Month: August 2016

  • 3 Reasons You Should Get to Know Your College Professors

    3 Reasons You Should Get to Know Your College Professors

    Sometimes I think it is hard – or even scary! – for college students to interact with their professors. My freshman year, I felt exactly the same way and so I avoided office hour visits unless I had important questions to ask and didn’t spend much time raising my hand in class. However, getting to… Read More

  • 6 Back-to-School Goals This School Year

    6 Back-to-School Goals This School Year

    With Summer coming to a close, we need to start planning for the year ahead. People don’t like to think too far in advance and I completely understand that, but it is healthy to have an idea, or some sort of guideline, as to what you want to see yourself accomplish this upcoming school year. Thinking… Read More

  • 10 Things to Do at the End of the Summer

    10 Things to Do at the End of the Summer

    It’s already August and most of us are sitting here thinking, “Where did the Summer go?”… The thought of even just hearing the word “August” is starting to sting a bit. Now that we have entered summer’s last month, we know that summer will rapidly come to a close. But, the summer season isn’t over quite yet… Read More

  • 11 Move-In Day Tips You Will Thank Me For!

    11 Move-In Day Tips You Will Thank Me For!

    The one and only thing that the tiny college freshmen and the big bad seniors can relate to is the #struggle called move-in day. Most people say that move-in day gets better after freshman year… nope. They are wrong. If anything, I think move-in day gets even worse with each year. Many universities allow the upperclassmen… Read More

  • Five Signs It’s Time to Move On From a Relationship

    Five Signs It’s Time to Move On From a Relationship

    Relationships – family, friends, and/or dating partners – are supposed to make your life better. These are the people you are supposed to be able to turn to on your worst days, the ones who you can trust with all of your secrets, and the ones who seem to know you better than you know… Read More

  • How to Be Your Best Self

    How to Be Your Best Self

    Self-confidence is not something that comes naturally to everyone, I can tell you that first hand. Thinking highly of yourself is the most important quality to have in life because without it you will not be able to put your best foot forward. With a negative outlook on yourself, how can you expect to think… Read More

  • 6 Life Lessons From Clueless

    6 Life Lessons From Clueless

    Call me basic I know, but Clueless is one of my all time favorite movies. Whenever I need a good pick me up, a good laugh, or just don’t know which movie to watch, Clueless is always there for me! Since I first watched this movie as a young girl, a lot of the things mentioned… Read More

  • 10 Tips on Choosing the Right College Classes

    10 Tips on Choosing the Right College Classes

    Whether you’re a freshman just getting ready to choose your classes or a returning student at the start of a semester, choosing the right classes can be a struggle. But, don’t worry. Here are 10 tips on how to choose the right college classes for you. 1. Start early Don’t be that student who looks… Read More

  • 2016 Presidential Nominees on Gun Control

    2016 Presidential Nominees on Gun Control

    One of the major issues of the 2016 election cycle thus far has been gun control. Gun control has often been an extremely polarizing topic in American politics, drawing deep divides across party lines with Democrats generally in favor of stricter gun laws and Republicans opposed to these measures. This polarization is true despite the… Read More

  • Before Joining College Extracurriculars, Consider This

    Before Joining College Extracurriculars, Consider This

    The 21st century has, thus far, shown us a promisingly impactful decade and a half. We’ve completed the Human Genome project, successfully implanted an artificial heart, ditched Internet Explorer in favor of better alternatives (looking at you, Chrome), programmed cars to drive themselves, and miraculously boiled down the entirety of dating science to a left… Read More

  • 10 Words or Less Scholarship – $500 – Apply by December 1

    10 Words or Less Scholarship – $500 – Apply by December 1

    StudentScholarships.org is awarding $500 for one easy Facebook post! Don’t miss this great opportunity. To apply, explain why you deserve the $500 scholarship on their Facebook in 10 words or less and then like the page. To be eligible, you must be between the ages of 14-25 and will be attending school in the Fall of 2017. Yup, it’s really… Read More

The University Network