For all of you incoming freshman, I’m sure you will receive plenty of advice on study tactics, ways to avoid homework when possible, and how to focus when you need to. What a lot of people don’t tell you is how many incredible libraries are available that a lot of people don’t even know about. Read More…
Category: Unit 4
How to Survive the College “Marathon”
If you’ve ever ran a marathon, you know how exhausting it is. College can be like that, where you may experience many assignments and exams in quick succession. Thankfully, I have compiled these tips that have helped me academically succeed in college: Study in Parts Rather Than in Whole In high school, you might have Read More…
Conversing With a Stranger 101
Adulting is scary. I’m here to give you a tip on how to make it a little less scary when you get to college. There are so many people to meet and get to know as soon as you step onto campus, and mastering the art of small talk is going to help you so Read More…
Study Early, and Often
For many students, the structure of college classes and exams are new, especially for incoming freshman. The weight placed on exams in college is much heavier than that placed on high school exams, emphasizing a need for high scores on every exam in order to obtain A’s. As homework assignments are still important and need to Read More…
How to Ease Into College Like a Pro
For the first time in your 18 years, you’re alone—completely parent-free, no one but yourself to make your decisions for you. While this may be absolutely terrifying at first, I’ve got some tips to make your first month of (semi) adulthood go smoothly. Keep your door open! This is the best way to meet people Read More…
Learn In College: Adult Is About The Rest Of Your Life.
When you get into college, you have to face plenty of things from an adult angle to prepare for your future life. The first step to be an adult is to take care of every aspect of your own life. Housing Housing will be one of the biggest problems for your future adult life. You need Read More…
Your first step to ‘adulting’ at UW-Madison
Adulting is a funny word I think. Since we don’t yet consider ourselves an adult, we must deem the grown-up decisions or life hacks we make as “adulting”. And if I were to look at college students when I was in elementary school, I definitely considered them adults. Now that I am here, I am Read More…
“Adulting” as a freshman like an adult: Life Hacks
Adulting 101: the struggle is not so real after using this guide Dear Incoming Freshman- Take note. You have been given a tremendous amount of advice from friends, family, college tours, and counselors about the glory of college: game days, pizza, and new friends. But, there are still surprises in college- and it isn’t always Read More…
“I Don’t Need Your Handouts, I’m An Adult” -Said No College Student Ever
College “adulting” is this weird stage of not being a kid anymore, but still not being fully recognized by other adults as an adult. I generally refer to myself as a big kid or young adult because I don’t really feel like either. Trust me, you’ll understand soon if you don’t already. I’ve been doing Read More…
How to Adult: The Right Way
If you were wondering how to adult the right way, take a look at these suggestions: Buy a planner Keep track of all upcoming dates that are important in regards to both your scholastic and social lives, that way, you won’t miss a thing. A true adult wouldn’t miss an event or forget about a test Read More…