The average young adult needs between seven and nine hours of sleep each night, but between homework, working a job, playing a sport, doing fun things with friends, and whatever else you might have on your schedule, you may end up getting way less each night. And, if you’re stressed […]
Monthly Archives: November 2016
I get it. I really do. Getting back on task and into the swing of things after taking time off is brutal. Heck, my brain is trying to come out of vacation mode as we speak. Just last week, I was in Florida (why, yes, I did live out a […]
Five Tips for Bettering Your Focus after a Vacation
Finals week is not fun. In fact, I can’t think of the last time that anyone announced to me that they were excited to take an exam, with the exception of being excited to get it over with. Alas, it’s one of the things that you just have to deal […]
Keep Calm: Nine Tips to Help You Prepare for Finals Week
Patricia Shea majored in neuroscience at the University of Vermont and studied abroad in Spain during her senior year. Like many students, after graduating, she had trouble finding a job in her field but soon realized there were things on her bucket list that needed crossing off before she could […]
My College Story: Budget Traveling and Programs Abroad
For those of you who dread all-nighters but keep pulling them anyway (AKA almost all of you), why put off until tomorrow what you could do today? Studying for a few minutes every day can mean less time cooped up in the library at the end of the semester or […]
Nine Apps to Help Any Student Study for Any Class
For some people, Black Friday can be a really fun experience. Traveling to the mall, waiting outside at 4:30 a.m. for the shops to open, and buying all the necessary holiday gifts for the upcoming season is exhilarating and leaves a feeling of accomplishment. Then, there is the dark side […]
A Survival Guide for Students Who Have to Work on Black Friday
Spending the holidays away from home is hard. Affording a flight across the country while living on a student income is even harder, though. Plus, those plane ticket prices skyrocket during the holidays. What that often means is that many college kids don’t make it home for Thanksgiving. If you’re […]
Six Ways to Spend Thanksgiving for Students Unable to Head Home
After a vitriolic election season, many young undocumented students want to know if they can go to college. The future is uncertain, unfortunately, but for now, students without authorized immigration documents can absolutely pursue higher education in the United States, whether they have DACA or not. That being said, these […]
Scholarship Opportunities for Undocumented Students
Megan Reynolds has always loved theater, but it wasn’t until high school, when she enrolled in a performing arts magnet, that she decided to study acting in college. After strenuous college acting auditions, she was accepted to Emerson College’s BFA program in acting. Now, after graduating and performing professionally, she […]
My College Story: Auditioning for College Acting Programs
Sometimes it seems like it’s easier to come up with unique date ideas when the weather is warm and sunny than when it is dark and cold. There’s also the fact that when it’s dark and cold, it’s hard enough to stay motivated enough to go to class, let alone […]
Winter Date Ideas for College Students: Beat those Winter Blues
As the parent of a teenager, you already know that there’s a fine line between helping your kids and driving them up the wall. College application season is no different. As your teenager takes the reigns, you can still help navigate from the passenger seat when it comes to finding […]
Help Your Child Apply to College without Over-Helping
In the fall of my junior year, we were sent to homeroom to collect our PSAT scores, and it was impossible to keep the results private. “What did you get?” everyone wanted to know, already comparing themselves to friends, classmates, famous people, and the “average student profile” on the websites […]