10 Ways to Calm Pre-College Nerves COLLEGE. It’s an exciting word, but also a terrifying one. After months of endless applications, emotional acceptances and rejections, and difficult decisions, it’s now your last summer at home. Soon, you’ll finally be ready to pack your bags and go. Or are you? As your departure date draws closer, you’re probably suffering from some serious pre-college…
5 Things College Students Should Include In A Plan For Their Wellness As a psychologist and the mother of two college-aged students, I am concerned about my children’s future emotional well-being. I know that the late teens to early 20s are a time when the majority of many lifetime mental health disorders take hold. Given all the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic…
How to Be a Proactive Communicator During Your Remote Internship The world feels like it’s on pause, but that doesn’t mean your career development options have disappeared. In fact, there are tons of remote internship opportunities popping up. But once you’ve landed an internship (congrats, BTW!), now you’re faced with the struggle of remote communication. How often is too often to chat? Are you acting…
We asked a group of productive and brilliant high school students to share some insights on how they are surviving the transition to a virtual classroom. The following are their recommendations on the top 5 ways to survive virtual classrooms. 1. MAXIMIZE PRODUCTIVITY IN YOUR VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS My best advice for high school students to maximize productivity in virtual classrooms…
What to Do When You’re Not Feeling Super Motivated About the Post-Grad Job Hunt We’ve all been there. You’ve submitted a dozen applications, sent countless “connect” invites on LinkedIn, and gone to the umpteenth virtual networking event, all without getting a single hit. The job or internship hunt can be wildly frustrating, especially when you feel like you’re getting absolutely nowhere. If you’re drained and need…
How College Students Can Prioritize Mental Health During the COVID-19 Outbreak All opinions reserved to the author of this article In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, my college experience as I know it has abruptly been cut short — a disruption shared by college students across the country. Over a matter of days, it seems almost everything has changed.…
Why it’s Okay if You Still Have No Idea What You’re Doing After Graduation “What’s your plan for after graduation?!” There it is–every college student’s favorite question. Whether it’s relatives, family friends, professors or peers, having to explain or express your uncertainty to people never gets easier, and can definitely feel very defeating. No matter how annoying it can be to…
What to Do After College When You Have Multiple Strong Interests Graduating college is a big deal. That’s why we decorate our caps and celebrate four years of stressful classes, growing friendships and late night partying studying. Even though we’re in the middle of a pandemic, those final moments of transition to the real world are still a big deal—and after the festivities end and you…
It’s safe to say we’re all stressed out by and disappointed in the curtain situation, but those that were set to experience major milestones this year are arguably towards the top of the list. Graduations have been cancelled, celebrations are off, and many of you feel stiffed by the lack of recognition for all that you’ve accomplished so far. For…
Now that COVID-19 has closed college campuses, experts walk us through how to choose a school online.
