Her Campus at Jefferson
How to Make Your Apartment or Dorm Feel Just Like Home
Being homesick and missing your hometown friends and family is normal, and it's okay to feel emotional or out of place.
Her Campus at UCSB
Dear Winter Quarter Freshman Me: Don’t Drop Out
Freshman winter quarter can be one of the most difficult times in college so far. The disgusting communal bathrooms, the monotonous dining hall food, and constantly feeling homesick while...
Her Campus at Emerson
“We Come To This Place… For Magic”: Finding Refuge At The Movies My Freshman Year
“We come to this place… for magic. We come to AMC theaters to laugh, to cry, to care. Because we need that, all of us, that indescribable feeling we...
Her Campus at BU
From Panama Heat To Boston Streets: My Biggest Culture Shocks
The top five surprises I met in Boston – from unintentional tans and traffic to puffer jackets and the Green Line.
Her Campus at U Conn
I Promise It’ll Be Okay: 5 Canon Events Your First Semester Of College
The first semester of your Freshman year is truly a time unlike anything else you will ever experience in your life. There are countless changes happening around you every...
Her Campus at TAMU
The Secret Lives of Dorm Rooms
Living in a dorm your first year in college is full of many pros and cons. The experience is definitely challenging and strange but it will create many stories...
Her Campus at BU
Cohabitating 101: A College Freshman’s Guide to New Living Quarters and Roommates
Not only can you survive, but thrive while living with a total stranger for the first time!
Her Campus at Mizzou
Freshman year: The case for messing up
I don’t know what’s scarier: the events themselves, or the fact that many of the events have already happened to me.
Her Campus at MSU
The Art Of Being Alone: Embracing Independence In College
Here's some advice from a well-lived college student. By that, I mean a barely standing survivor of freshman year. Do things alone.