Author: Travis Thornton

Preparation for Your First Day Check out the Fashion on Your Campus. Check out what the students on your campus are wearing. Make Sure You’re Presentable. Wear Comfortable Shoes. Be Punctual. Embed Yourself in the New Environment. Act Confident. Be Mature. Use Your Smile. What do you usually do on […]

1. Choosing the Right Major. This is one of the most common fears that every college student has, whether you’re an incoming freshman or senior. It can be really scary to have to decide what you want to do for the rest of your life when you’re still really young. […]

After-school activities are chock full of potential friends. Joining a group activity is a great way to meet friendly, like-minded people. If you like to be active, you might sign up for an ultimate frisbee or field hockey team. If academics are important to you, you could join a debate […]

Don’t Stress Over Making Friends on Your First Day. Making friends is not your priority at school (it is important for sure), but you are in school to learn. You have the whole of the school year and more to make friends, so don’t feel bad if you are not […]

Introverts aren’t always shy — sometimes they can be quite chatty — but they also need time alone. And they definitely don’t need to be the center of attention, which makes them markedly less attractive to admissions committees. Colleges want the applicants who will take the bull by the horns […]

An institution well known for being one of the most prestigious safety schools in the world, Yale has long excelled at displaying it’s blatant insecurity. What is the safest Ivy League school? Princeton is one of two Ivy League colleges on our list (the other being Dartmouth). As much as […]

There’s a lot of evidence out there that shows introverted people are more intelligent on average. For example, a study done by The Gifted Development Center showed that 60 percent of gifted children are introverts. Studies also show that introverts are more verbally intelligent than extroverts. Do introverts have higher […]

One way to make new friends is to join interest groups. Just like in school, this will place you in forced close proximity with people who share your interests. For at least a few hours a week, you will have the chance to chat, laugh and make memories with people […]

At any age there are going to be people in your area who are open to forming new friendships. Not everyone has had the same social circle for years and years and isn’t interested in meeting anyone else. If you go on sites like Meetup.com you’ll see people have created […]

The Washington, DC cost of living index is 159. That means living in DC is 59% more expensive than the national average. Healthcare is slightly below average while transportation, utilities, and groceries in Washington, DC are 10-18% above the national average. How much money do you need to live comfortably […]

You’ll be fine running on the river for the most part. Some areas further from the city are sketchy at night (the wooded part of the loop by Oak square, the Greenough woods where guys are always cruising, anything past Watertown square), but most people in Cambridge never get out […]