Tag: Expectation/Reality

For teenage girls about to start their first year of college, style is all the rage. My friends and I were determined to master the looks for going to class, walking around campus, tailgating, and even hanging out in the dorm. Our minds had been flooded with social media posts from older girls in college, Read More…

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…

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…

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…

The transition from High School to College can be incredibly daunting. I expected to come to Madison and be so overwhelmed with schoolwork that I would rarely be able to attend social events or get involved in various organizations on campus. While I can’t sit here and tell you college will not be incredibly challenging, Read More…

Every upperclassman can remember the anxious feelings that they experienced during their first few weeks on campus. Among many things, all college students, including myself, were unsure of how to navigate the dining halls. I can still remember the thoughts consuming my mind upon entering the dining halls for the first time. Is it ok Read More…

One of the main discussion topics towards the end of senior year was who was and was not rushing at their various upcoming schools. The general consensus among my friends was that, obviously, I would rush. Maybe it was because I used to wear a lot of Vineyard Vines and go to Starbucks every day, Read More…

Like many others, I entered college with a glamorized version of how it was going to be: friends, partying, sports games, etc. I thought balancing my life would come easy to me. Finding balance meant staying in check with myself and my needs After about a week of classes I realized my priorities were flipped Read More…

Heading into college, I was expecting 4 more years of the same high school routine, waking up at the crack of dawn and getting home just in time for dinner, exhausted. I thought the main difference in my classes would be that they were not all located in the same building. Little did I know Read More…

Coming from out of state, getting adjusted to a large school like UW-Madison was intimidating for me as a freshman. My expectation for college was that I’d make great friends as soon as I arrived, but in reality, I was lonely and homesick my during my first few weeks. For incoming freshmen who might relate Read More…