting the summer to be over with quickly. I was...

Remember Freshman Year?

“How will I make new friends?” “Do I need to buy all these textbooks?” “Should I join a fraternity?” Sound familiar? These are only a few of the millions of questions running through a freshman’s mind. So, to answer them,...

Sophomore Reorientation

Check out Freshman Disorientation, Casey Eade’s previous post. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about My Future. It warrants capitalization because it’s been hovering at the back of my mind for years, amplified by college’s demands, but...

Freshman Disorientation

Remember freshman orientation? I am suffering from an acute case of freshman disorientation, that overwhelming sense of confusion and anxiety about what the future holds. I need to be honest with myself. I don’t know what I want to do with my life. Actually,scratch...