August feels like yesterday and also a million miles away. High hopes, big dreams, and a picturesque vision of college life.

I just finished my first semester at the University of Michigan. I was surprised that I made my small dorm room work and found friends easily.

Often, our beginning foretells our ending. At Hunter College, which Princeton Review calls the crown jewel of the City University of New York system, the best predictor of whether students will ...

That was the first thought that ran through my mind after completing my first semester at Towson University. For most freshmen in college, especially first-generation college students, the first ...

Though medical school may feel light years away for students just beginning their college careers, the path toward med school starts early for those who know they want to become doctors. Since there ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Emily Schwartz. I have two core memories from my freshman year, mirrored but distinctly ...

For some first-year law students with the right pedigree, the door to a lucrative job at an elite U.S. law firm now opens ...

An idea came up on campus again this week that comes up from time to time. Couldn’t we save everyone a lot of time and angst by coming up with a common first semester that all, or nearly all, students ...

A liberal arts education provides students with skills that enable them to think critically and creatively. We encourage you to explore new intellectual realms by taking a broad range of liberal arts ...

As a college professor for 21 years, there are a few things I know for sure. One is that first semester typically sucks, and for all different reasons. The second is that first-year students often ...