“Take all the AP classes,” they said. “You’ll get out of college in like two years,” they said. Yet, for all the hype about AP classes in high school, I never learned what...
In my culture, external family image takes precedence over everything, including freedom, happiness and mental health. We’re confined by the pressure to keep up appearances, and our mental illnesses...
Moody College of Communication boasts seven communications-related majors, with one focused entirely on the concept of communication — communications studies, or CMS. Within this major exists three...
Drug use is common among students — in a survey, 19.9% of UT students reported using marijuana in the past 30 days.
A recent security and fire safety report published data showing an increase...
Tomorrow will be the first time University of Texas students have had a break in over 12 weeks. Since Labor Day, students have faced a nonstop onslaught of classes and work commitments that have drained...
My day starts at 6 a.m and ends at 12 a.m. It is jam-packed with classes, office hours and other miscellaneous activities, and sometimes I have to block out extra time toward the end of it to take a midterm.
Last...
Like many other freshmen at some point this semester, I recently logged onto the UT Testing and Evaluation Services website and began the process of claiming credits that I earned in high school. Little...
Studying abroad is one of the most valuable parts of college. There aren’t many opportunities postgraduation to take six months off and travel to a different country with your friends to learn about...
“With Brown’s Open Curriculum and educational policies, I can be the architect of my own education.”
These lines are still ingrained in my mind from my tour at Brown University. Finally,...
Fourteen tabs: open. Redbull: chugged, then chased with espresso. UT planner: burned into your retinas.
During registration, it feels like the stakes couldn’t be higher. You’re competing...
That’s it. I’m going to say it. The thing nobody is supposed to say.
College is SO hard.
Difficult classes aside, you have to make new friends, live on your own, prepare for...
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine became very ill and displayed symptoms including fatigue, nausea, sore throat and a dangerously high, hallucination-inducing fever. After visiting a doctor, he was told...
