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10 Fears You Have When You Actually Start Your Study Abroad

Planning a study abroad trip and actually going on it are two entirely different things. When you’re planning the trip you’re more likely to focus on the logistics as well as all of the places you plan on traveling and all of the friends you’re going to make. On the other hand, you spent so long fantasizing about how amazing everything is going to be that when you board your plane and realize that it’s actually beginning there’s all sorts of new worries that pop into your head. Eventually you’ll get the hang of it and have the time of your life, but here are ten things you’ll probably worry about within the first few weeks of your study abroad. 10. Being the only American in your class. The people will by no means treat you like you’re an outcast, but they might talk about your accent or ask you what it’s like

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Why I Stopped Binge Drinking

Binge Drinking: The consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period of time. If you’re a a typical college student, you love to go out and party. Whether it’s hitting up a fraternity house, going to the local college bar or just hanging around with some friends-getting drunk is the goal. I was a wild child my freshman year, you could find me at every house party with a cup of jungle juice or at Happy Hour with a pitcher of beer in my hand. Like most students my age, I would have a few nights that got out of hand, but for the most part I believed I had a handle on my partying. Unfortunately, what I realized was binge-drinking was destroying me more than I realized. Binge-drinking turned me into a sloppy, reckless person who wasn’t fully in control of herself. I slowly saw myself

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10 Struggles of Having a Messy Dorm

When you’re in college you’re more worried about class, homework, work, and your social life than you are about keeping your room clean. So, naturally, when keeping your room clean is at the bottom of your list of priorities it can get pretty messy. One thing leads to another and you keep saying you’re going to clean it later, but next thing you know your room looks like a tornado hit it and you don’t know where to begin. If this is a situation you can relate to, then this one’s dedicated to you! 10. When you try to look for one thing and it just makes a bigger mess. You know exactly where everything is in your room (it’s an organized mess, okay?), but when you try to move things around to get to that one thing you need it just ends up making a bigger mess. Now you basically hate

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College As Told By That 70’s Show

That 70’s Show is one of those television shows that everyone can relate to, both young and old. Although it’s about a group of high school friends, everyone can relate to the characters and the situations they get into. Here’s how That 70’s Show relates to us college students, and how they can define our college experience: 20) When it’s syllabus week and the semester seems like it’s not going to be so bad: 19) When you’re professor is really attractive and you have a hard time concentrating: 18) When there’s someone in your class that you actually cannot stand: 17) How you feel every other week besides syllabus week: 16) Sometimes, it’s just easier to avoid responsibility all around. 15) And then there are those times that you just don’t want the professor to call on you. 14) When you actually understand/enjoy what you’re learning in class: 13) There’s

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15 Struggles of Dorm Life As Told By Abby Lee Miller

15) What you do whenever your roommate turns her back: 14) What you do whenever your roommate turns back to look at you: 13) When your floormates are running around the halls screaming at 1am and you have a test at 8am the next day: 12) When your RA starts the year off like this and you’re terrified: 11) When your roommate gives you the silent treatment because she’s upset at you about something: