I would be lying if I said I wasn’t over the moon excited to find my freshman roommate and share my entire closet with her. Scrolling through the UW Facebook page hunting for a roommate felt like going through people’s dating profiles–everyone shows off their prettiest selfies and cutest outfits. It’s a daunting task to Read More…
Day: June 10, 2020
Goods Unite Us: The App That Allows You To Put Your Money In the Right Place
Picture this: it’s your first weekend on campus and you decide to go out shopping on State Street with your friends. You stop into Urban Outfitters and find a top you just have to have. You decide you’re hungry so you run into Taco Bell for a Crunchwrap. While you were out spending your hard Read More…
Adulting Tips For Living In a Pandemic
COVID-19 is definitely something NONE of us was expecting. We’ve all had to adapt to new circumstances and ultimately change the way we go about living our lives. Along with the large change of becoming a student at UW-Madison, you will also have to change your habits of being a student, whether it is online Read More…
Expectation vs. Reality: Getting Involved and the Student Organization Fair
Coming to a large university, you might ask yourself: How will I spend your time? How will I get involved? These were questions I definitely asked during my first week. So, when it came time for the Student Organization Fair I hoped to find all of my answers. While I was exposed to a ton Read More…
Expectation Vs. Reality: Learning to Love College
I firmly believe that for most students there is something called the college adjustment curve. Let me explain what I mean. For whatever reason, I expected that upon my immediate arrival at college, I would be sucked in and transported into a college portal. I assumed I would fall down some college like rabbit-hole, quickly Read More…
Save Yourself Some Time, Download These Apps
Today I’m going to tell you about two apps that literally saved my life my freshman year. The first one is the Canvas app, and the second one is simply Google Maps. Let’s start with the Canvas app. What is Canvas? Canvas is your life for the next four years. Canvas is the platform that Read More…
Get Ready to Walk, Walk, Walk, Baby!
Sneakers. While they may not be your top-rated shoe, first-choice footwear in the morning, or most fashionable sole-supporter, it is undoubtable that you’ll need tennis shoes when you come to college. Sure, in the last 18 years you probably have done quite a bit of walking (and think “Eh, I’ll be alright”), maybe even walked Read More…
Take Care of Yourself! 60 Minutes of “Me Time.”
This is my first year at UW-Madison as a transfer student and I was on a booked schedule to graduate on time. This past Spring, I took 18 credits in the School of Business. I felt burnt out every night, I lashed out on my roommates, and overall was unhappy. Towards the middle of the Read More…
To Stay or Not to Stay
As a freshman in high school, and a sophomore, and then a junior, I saw many batches of seniors ahead of me leave for college through a mysterious process filled with SATs and Common Apps and declarations of committal on Facebook. Without fail, as soon as September hit, my social media was consumed with a Read More…
A Confrontation About Confrontation
It’s your worst nightmare. The messy, inconsiderate, downright rude roommate nightmare. You keep your space tidy and clean while they appear to never have used a laundry hamper before. You spend your first few weeks ignoring it. You do your homework in the library instead of your dorm room’s desk. You become nose-blind to the Read More…