As my first semester of sophomore year comes to an end, I am reminded of where I was a year ago at Amherst during my first semester of freshman year. I remember being so nervous with college classes, discovering my place socially, and learning how to survive my first semester at college. I finally found…Continue Reading 5 Tips and Tricks That Helped Me Survive Being a First Semester College Freshman
If you don’t get sick every year, I envy you. In high school, there were always days when I missed school because of an illness. My mom would take the day off to nurture me back to health with soup, tea, crackers, and medicine. If I was in particularly rough shape, she would drive me…Continue Reading I Survived the College Flu
As I head into my first-ever college final season, there’s no other campus resource that I can be more thankful for than the Writing Center. They’ve been super helpful for developing ideas for my writing, looking over my paper’s structure and focus, and proofreading for small mistakes. At the time of writing, I’ve visited the…Continue Reading How does the Writing Center work?
You need a good jacket.You need a good jacket.You need a good jacket. People in New England love to act tough—wearing shorts and T-shirts in below-freezing weather. But as a future Amherst College student, investing in a real winter jacket is essential. You must stay safe from the cold, exacerbated by the wind and the…Continue Reading Jacket Advertisement
Hi all, This is Jooah again! I hope you guys had a wonderful Thanksgiving 🍂😚. This Thanksgiving break for me was a perfect mix of rest and excitement as I stayed on campus to enjoy the peaceful town of Amherst and also made two excursions out into Boston! Amherst is about a 1.5 ~ 2…Continue Reading Amherst <-> Boston
Welcome back! Now that I am well into my sophomore year, I have had time to reflect on some of the biggest changes that students experience transitioning into college. One of the most prominent changes is experiencing loneliness or just being alone on campus. I am here to tell you that being alone at times…Continue Reading Learning How to be Alone at College
If you are reading this, you must keep what I am sharing with you a secret. Most Amherst College students are unaware that Valentine Dining Hall (Val) has a secret menu. But I will share this menu with you all, so you can enjoy Val to its fullest when you become students here. I call…Continue Reading Valentine Dining Hall Secret Menu
Hi readers, I’m officially done with freshman year and want to reflect on my experiences at Amherst College thus far. I’m grateful for so much at Amherst, and yet there are some things I wish I had done differently! Thanks for reading my last blog of the semester 🙂 As always, please email me with…Continue Reading Farewell to Freshman Year
Spoiler: It’s not glamorous. It’s just chaos. You know what they don’t tell you when you’re moving into college? That moving out is a full-blown emotional, logistical, and physical disaster. Right now, as I write this, everything I own is basically sitting in a pile on my dorm room floor. Clothes, notebooks, half-used candles, those…Continue Reading The Truth About Moving Out of Your First-Year Dorm
Hello hello! Welcome back to the blog. And, welcome to my last blog post of the semester!! Time really flies 🙁 But anyway, it is currently finals season here at Amherst College, which means that all of us are going justtt a little bit crazy. In honor of this kooky time of the year, I…Continue Reading Tips and Tricks to Stay Sane During Finals…Or Maybe Just Embrace the Insanity?