We all know how hard it is to find that one special person to settle down with in life. You work your ass off every day to look good, to be funny in the hopes someone will think you're "worthy" enough to date. It's hard enough as it is to date in gen…

As graduation approached last year, I was filled with incredible anxiety and pressure. Ironically, none of it was the result of final exams, but that's a different subject. I was on the brink of a significant milestone (particularly in American cultu…

Looking back on the last two years in my career as a student, I’m pretty proud of how far I’ve pushed myself and how much I changed for the better. Coming in as a freshman, I thought I had it all figured out. I thought I was ahead of the game, and I …

In college, I was part of a few different clubs. The social benefits were great, but I also gained professional experience and learned to work as a team. As I was graduating from college, I had a sobering feeling these would be the last clubs I would…

If your freshman year of college was anything like mine, you were overwhelmed by going through this significant transition at a very young age. During the first week of school, I remember laying in my twin-xl bed at my out-of-state college with the m…

The eponymous kids from Disney Channel's "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" aren't kids anymore. Cole and Dylan Sprouse are all grown up and just graduated from college. The twins received their diplomas yesterday while clad in purple robes for their co…

From the day we are born, college is a thought; parents set up funds before their children are even born while the rest of the family is excited to push a new member of the family to go to their alma maters. We are all expected to attend college to e…

Last week was one of those weeks: tests upon tests, a bad experience with a boy and the seemingly-endless sickness that all college students know far too well. On the verge of a meltdown, I called my best friend. As I recounted my stress and unhappin…

After the four (or five) years of high school and drinking booze stolen from your parents' liquor cabinet, college can seem like a sanctuary of sorts. Freshmen flood their chosen campus with eager expectations of independence and freedom, classes hel…

Ever seen “Good Will Hunting,” “Euro Trip” or “Van Wilder” and wondered what happened to the college life that was supposed to be? All the fun, craziness and drama that these college flicks portray seems like such a sham. Trust me; I am in a law scho…

Raised in the suburbs of Washington, DC, I was nervous about moving to the Midwest for college. For those of us born and bred on the East Coast, Middle America seemed like a foreign country. I worried about committing myself to spending a monotonous …

On February 10, 2004, the hip hop community was in for a very unexpected change. A 27-year-old rapper/producer from the South Side of Chicago, Illinois by the name Kanye West had released his debut album, The College Dropout. The album showcased that…

In August, writer Jonathan Brill contributed an article to Forbes regarding the things people could do to raise their kids to become entrepreneurs, and the reason behind doing so was simple. Let's face it, the prospect of becoming a self-made mogul h…

It has been almost four months since I graduated from college and started my quest in the “real world.” So far, it's really not so bad. I'm working in my parents' State Farm Insurance office for the time being, while also balancing freelance writing.…

When I look back on the last twelve years of my life, they appear in thirds.  It’s a simple visual really, since the first four make up my high school years, next four are dedicated to college, and the most previous four years were spent gaining the …

The college years might always and forever be the best time of your life. Finally living on your own, embracing the independence without conforming to any rules, which your parents might enforce while you’re home under their roof. College is a time t…

The world after college can be a scary and awkward place. You leave college thinking you are an adult ready to start the career you’ve spent years preparing for. Honestly, this could not be further from the truth. You think freshman year was difficul…