A Letter to My Freshman Self
Dear Freshman Me, Welcome back to the United States! I hope that you were able to find some ounce of enjoyment while living in Italy for...
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As College Comes To An End
Yesterday I was eighteen years old, bawling until my eyes were swollen, embarking on the 18-hour car ride to North Philly. Terrified about...
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Nostalgia as a Senior
As I got back into my groove after spring break, my thoughts were consumed by the fact that it was the last first day of a quarter at...
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One more year left...
Junior year is coming to end and I will be a senior in the fall. Senior year came too fast, and I am just as emotional as I was going into...
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It's Okay to not Know 'What Comes Next'
If you’re anything like me, people have been asking you “what comes next?” for pretty much your entire life. With less than two months left of college, I’m here to say that it’s okay to not have an answer.
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Unpopular Opinion: We Should Get Rid of Yearbook Superlatives
When graduation season arrives, whether it be in middle school or high school, students look forward to receiving yearbooks. Whether it is...
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Coming to Terms with Being a College Senior
The first thing I did after being accepted into the University of North Texas while in high school was put “UNT ‘22” in every social media...
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Things No One Told Me About Being a Senior in College
My understanding of what senior year would be like was different in some ways than my actual experience has been so far. Here are some...
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Senior Confessional: My Favourite UWaterloo Courses
In just under a month, I will be done my undergrad, and while bittersweet, it is also terrifying. I’ve spent four years at Waterloo and...
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For High School Seniors: How to Break Up with Your Freshman Girlfriend Before Leaving for College
So it’s come to that point in the year. Don’t lie to yourself — it’s been on the back of your mind since the day you started talking to her...
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Interviewing My Roommates About Senior Seminar: Sociology
Every DePauw University senior must take a senior seminar that will help them write a thesis, create a project, or pass a test that...
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Top Sites to Find Your Graduation Outfit on a Budget
Whether we’re ready or not, the Class of 2021 is gearing up for our final moments of life as an undergrad. For some, graduation may not...
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What Rory Gilmore Taught Me As A University Senior
I may be late to the game, but I finally binged all of “Gilmore Girls”. It took me the majority of my senior year to finish, but I am...
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Finding Gratitude During COVID-19: How I Transformed My Mindset During a Year of Unwanted Twists and Turns
This past year has been defined by uncertainty and change, perhaps more than any other — for pretty much everyone. It’s thrown curveball...
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The Senioritis is Real
To me, March is one of the hardest months to get through as a college student because you’re halfway in and halfway out. It feels as if I’...
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Staying Organized as a College Senior
For some college students, organization is the make or break factor of their semester. But as I learned last semester, and am still...
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Things I’m Glad I Did In College
With about a semester left of college, I’ve been looking back on my experiences at DePauw and doing a lot of reflecting. I think it’s worth...
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At the End of College, Am I Prepared for "Real Life?"
Groceries, detergent, a new three-subject notebook...as I started mentally preparing my list to shop before I moved back into school, I...
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Advice From a Soon-to-Be-PSU Grad
I have spent 7 semesters so far at Penn State — countless hours in the library, the football stadium, dorm rooms, apartment hangouts, and...
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On Moving (and on Hope)
It's fifteen minutes later than my brother thought we’d be leaving when my little Forester finally pulls out of the driveway. He stands in...
