As an incoming freshmen, you’re excited to start this next phase of life. You’re looking forward to moving into the dorms and starting your path to independence, and you want to make sure you have everything you need to succeed in college. Laptop? Check. Textbooks? Ordered. Bedding and decorations? Packed and ready! Reusable water bottle? Read More…
Month: June 2020
Laundry Life Hacks
Ah, yes, my least favorite day of the week. No, it’s not Mondays. Nope, not exam days. My least favorite day of the week by far was whatever day I had to do my laundry. You see, it’s not the actual doing-my-laundry part I despised. Nope. It was the fact that I lived on the Read More…
The Real Cost of a College Degree
For my whole life, I dreamed about the years I would be in college. I dreamt of moving away from home, and finally taking that first step towards being independent. But now, as I am entering my final year of undergrad, I realize that I had taken living at home for granted. As someone who Read More…
Don’t like math? Philosophy 210 is the class for you.
Throughout my life, math and I have not been good friends. When we were, and I thought the exam was easy, it turned out I had failed the exam. Coming into college I thought I was able to take whatever classes I wanted; however, I quickly came to realize that we had these things called Read More…
Study Apps Every College Student Should Be Using
In our modern day and age, apps are not just used for entertainment- they are used for studying as well! Whether you have an Apple or an Android, there is a variety of apps out there for college students to help you stay on track of your work and boost your efficiency. Here are a Read More…
Meal Plans: How Much is too Much?
When you come to college, there are a lot of new things you need to start taking care of by yourself. One of them? Feeding yourself. Before 2018, UW Madison made meal plans optional for those living in the dorms, but the semester I came in as a transfer, they were required. I had never Read More…
Anticipation rather than Procrastination
Procrastination, defined by Merriam-Webster as “to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done,” is something that all college students deal with at some point. Learning how to not procrastinate was one of the biggest and best adulting hacks I found during my freshman year. Procrastination is inevitable, since it is easy Read More…
How You Will Actually Get More Sleep in College
College: when classes become more difficult and you expect to be pulling all-nighters studying at the library. Looking back, high school consisted of extremely long days: waking up at 6am, 8 hours of school, after school sports or late evening activities, hours of homework, and finally getting to bed around 12am. So far my experience Read More…
Make Your Room The Place To Be
I won’t forget the time I first stepped foot into my freshman dorm. It seemed so plain and too simple. I know an essential item to make your dorm that much better…. Cool lights! Below I have listed three reasons why lights are an essential dorm item! Dimmer lighting I know my dorm freshman year Read More…
Your Roommate Expectation vs. Reality
Having the ability to pick your own roommate either based off of a mutual friend, a Facebook post, or the connection via media platform has changed roommate relationships immensely. More and more college students have the expectation to become best friends with their roommate, forming an inseparable bond. The reality is that a variety of Read More…