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College Freshmen Shopping Lists Look A Little Different This Year — Don't Forget Your Mask!

Starting college in the middle of a global health crisis is certainly not the norm.

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College Freshmen Shopping Lists Look A Little Different This Year — Don't Forget Your Mask!

I started my freshman year of college this week. If I were asked to sum up my experience thus far in three words, I would say — stressful, confusing, and exciting. I was not prepared in any way, shape, or form, mentally or physically to go to college. Up until the week before my move-in day, I didn't have any dorm necessities or decorations, didn't have any textbooks or required materials for my classes, and was unsure about move-in procedures and coronavirus restraints.

Normally I would consider myself an organized, disciplined person. However my summer was so fun, I love my friends tremendously, and I refused to even think about leaving my family or my pets. Because of this, I was dreading the day I would have to pack up and leave everything I knew for an unknown place accompanied by countless uncertainties.

New things I did this week: moved out of my childhood home, attended my first college class, moved in with a roommate, used a communal shower, wore a mask to class.

Going to college is already a difficult and stressful change, but going to college during a global pandemic is a whole different level of distress. No football games, masks worn at all times except while showering or eating, social distancing in classrooms, zoom calls, online assignments, no guests, and so many other restrictions that I can't help but think are negatively impacting my experience as a college freshman.

Even though it's easy to believe that outside forces are plotting against us and that we should just give up all hope, I am still convinced that I can make my first year at college a memorable experience. Despite the restrictions, I still have the opportunity to make new friends, learn essential life lessons, and maybe even find love.

I'm an 18-year-old girl navigating her way through her freshman year of college amidst the spread of a deadly virus. I may not have all the answers but I do know that a positive attitude and a little determination can make or break your life experiences, including the stressful transition to college life.

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Student Life

Waitlisted for a College Class? Here's What to Do!

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

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Course registration at college can be a big hassle and is almost never talked about. Classes you want to take fill up before you get a chance to register. You might change your mind about a class you want to take and must struggle to find another class to fit in the same time period. You also have to make sure no classes clash by time. Like I said, it's a big hassle.

This semester, I was waitlisted for two classes. Most people in this situation, especially first years, freak out because they don't know what to do. Here is what you should do when this happens.

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Challah vs. Easter Bread: A Delicious Dilemma

Is there really such a difference in Challah bread or Easter Bread?

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Ever since I could remember, it was a treat to receive Easter Bread made by my grandmother. We would only have it once a year and the wait was excruciating. Now that my grandmother has gotten older, she has stopped baking a lot of her recipes that require a lot of hand usage--her traditional Italian baking means no machines. So for the past few years, I have missed enjoying my Easter Bread.

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Unlocking Lake People's Secrets: 15 Must-Knows!

There's no other place you'd rather be in the summer.

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The people that spend their summers at the lake are a unique group of people.

Whether you grew up going to the lake, have only recently started going, or have only been once or twice, you know it takes a certain kind of person to be a lake person. To the long-time lake people, the lake holds a special place in your heart, no matter how dirty the water may look.

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Top 10 Reasons My School Rocks!

Why I Chose a Small School Over a Big University.

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I was asked so many times why I wanted to go to a small school when a big university is so much better. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure a big university is great but I absolutely love going to a small school. I know that I miss out on big sporting events and having people actually know where it is. I can't even count how many times I've been asked where it is and I know they won't know so I just say "somewhere in the middle of Wisconsin." But, I get to know most people at my school and I know my professors very well. Not to mention, being able to walk to the other side of campus in 5 minutes at a casual walking pace. I am so happy I made the decision to go to school where I did. I love my school and these are just a few reasons why.

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