by Sara Laughed | Jul 16, 2016 | College Prep |
Your college journey doesn’t begin when you first step foot on your campus. It starts years beforehand, as you and your family prepare for the college applications process. As part of the high school edition of my College Prep series, I’m walking students...
by Sara Laughed | Jul 16, 2016 | College Prep |
I’m not a first generation college student, but I am the first person in my family to go to college in the United States. Though my parents went to university in our home country of the Netherlands, they were totally shocked by the “college frenzy”...
by Sara Laughed | Jul 16, 2016 | College Help |
One of my favorite quotes is, “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” College organization and planning is the major way that I’ve kept my head above water in school. Being organized has been my saving grace when it comes to grades, and today,...
by Sara Laughed | Jul 15, 2016 | College Prep |
If there’s anything I remember about getting ready for university, it was wondering what to bring to college. Movies and TV shows always make such a big deal about packing for college, so I felt like I really had to get it right. My big question was: what do I...
by Sara Laughed | Jul 15, 2016 | College Life |
It’s very important to me that any space I live in feel like home. But as someone who has very little disposable income, I can’t afford to spend a lot on decorating my dorm room. For that reason, I’ve become very good at decorating with very limited...
