Your freshman year of college can be the scariest transition of your life. Most commonly, you enter a new city, have to make new friends, and have to get into the roll of living life without the constant support of your parents by your side. Often, students find themselves constantly overwhelmed between the pressure of Read More…
Category: Unit 4
Pushing Yourself Through College and Adulthood
Becoming an adult and going to college comes with a lot of freedom. You are likely to learn a lot about yourself throughout your new journey into adulthood. With that being said, it’s important to prioritize some of the important stuff before you can have your down time! I found laundry is important to not Read More…
Opportunities: The Key to Student Life
As someone admitted to UW-Madison, you’re likely no stranger to taking advantage of opportunities. There’s a good chance that you leveraged your involvement in clubs, sports, and academics to make your way to this University. Now that you’ve made it here, there is no one pushing you to get involved and stay involved. While that Read More…
The Ultimate Adulting Life Hack
The ultimate adulting life hack is… drum roll please…. STICKY NOTES! Sticky notes are the sole reason I am able to remember anything in college. From homework to intramural sports to work, balancing everything in college can be a real challenge. If you’re like me, you’re somewhat scatterbrained, and keeping track of everything you have Read More…
Make Hoofers Part Of Your UW-Madison Experience
With nearly 900 student organizations on campus you’re bound to find one that fits your interests! From academic clubs to athletic clubs, I would definitely take advantage of the student organizations on campus. Not only is it a great way to meet new people but it also helps relieve stress and gets your mind off Read More…
What You Need For Doing Laundry Like An Adult
Laundry is something you’ll need to master as an adult, and what better time to do that than during your college years at UW Madison? Freshman year is the best time to learn how to keep your laundry as organized and clean as possible, especially when you live in the dorms. Here are the tips Read More…
Must-try: Babcock Ice Cream for us badgers!
In Madison, there are not only cheese curds, beers and milk, we also have delicious ice cream for all of us badgers. Babcock Ice Cream has been a symbol for UW-Madison campus culture for years because of its delicious flavor, innovations every year as well as the family-friendly culture. I still remember on my first Read More…
How to Manage Your Money like an “Adult”
Being an incoming college freshman can be tough, especially with all the changes getting thrown in your face. You don’t have your parents around you all the time to make you dinner or to take you out for lunch. So, what do you do? Whether you are paying for your own college education or not, Read More…
Get Your Metaphorical Helmet for Being an Adult
Going to college and starting a life on your own as a legal adult can be a shock. There are two things that you should know to be successful in this new endeavor as well as all of your endeavors. First of all, life sucks. No one goes without some chaos and dark times. While Read More…
Adulting Life hack: Cooking
Something many of us neglect learning through our adolescence is something so basic and necessary for our own existence. This is the art of feeding ourselves, AKA: Cooking. I for one did not even learn this during my freshman year as I would just go to the Dining Halls and buy the food there. Notwithstanding Read More…