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Your Guide to Summer Music Festival Essentials
Image from Pexels Each music festival has its own vibe, fashion, and distinct genres; you could be relaxing on a picnic blanket at Outside Lands, or moshing at Warped Tour. Either way, there’s a long...
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Senior year bring a whole new level of independence, fun activities, and unfortunately, a very hungry wallet. With so many special events and future planning, it’s easy to have your bank account sucked...
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The Importance of Location in Your College Search
“It’s just college,” you may say to yourself, “four years out of my entire life is barely anything.” Okay, true, undergraduate school will only be about five percent of your lifetime (assuming you...
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The Pros and Cons of Studying for the SAT & ACT at the Same Time
Image from Stocksnap.io. I studied for the SAT for years; my parents piled on the practice books right after my middle school graduation. I managed to get my score decently high and was quite...
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5 Tips for Making Your Day Planner Great
Image from Negative Space In high school, every single day had the same routine: school from 8am-3pm, soccer practice from 3:30pm -5:30pm, then home to do homework and relax for the rest of the night....
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The Ultimate Way to Organize Your College Apps
Image from Pexels. I’m a bit of a geek when it comes to organizing: I live for color-coded notes and perfectly labeled folders. The purpose is, in part my aim to make life #aestheticallypleasing, but...
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Turning 18: A Guide to Voting In America
Image from StockSnap.io Ahh, young adult life. Once you’ve completely 18 trips around the sun, the United States of America finally grants you the right to buy lottery tickets, get a tattoo, gamble,...
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How Make Extra Cash Online in Your Free Time
Image from Pexels Getting a job as a student isn’t as simple as it used to be. Maybe you don’t have 8 hours a day to hand over to a retail or food service job. Maybe your parents just won’t let you...
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Meet Sonder: Crowdfunding for College
Image from Sonder Whenever someone comments that society is selfish and narcissistic, I can’t help but think of the rise of crowdfunding. Strangers donate to complete strangers, whether it’s a...
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Tips for Taking SAT IIs Without the Equivalent Course
Image from Pexels It’s the summer before senior year, and you’re all ready to start the college application process: you’ve got your high school transcript, SAT score, and extracurriculars all in a...
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Obama’s New College Resource That You Need to Check Out
Image from Pexels. If you’re a high school student in America, you’re probably no stranger to the U.S. News and World Report’s annual college rankings. Comparing schools’ acceptance rates, alumni...
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Why Campus Tours Aren’t Completely Necessary
Image from Pexels. From a small suburb on the West Coast, I merely dreamed of flying across the country to settle down in a new dorm. From the hassle of scheduling vacation time to the rising cost of...
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How to Proceed When Financial Aid Solely Determines Your College Decision
Image from Pexels As a high school senior, my college admissions experience was a bit more stressful than usual. Coming from a low-income family with a sibling already in college, I basically needed a...
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College Dating Culture: Expectations vs. Reality
Image from Pexels My expectations for college dating culture came from the media. Thanks to those embarrassingly-obsessive MTV teen dramas, college seemed like a place where parties were rampant and...
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The Hidden Benefits of Joining a Cultural Organization
Image from StockSnap.io As an incoming college freshman, I was a little hesitant to join my school’s cultural organizations. What sort of activities do they even do? Why would I want to hang out with...
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What to Do When You Don’t Fit the Mold of a Club
Image from Pexels At the beginning of my first year of college, I carefully debated which clubs to join and which to ignore. “Women of Business? That sounds interesting… but I’m not a Business major.”...
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