Loading ...So I’ve heard about college finals for years, and I expected the worst. I was ready to pull all-nighters, write twenty-page papers, and spend every waking hour of the day tucked into a library corner. But finals are next week, and here I am, writing this blog instead of hiding behind piles of books.
Maybe it’s […]
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The Freshman Experience: Finally, It’s Finals
December 11, 2008 - 2:00 pm
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Comments (0) The Freshman Experience: Leaving Campus
November 13, 2008 - 2:30 pm
I’ve recently realized that the most important thing about going to college is leaving it. No, I don’t mean going home every weekend, since that would defeat the whole gaining-your-independence thing that I’ve been striving for. But I now know that to really be independent, I have to get off campus every once in a […]
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Comments (1) The Freshman Experience: Always Working
October 30, 2008 - 2:30 pm
My roommate always jokes that I am constantly writing papers. Sometimes, I think she’s right. But I chose classes with papers on purpose—I hate studying for tests or doing problem sets. I would choose an essay over a quiz any day. And while I am glad I chose the classes I am taking, I […]
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Comments (4) The Freshman Experience: What is home?
October 16, 2008 - 5:00 pm
I was home for Fall Break for four days, and I realized that maybe adapting to college was easier than I expected. When I entered my house Friday night, I didn’t see a place where I had numerous study sessions, birthday parties and mental health days. I saw a place to do laundry for free, […]
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Comments (3) The Freshman Experience: Always Together, Never Alone
October 2, 2008 - 4:00 pm
I am never alone in college. Sure, I have the elevator to myself occasionally and sometimes my roommate is at class when I’m not, but usually there is always someone else nearby. This is drastically different from my high school experience.
Of course I would spend every high school moment from that morning bell—which seemed to […]
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Comments (5) The Freshman Experience: Are Freshmen Forever Friends?
September 18, 2008 - 5:00 pm
I have been in college for almost a month, and so far my biggest problem is something I’ve done quite easily — making friends.
During Orientation, people began to cling together because, in truth, all of us were friendless. So my group of friends developed depending on with whom I ate lunch one day, who also […]
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Comments (7) The Freshman Experience: College Is Not Summer Camp
September 5, 2008 - 10:30 am
The first week of college is summer camp. The second is back to reality. When I arrived on campus a little over a week ago, I never imagined going from name-games to essays in a blink.
My college has a week of orientation, so it never really felt like school until I walked into Geology on […]
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Comments (6) The Freshman Experience: Getting Ready to Go
August 13, 2008 - 1:30 pm
In a little under two weeks, I am going to college. Between the time I received Wellesley’s acceptance envelope and this very moment, I seemed to go through two basic emotions: excitement and terror. Excitement for the obvious reasons—no more telling my parents of my every location, no more taking classes just to make my […]
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