My topic was how I was a masochist of all things. I spoke about how being one helped me push through very hard times during high school and how I enjoyed pushing myself to my absolute best to make sure that I got things done. People were surprised that I chose this but it got me into great schools.

It is getting harder and harder to afford college these days, even at state schools. My whole college career was full of financial aid mishaps and deregistrations. I have been to every person where I could possibly get help. My advice is to...

The RU Screw...sigh. I don't even know how many times that's happened to me but don't expect to go...

It was not hard to pick my top choices because they were goals of mine since middle school. Some of the other schools I picked were for a change of scenery (UMiami) or because they had a nice environment. Going to open houses or tours help a lot! I wasn't even going to apply to one of the schools on my list until...

There was a lot of drama with this decision. Out of the many schools I applied to, I ended up getting into 8 of them. Unfortunately, many of them did not give a lot of financial aid which was very important at the time. I am 1 of 5, all girls, 3 of us are similar in age at most 4 years apart. They were also getting ready to apply as well. One school...