The College Student's Guide to Germ-Fighting
We’re fighting a pandemic — and each of us is a recruit in the war against COVID-19.
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Celebrating Valentine’s Day Single at College
Single this Valentine’s Day? You can still have a blast. We’ve compiled a list of activities to help you make the most of this holiday — no significant other needed. (In fact, you don’t have to share your chocolate box this way. We’d call ...
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Fun Winter Activities for College Students
January and February are sandwiched between the glow of holiday parties and the sunshiny promise of spring break. If we’re being honest, these two months can get a little boring. But listen up! We’re about to change that. Challenge ...
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7 Ways to Celebrate the Holiday Season on a College Student's Budget
The holiday season is here. Time to do all your favorite activities: make snow angels for two hours, go ice-skating, and eat a whole roll of Toll House cookie dough as fast as you can. But wait! This is your first year away from home, on a ...
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5 Tips to Prepare for an Out-of-State College
Your college journey is going to be a blast. As an out-of-state student, you’ll experience new adventures far from your hometown — an idea that probably excites and overwhelms you. How do you get ready for life in another state? Start with ...
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7 Ways to Celebrate Fall (on a College Student Budget)
You’re a fan of everything fall: pumpkins and hot chocolate, crunchy leaves and scary movies, post-Halloween candy sales and bouquets of newly sharpened pencils. If someone offered you a pumpkin-spice-anything right now, you’d explode with ...
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How to Find a Mental Health Counselor and What to Expect from Therapy
You’re thinking about going to therapy, but you’re not sure how to find a good therapist. Do you rub a magic bottle until someone grants you three mental-health wishes? Do you stay at home until a gray-bearded mentor knocks on your door ...
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What to Know Before Joining Greek Life
Maybe you’re a fan of secret handshakes. (I mean, aren’t we all?) Or maybe you like the idea of having a big extended family of “brothers” and “sisters” on campus. Whatever it is, you’re intrigued by your college’s fraternity or sorority, ...
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9 Study Apps College Students Actually Use
If you want to know how to use apps to succeed in college, just ask Stacey Neathawk.
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Mental Health in College: Why It's Important and What You Can Do
The brain deserves our attention. It may only weigh about three pounds, but it’s been called the most complex object in the universe. The fact that you are able to read these words at all is thanks to your brain, with its network of 86 ...
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