Hey collegiettes! Have you picked out an outfit for tonight yet? Tried on a bajillion sparkly dresses? Figured out what time zone your crush is in so you can text him exactly at midnight? Obviously you have. So while you wait around for it to finally be time to blare your “going out” playlist and get ready for the big night, sit back, relax, and enjoy the 5 most popular articles on all of HerCampus.com during 2011 (plus our commentary).
#1: A Disney Princess Guide to Your Not So Happily Ever After
Did you watch every single Disney movie while growing up? Yes. Did you watch every single Disney movie at least five times while growing up? Also yes. It’s time to realize the gains from that investment as we finally enlighten you to the life-changing love lessons that can be found in these childhood classics. This article soared to the top of HC after getting picked up on StumbleUpon, beating out every single other page and piece of content on our entire site this year. Haven’t read it yet? Get on it ASAP!
#2: The 20 Cutest Campus Cuties of 2010
HC readers are cultured, worldly, career-driven, focused… and that’s why you keenly devoured our list of the 20 cutest campus cuties of the entire previous year pulled from our 200+ college branches (hey, we said worldly!). These guys were the cream of the crop, and you took notice. It’s all about balance, right? Here at HC we’ll be the first to champion a woman’s right to eye candy. Scroll through these cuties while taking a break from your resume-writing, internship-searching, and otherwise productive lives (and stay tuned for 2011’s list, out soon!).
#3: A Freshman Girl’s Guide to Frat PartiesÂ
By far the most important hallmark of the college experience: frat parties (are we joking?). But since entering one can feel like exploring a foreign nation, we gave you a guide. Because how else would you know what to do? Packed full of juicy insider tips, this article was your going out bible this past semester. Don’t even try to tell us you stayed in on weekends to get ahead in your classes… the number of reads on this article resoundingly tells us otherwise ;)
#4: 10 Highest-Paying Jobs Right Out of College
We might not have a ton to worry about in college, but once we graduate, we all enter this super scary place called the Real World (not the show, though that would be a cool season). We have to get a real job (yikes). And we have to fully support ourselves (bigger yikes). And since collegiettes are a savvy and efficient bunch, we don’t want to waste our time working some job we don’t like that won’t even support our Louboutin habit (just joking… we shop at Forever 21). What are you waiting for? Check out these highest-paying jobs stat so you can start rolling in the dough come graduation.
#5: The Strangest College Mascots: Part IIÂ
Why not Part I, you ask? Was the sequel better than the movie? Of course not. But Part II of this article series got picked up on AOL, sending crazy amounts of readers our way! If your school has a standard mascot like a tiger or a bear, prepare to get super jealous reading about the wacko animals, objects, and even anatomy parts (yup!) that some schools use to represent them. After putting together this article, we’re officially transferring to Whittier College (go Poets!).
So there you have it! The 5 Most Popular Her Campus Articles of 2011. Are you pleased with yourselves? Love advice, cute guys, parties, job-searching, and school spirit. Sounds about right to us (though how did a style article not make it on here?). Now blast your party playlist, put on your sequined dress and find someone to kiss on New Year’s if you haven’t already!
See you in 2012, collegiettes!