There are seven empty mugs of coffee on your desk, nine marked up drafts in your trashcan, and one pristine final copy in your backpack. Two weeks later, that ten-page essay returns with one extra...

  If the day you graduated someone offered you a starting annual salary of $1 million, would you take it? What if agreeing to this career meant you would never actually enjoy your job?   Sadly,...

When you left for college, you probably left a lot behind. This may include a friend who you felt you couldn’t live without, and are still struggling to live without. Moving into the dorms or a new apartment...

Everyone hits a stage in life, the year, the semester, or even the day when everything that requires academic effort seems pointless or impossible. It's not that you're too depressed or sad to do anything,...

In every stage of life, we have to make decisions. As children, very small choices seemed so extraordinarily important: which seat in the classroom? which color of candy? which swing on the playground?...

Every morning I use eyeliner, eyeshadow, mascara, foundation, an eyelash curler, lip gloss, powder, and bronzer. I straighten my hair, bleach my roots, use fake tanner, and whiten my teeth. This doesn’t...

I’ve always been that kid who gets A’s in everything. Although I do apply myself, a lot of that success came naturally. I just got it in all of my classes. Whatever parts of my brain that needed...

I’m pretty sure most people who frequent the internet or watch enough TV know what a thigh gap is. When someone has a “thigh gap,” their thighs don’t touch even when they put their legs close...

Fall break is finally here! If your alarm is still set and you aren't in your pajamas already, you've got some work to do (or not do). Read on for a few ideas on how to make the most of these cozy, lazy...