No matter how much advice I try to give current students about their living situations, they mostly don’t listen. OK, I get it, I’m “old” because I’m not in college anymore, but I promise, I did learn quite a few things about college life while I was there. And the majority of it was about [ Read More ]
Categories: College Relationships, Dorm Stories, Friends, Life in College, Love, Partying, Roommates, School
You always read about how you can prepare to live with a roommate or even things you can do if you and your roommate have issues … but what do you do when your roommate becomes a flat-out enemy? While most roommate grievances aren’t very serious, there could be a time where you or a [ Read More ]
Categories: College Relationships, Everything, Life in College, Roommates
I was excited to head to college for my freshman year. So excited that I didn’t get scared during the eight-hour drive … or when we were shopping for dorm supplies … or even when my parents helped me move into my dorm room. Then, right before my parents were ready to drive off into [ Read More ]
Categories: College Relationships, Friends, Life in College, Roommates
While I know this is a co-ed blog, I am taking some much-needed time to reach out to my female friends who are still battling the college dating scene. Girls, I’ve been there, and it’s a rough time! While I can’t promise it gets any easier after you graduate (boys will be boys, after all), [ Read More ]
Categories: College Relationships, Friends, Life in College, Love
Let’s face it: Being a college freshman is straight-up scary. Not only are you away from your parents for the first time, but you’re likely living in a new city and dealing with making a whole new set of friends. Being a new freshman and a college transfer is never easy, but if you keep an [ Read More ]
Categories: College Relationships, Friends, Life in College, Love, Partying, Roommates, School
College life brings out the best and worst in people: You can either meet your best friends and/or make your worst enemies. You experience seasons of happiness and elation and other times of heartbreak and stress. The collegiate journey is one of the most life changing game changers you will experience. In a blink of [ Read More ]
Categories: College Relationships, Friends
It’s no secret that college students party. But even though partying is a fun way to let loose, there is a darker side to the fun. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 79,000 deaths each year stem from “excessive alcohol use.” Although sometimes we can drink too much (and end up sleeping [ Read More ]
Categories: Drinks, Health, Life in College, Partying, Under 21
Less than a week ago, an ex-UVA lacrosse player was convicted of the murder of his former girlfriend in a tense courtroom. Eyes around the nation were glued to the TV screen. Even if you did not have a connection to the University of Virginia or did not know George Huguely or Yeardley Love, it was [ Read More ]
Categories: College Relationships, Love, News
