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…
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4 Tips For Keeping Up Your GPA When Your Scholarship Depends On It
When I received my acceptance letter from my alma mater, the congratulatory email came with digital confetti and a life-changing award: an academic scholarship that…
5 Lessons From My Most Unconventional College Course
Last spring, I added a slightly unusual class to my standard college English and history courses. Adventure Games was one of the most popular courses…
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…
Making Friends After College (and Beyond)
After college, I moved back to my hometown, ready to pick up where I left off. I quickly found that many of the people I’d…
Taking Postgrad Life One Day at a Time
I’ve never been a fan of change, so you can only imagine how I felt about graduating from college. It was a milestone that I…
5 Ways to Successfully Transition From College to ‘Real Life’
Walking across the graduation stage, I had a simple mantra: Don’t trip. I shook hands with University of South Florida’s president, and, blinded by stage…
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?”…
Keep These 3 Things in Mind Before Learning a New Language
In high school, I dreamed of becoming an archaeologist — but before going on digs in the Mediterranean, I had to develop scholarly ability in…
New Grad, New Mom: Lessons Learned in My First Year Out of College
I graduated from college eight years ago, but similar to today’s 2020 graduates, my first year out of college was much different from the norm.…
