At this point in your college search, you’ve probably browsed different colleges’ websites, maybe checking out the list of majors, pictures of the happy students, and a few of the main statistics. In the midst of all the information and pictures, it can be harder to get to the root of the college, to discern What […]
Show of hands—who has recently tried Googling “Who to ask for college letters of reference?” or “How many letters do colleges want?” or even “How to get into college without having to ask for letters because that is really nerve-wracking?” Okay, maybe not that last one. But if you’ve searched for advice on who to […]
In high school, I was a straight-A slacker. These two things sound like an oxymoron (how can you be both a slacker and get straight As?), but hear me out. I took numerous AP classes, had perfect attendance, and had above a 4.0 GPA, but I didn’t really understand the true purpose of my education. […]
In some situations, a second try is the key to success. No matter how hard I try, I always burn the first pancake I make, my first throws in bowling are usually gutterballs (to be fair, most of my second tries are as well), and in my humble opinion, Toy Story 2 was even better than […]
I can thank Grove City College for a lot of things—finding my calling in Communication Studies, the best friends I’ve ever had, a renewed desire for knowledge, and… …an obsession with dorm room shopping. Yes, you read that right. Who knew it could be so fun to shop for utilitarian things like lamps, pillows, and […]
Image via “One of the wonderful things about going to a small college is you can get into everything”- Art Linkletter. At this point in your college search, you’re probably most concerned with just getting into college. So what does Art Linkletter mean by “get into everything”? Well, smaller colleges offer you the opportunity to […]
Game of Thrones and House of Cards fans can step aside because I am convinced that House Hunters is the most dramatic, heart-palpitating television show out there—after all, the couples choosing a house are making a huge decision. But there is a reason we don’t have reality shows about people making just any life decision, […]