The questions, “What do you want to be when you grow up,” “What’s your major,” and “What are you looking to do after college,” HAUNTED me my whole life, especially when college came around and it felt like everyone but I knew exactly what they wanted to do and how they wanted to do it. Read More…
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Fit Your Vibe, Find Your Tribe
After the pomp and circumstances of high school graduation have worn off it’s time to look to the next great adventure. This is a time of exciting changes. But also uncharted territory. You want to find a group of people you connect with to support, encourage and just have a good time with. Since UW-Madison Read More…
Using Professional Student Organizations to Elevate Your Professional Career
Most people come to college with the goal of securing a job that wouldn’t otherwise be attainable without a college degree. While academics are extremely important in this regard, I would argue that there is another aspect that is even more important: professional student organizations. Professional student organizations provide three main benefits: making friends, networking Read More…
3 Ways To Make Madison Feel Like Home
The first few weeks of college are some of the toughest weeks you may have experienced thus far in your life, but know that everyone you are surrounded with is in the same boat as you. Here are some tips to make Madison feel like your second home in no time! 1. Make Your Community Read More…
3 Ways to Make New Connections as a First-Year Student
Making friends when you are younger seems so easy. You could meet someone at the park, play for hours and become besties. You can sit next to someone in class and just like that, you text daily. Making friends in college can seem daunting, but with a few tips, it can be just as effortless as when you were a child.
Connect with Finesse to Ace Your Freshman Success
Being a freshman in college can be both thrilling and intimidating. Here are three crucial pointers to assist you get over this obstacle so you can establish lasting connections as fast as possible and establish yourself in your dorm! Tip 1: Forget Everything You Learned in High School Acceptance into college is literally a new Read More…
How to Survive a Wisconsin Winter Coming From California
The first thing people ask me when I tell them I attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison is “How do you deal with the cold winters?” People from California cannot wrap their heads around the fact that I choose to leave the typically sunny and 70 degree year-round weather for winters that can reach -20 degrees Read More…
Don’t Be A Karen: 3 Tips to Find Your Home Away From Home
Be Yourself! The best persons you can be is you. Wanna know why? Because there is no nobody else on this earth that is exactly like you. Sure, we all have our similarities, but the most interesting part about you is where you come from and how you came to be the person that stepped Read More…
How to turn a campus into a home
No matter where you are from or the size of the town you called home, moving to a school with over 50,000 individuals is extremely overwhelming. However, that feeling of loneliness doesn’t have to last long. Meeting people is as easy as 1-2-3 Explore the possibility of Greek life. Although there has been a stigma Read More…
Tips For Making Friends At Your New Home For The Next Four Years
As you begin your new journey, the lingering question of “How am I supposed to make friends?” is one that we have all experienced. Here are a few tips that helped me navigate making new friends. Join an organization! The University of Wisconsin-Madison offers several opportunities to find organizations that offer something you are interested Read More…