5 Spring Break Alternatives
To all the undergrad and graduate students — and restless young professionals —suffering from bouts of cabin fever and jet-setting off to the beach or…
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How Reflecting on My Core Values Added Meaning to My Life
At 24-years-old and entering my third year as a high school teacher, I have a rhythm and routine: Wake up early. Work out. Eat. Teach.…
Hidden College Expenses: 4 Ways to Save
When I was in college, the start of a new school year always would fill me with excitement and anticipation. I wondered what I would…
5 Tips for Beating Back-To-School Anxiety
When I received an email from my professor listing all the textbooks we needed this semester, I did a double take. I glanced at the…
5 Tips to Help You Save Money in College
I remember those days of walking around the local supermarket, trying to find the cheapest groceries and waiting for holiday sales at the local mall…
5 Ways to Keep Growing After Undergrad
Not too long ago, all I needed was my student ID card to enter the sanctuary filled with knowledge and curiosity that was my undergrad…
College Is Hard Enough, Finding the Right Major Shouldn’t Be
During my freshman year of college, I waltzed into my Architecture Studio 101 class with the confidence of an individual who was certain that this…
4 Ways to Break Your Bad College Habits
Switching gears from college life – full of late nights, questionable eating habits, and procrastination – to the “real world” of postgrad life isn’t a…
How to Cope with the Pressures of Being a Black College Graduate
When I graduated from college with a degree in accounting, my family put an immense amount of pressure on me to make money. My father…
How I Found Peace in the Days Leading Up to Graduation
In the weeks before my college graduation, conversations all tend to seem the same. They go a little something like this: “How are you feeling?”…