A little over two years ago(!!), I was working on my application to study in Amsterdam. It would be another year before I was there, but since my program was a scholarship program, we had to be considered far in advance. But this did make it a little easier, since Amsterdam was the only program […]
How to Stay Organized in the New Year
Happy New Year! I’m still recovering from our New Year’s Eve Party, but I hope that everyone else had a fantastic New Year’s celebration and is ready to kick off a brand new year! New Year’s is traditionally the time when we make a whole list of resolutions and promises to better ourselves…only to realize […]
Winter Graduation Outfit Ideas
My graduation is now less than 2 weeks away!! In the middle of final tests, projects, papers, and parties, I have realized that graduating in the winter flies under the radar of most schools. There are fewer events and not as much recognition. My school has an actual ceremony for December graduates, which is better than […]
Why You Don’t Have to Be a World Traveler
If you have ever been on Pinterest for more than 5 seconds, you have seen at least a few quotes, imposed over a picture of some dream destination, encouraging you to do something along the lines of “Quit Your Job. Buy a Plane Ticket.” or, “Not all those who wander are lost,” or urging you […]
Where to Buy Your Textbooks
You’ve paid tuition. You purchased all your schnazzy new dorm supplies. But now you have one more, surprisingly huge expense ahead of you- textbooks. Most of us are used to spending just a few dollars on a paperback for our English summer reading. But in college, your textbooks can run into the hundreds of dollars per book. […]
How To Survive the First Day
Whether this is the first day of your freshman year or the first day of senior year we could all use a few tips and tricks to help us survive a new semester. I’ve had my fair share of first-day hangups and mishaps, so I wanted to help everyone else out so that you can all […]
Dear Ashley
I start school in less than a month, and it is really starting to hit me that this is my last semester. My plan was always to graduate early, but now that Fall 2015 is arriving I can’t believe how fast time has gone by. I don’t feel like freshman year was yesterday, but it […]