After studying for hours, it can become hard to focus. Even if you are not in a band, don’t play an instrument, or never listen to classical music, I have found that classical music is your friend when it comes to focusing on homework. Listening to music with words has never been helpful to me Read More…
Category: Unit 2
True Crime Fan? Watch This Series.
You might find yourself having a lot of extra time in your schedule as a freshman in college… I know I did. I had much more downtime in my first-year of college compared to my hectic senior year of high school, and there’s a good chance you might have the same. Binging Netflix was the Read More…
Breaking out of Introversion: Post-Pandemic Style
If your year has been similar to mine, you might have mixed feelings about making new friends after not socializing for so long. Everyone has the right to move at their own pace as things transition back to the life we once knew, and I hope some of these tips can help those that have Read More…
Embracing the Awkwardness
New Beginnings… Starting college can be daunting for every freshman, especially when it comes to building a social life. In the beginning it can be awkward, but embracing that can be key to making your friends. Introducing Yourself Although going to events on campus with people from your dorm hall that you don’t know may Read More…
Going to college in 2021? Dress like it’s 2007.
Unit 2, Fashion Listen, when it was time for me to go off to college I wish I could just go back in time and be young again. Luckily, there’s a way you can do that again— beaded necklaces! Colourful beaded necklaces are making a comeback and will add a youthful and happy touch Read More…
All About the Apparel.
It’s a Saturday morning in Madison and the streets are overflowing with students, parents, alumni, kids, and even babies and pets dressed head to toe in UW-Madison gear. Practically everyone is wearing the colors white and cardinal, repping their school’s colors to root for the football team. But the question is, where does all of Read More…
Basking on Bascom
Finishing this past semester of college had me feeling like the world had been lifted off my shoulders. After months of online schooling, I was ecstatic to begin my summer in Madison as not only a student on campus but, now, just another local resident. However, I quickly realized that, because I spent so much Read More…
New Girl: The Best Show to Binge
I have always loved sitcoms. My favorite show as a kid was Good Luck Charlie, which then transitioned to Friends in high school, and now as a college student, my new favorite sitcom, New Girl, is the best TV show to binge. New Girl is a modern day sitcom, which aired in 2011, that revolves Read More…
How NOT to make friends in college.
You may have heard all the great ways to MAKE friends when you get to college, but I would like to focus on the cautionary tale of someone who DIDN’T make friends.Sally was excited about college. After all, UW Madison is an amazing school with so much to offer academically. But when it came to Read More…
Simple Tips to Get you Through
Coming to college can be scary for many reasons. One of them is learning how to complete all of your work and study so that you are as best prepared as you possibly can be. It can be a scary change from high school, but I am here to give you a few tips to Read More…