So you have decided to attend UW Madison…now what? Enjoy your time before university College is an exciting new step into the adult world. If you have just chosen to attend UW Madison, chances are, you are a high school senior. The best advice I can give to you is to soak up everything you Read More…
The most important item in your wardrobe as a college freshman: “The Frat-ket”
When packing for your first year of college, don’t forget to bring at least a couple of the old hoodies with salsa stains, or high school sport windbreakers, or the fur-lined coat you bought at a garage sale for $4 and have never worn. Why bring ugly clothes to college? While it may seem silly, Read More…
Making friends during a pandemic
Personal Experience I started classes at UW Madison fall of 2020 as a transfer student from a technical college. As you can imagine, starting a new college during a pandemic can be TERRIFYING. I didn’t know anyone on campus to begin with, and on top of that, we now had a whole YEAR of online Read More…
Life Lessons.
Clean your room Growing up, I liked cleaning my room. No bullshit. I’d begin with the most obvious things that didn’t fit the parameters of a proper, purposeful room. I’d put my dirty clothes in the hamper, toy cars in a box, sheets on the bed. I might come across a thing without a proper Read More…
What is “Adulting,” And How Can Podcasts Help?
Personally, one of my favorite parts of my day is when I am walking to class. Seeing friendly faces scurry past on their way up Bascom, stopping at Starbucks on the way to Vilas, and putting in headphones with an amazing playlist queued up and ready to go. Although I love listening to music, one Read More…
College Tips & The Good Old Days
Once you turn 18 you are labeled an “adult”. But what’s that really mean? What all really changes besides the number of years you have been alive? Being this age can be very confusing because it is the transition from being considered a child into an individual who can basically do whatever they want…besides drink Read More…
Adults Need Help too
Just because you may be independent living by yourself now that does not mean that you cannot receive help from your parents. One thing I have learned is that if your parents offer help…TAKE IT. With adult life there comes a lot of things you might struggle with that you didn’t think you’ll have a Read More…
The more I learn, the less I know.
When I came to college, I thought I was just going to 13th grade to become a people expert and do big things. It was 2008 and I was 25. Neither of my parents had gone to college. Only a few of my friends had. The privileged ones. My perspective is that of a “non-traditional” Read More…
Dear Helicopter Parents’ Children: Don’t Spiral When Mom Isn’t There to Nag You
I hate to break it to you, but college isn’t always like the movies. I will admit, the summer before freshman year of college, I couldn’t stop thinking how I would dance through my dorm building at ungodly hours with my best friends. However, I quickly learned that freedom is a dangerous thing for the Read More…
Working Out Every Day In College: Expectation VS Reality
I came into college thinking it was going to be a breeze. Finding time to work out will be so much easier, I thought to myself. After having school every day from 8 am to 3 pm and immediately going to volleyball practice until 7 pm, I figured squeezing in an hour long yoga class Read More…