Megan Clendenon

About Megan Clendenon

Megan C. is obsessed with Cincinnati-style chili, Louisville basketball, and Scandinavian crime fiction. She has lived in six different states and held 12 different jobs since beginning her undergraduate degree at Carleton College in 2008. The wanderlust abated somewhat in recent years, as Megan settled in Texas from 2013 to 2016 to finish a master’s degree in geosciences, write a thesis on the future horrors that stem from climate change, and get married. During her free time, you will find Megan sitting on the couch, cheering for her Louisville Cardinals, planning future adventures abroad, and snuggling with her dog, Tiger. She currently lives outside of Washington D.C.

12 Weird Scholarships You Just Might Qualify for in 2019 — So many scholarships are awarded to students with high GPAs, an outstanding record of community service, or financial need. But what if you’re one of those students who just falls in the middle of the pack and doesn’t stand out enough from the rest to win traditional scholarships? No matter […]

12 Weird Scholarships You Just Might Qualify for in 2019

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on January 21, 2019 by Megan Clendenon

Everything You Need to Know about Crohn's Disease — Approximately 700,000 people in the United States, both men and women, are affected by Crohn’s disease. It’s an inflammatory bowel disease (not to be confused with irritable bowel syndrome) that can cause severe abdominal pain, gastrointestinal distress, malnutrition, and weight loss. While treatment can manage Crohn’s disease, there is no […]

Everything You Need to Know about Crohn’s Disease

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on January 7, 2019 by Megan Clendenon

Holiday Movies to Watch while You’re on Winter Break — ‘Tis the season to be jolly, or so they say. Winter break does bring about plenty of things to be thankful for: time with your family, time away from school or campus, a break from homework, holidays, cookies, presents, and, best of all, holiday movies. Now I’m a sucker for some of […]

Holiday Movies to Watch while You’re on Winter Break

This entry was posted in Recreation on December 17, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

How to Have a Productive Winter Break — It’s almost here! Two full weeks when you don’t have to worry about studying for exams or getting up early for class. It’s tempting to forget all of your responsibilities and just give in to the spirit of the season, but there’s more to winter break than eating pie and […]

Nine Ways to Have a Productive Winter Break

This entry was posted in Lifestyle on December 10, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

What Is Test Anxiety and How Do You Cope with It? — When you walk into a final exam or a standardized test, it’s perfectly normal to experience some feelings of nervousness. These feelings happen to even the most prepared and self-confident of students; one can never be 100% sure what’s going to be on a test, and that bit of uncertainty […]

What Is Test Anxiety and How Do You Cope with It?

This entry was posted in Study Skills on December 3, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Five Ways to Make Friends as an Adult — When you’re a child, it’s easy to make friends. There’s the proximity thing—the people you go to preschool and elementary school with are going to become your friends—but there’s the added bonus that your parents do most of the work for you, arranging playdates and bringing you wherever they’ve decided […]

Five Ways to Make Friends as an Adult

This entry was posted in Love and Relationships on November 28, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Seven Mistakes You Shouldn't Make with Student Loans — If you’re anything like millions of other college students and former college students, you might have student loans, or you might be considering them as a way to help finance your education. Managing your loans can be tricky though, especially if you don’t have a head for finances or compounding […]

Seven Mistakes You Shouldn’t Make with Student Loans

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on November 19, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Why It’s Not Important to Be the Best at Everything — A few months ago, after watching an episode (or six) of The Great British Baking Show, I got it in my head that I wanted to make the perfect Queen of Puddings. A Queen of Puddings is a complicated dessert that is made up of a baked custard, homemade raspberry […]

Why It’s Not Important to Be the Best at Everything

This entry was posted in Growth on November 12, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

The Lowdown on Test-Optional Colleges — If you follow education in the news, you may remember reading an article (or at least seeing an article title) about colleges implementing test-optional admissions policies or colleges dropping their SAT or ACT writing requirements. These articles are becoming more and more common as colleges across the United States changes […]

The Lowdown on Test-Optional Colleges

This entry was posted in Admissions on November 5, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Why It's Normal to Feel Embarrassment — In a particularly memorable scene in Dirty Dancing, Johnny, the hotshot dance instructor at a resort, asks Billy, another resort staffer, why Baby, a resort attendee, is at a staff-only dance party. Billy tries to take credit and play it off as a date, saying, “She came with me.” Baby comes […]

Why It’s Normal to Cringe at Your Past Self

This entry was posted in Growth on October 22, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

How to Spot a Student Loan Repayment Scam — The other day I received a phone call from a number that I didn’t recognize. Usually, I know better than to answer these, since they’re often people calling about an extended warranty on a car than I no longer own, but as a creature of habit, I picked up anyway. […]

How to Spot a Student Loan Repayment Scam

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on October 15, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

What Is Maturity? — If you asked a dozen people on the street what it means to be mature, you’d get a dozen different answers. Some people would tell you that someone who is mature is someone who has physically reached adulthood or old age. Some people may define maturity as an ability to […]

What Exactly Is Maturity and How Do You Develop It?

This entry was posted in Growth on October 8, 2018 by Megan Clendenon