Post high school most people are committed to a university. This was not the case for me, I felt lost, unsure and confused about what my next step in life would be. An opportunity arose: The transfer program. This allows students the chance to save money while transferring directly to UW-Madison from any MATC assuming Read More…
College is Great!
Everyone before joining into college have their own expectation for how college will be and sometimes, you’re right but most of the time you are wrong. College is a great time to explore who you are socially but also find out what really interests you academically. What I thought Every class would be difficult Work Read More…
Moving to Campus and Leaving Your Car at Home: Expectation vs. Reality
Like many other students I decided to sell my car once I moved into my dorm room Freshman year. I thought “everything I need will be around campus so why should I pay for parking, insurance etc?” I even had my bike with me so I could get around a little faster. I thought my Read More…
The Adulting Habit That Saved Me Freshman Year
I cannot emphasize this enough: organization is key. While keeping an organized room and study space is essential, I am mainly referring to how you organize your thoughts and plan out your activities. When I was a Freshman, I was incredibly overwhelmed by the amount information thrown at me, the amount of emails I got Read More…
Break out of Being Broke
As an incoming freshman, I am positive that you are aware of the financial stereotype of college students. You either are broke, are close to being broke, or will be broke throughout your entire time in school and likely will stay that way until you pay off your student loans. But don’t let stereotypes limit Read More…
Edo Agenda: An App To Keep You Organized
Imagine this. You’re in the middle of a busy week of classes and events as you try to keep track of the due dates you have. As you remember the calc assignment due Thursday while running to class, you forget about the paper draft due tomorrow for history. It’s okay, I get it. We’ve all Read More…
Freshmen: Adulting is Hard, so Take Note
This is it. What you have been waiting for. You are finally on your own, without your parents nagging you to clean your room or be home by 10 pm. But wait, now you are really on your own. Mom isn’t there to cook you dinner and Dad can’t help you fix that one thing Read More…
Calling All Incoming Badgers!!!
While entering your first semester at UW-Madison it is always hard to make a decision on which classes to take. Throughout history, and currently, the black community in the United States has been facing forms of individual, systemic, and institutionalized racism for the past 400 years. As the University of Wisconsin-Madison has had an issue Read More…
“Literature and the Environment” Do Yourself a Favor. Take it.
You’re a freshman at UW-Madison. You need a 3-credit literature course. The word “literature” sucks the life out of you. Walls of text haunt you in your daydreams. (Daymares?) What to do? Fortunately, at UW there are some great Lit courses. I hit a bullseye with Environmental Studies/English 153: Literature and the Environment with Dr. Read More…
They See Me Rollin’ (Lint)
When you move out to Madison for the first time, the essentials that everyone will tell you are basically the same. Bring supplies for your dorm room, bring clothing, bring a microwave, and a ton more super obvious items. But there is a slept on item that I guarantee most freshman would never think to Read More…