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12 Back to School Dresses Under $35

Staring at your closet and got nothing to wear? Maybe you’ve decided to reinvent your personal style this year, maybe you want to make a memorable first impression. Regardless, your old clothes will not do....
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How to…Move to Off Campus Housing

It is time. Time to emerge from the chrysalis. Time to hop out of the nest. Time to leave the dorms, spread your wings, and fly to an off campus pad. It’s a scary prospect....
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3 Steps to Managing Social Life, Sleep, and School

On my first day of college as a nervous, awkward freshman, my professor told me “Social life, good grades, sleep … Pick two.” These are probably three of the most crucial necessities in a college...
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6 Ways to Find School Supplies for Cheap

Raise your hand if you wish you had more money! I’m pretty sure the only people not raising their hands are the people who didn’t hear the question. But the beginning of the school year...

8 Affordable Backpacks for College Girls

It’s the first day of school. You’re rocking a new ‘do, some kicky boots, and an ultra adorable dress. The truth is you are looking fine and feeling fab. What could possibly go wrong? Needle...
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Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault

I woke up yesterday morning to a social media storm. UChicago, my dear old UChicago who I dreamed about attending when I was a little girl and who chewed me up and spit me out...

How to…Make Your Dorm Room Feel Like Home

For most of us, going away to college is the first time we’ll be set free into the big wide world. The possibilities are endless; all the new friends we’ll make, the wild parties we’ll...
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7 Essential Tips for Decorating Your Dorm Room

It might feel a little hopeless to the decoratively inclined. The dorm room. You can’t put any holes in the walls, you can’t paint, and nothing can encroach on your roommate’s half of the walk...

How To…Get Along With Your Roommate

Some roommates are better than others. Some of you are going to luck into your best friend, and some of you are getting stuck with someone two steps short of deranged. Hope for the best,...
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Staying Healthy at College (Without Breaking the Bank!)

Let’s face it: with all the stress college can bring, trying to stay fit and healthy seems like a herculean task – not to mention the expenses that come along with a clean lifestyle. When...

Awkward Freshman Mistakes That I Made

Listen up, fledgling adult, and listen closely. You are going to make mistakes. Major truth bomb, right? You’re going to make dozens of tiny, minor mistakes you’ll forget in a week. You’re going to make...

A New You: 6 Quick Ways to Feel Beautiful

(#5 will have you laughing, but will make surprising sense) You often don’t feel beautiful. You see people in magazines and on the street rock a look effortlessly but whenever you give it a shot...

Summer Styles for a Girls Night Out

Ahhh…girls night out, we all look forward to it! A night consumed of fun, laughs, drinks, and possibly some crying, but that’s if the night gets really crazy. The hardest part of girl’s night is...
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10 Spine Tingling Books To Read Before Halloween

Starbucks is serving pumpkin spice which can mean only one thing: it’s almost Halloween! I don’t know about you but I’ve been planning my costume since June, I’ve covered my door in spiderwebs, and I...

How To… DIY Self-Tanning Glow

Having the perfect summer tan has not always been the easiest task in the beauty world, but thanks to products such as self-tanners, achieving that radiant bronzed glow has become less complicated, thank god! What...

Why You Should Decorate Your Dorm Room!

When you think about college, you probably think of late-night study sessions, campus events, and of course, your dorm room. For many college girls, a dorm room is not only a place to sleep, but...

Brighten Your Semester: Cute School Supplies

In a mid-semester slump? We all may be at this point. After spring break, we are in the home stretch, everyone. But summer still seems so far away! It’s even worse if you are waiting...
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A Guide To Dealing With Toxic People

We have all encountered plenty of toxic people throughout our lives, and I’m sure we all even have some within our close circle. These people stress you out, make you miserable, and just all around...