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I just finished my freshman year at Yale. I'm worried I didn't make deep, long-lasting friendships.
A Yale student felt the expectation to find his life-long friends in his first year at college. He'…
Miles Kirkpatrick
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My mother enrolled in college at 42 while raising 4 kids. It was the same year I enrolled as a freshman.
At 42 years old, a mother returned to college and followed her dream of being a teacher. Her daught…
Amy McHugh
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I'm a freshman at Yale University's Old Campus. Here's what my dorm room life is like.
When picking where I wanted to go to college, each school's housing system was one of the most impo…
Miles Kirkpatrick
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I'm a Harvard student. Our freshman dining hall looks amazing, but some of our meals lack seasoning and variety.
When I first thought of Harvard, I imagined the food would be great. A private university with a mu…
Ezekiel Wells
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I'm a freshman at Yale and just went to my first Harvard-Yale football game. The weekend was one of my favorites at college so far.
The two schools are more known for producing academics than athletes, but for one weekend a year, w…
Miles Kirkpatrick
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I'm entering my last year of college. Here's what I wish I knew as an incoming freshman.
Moses Jeanfrancois is a senior at The New School and wishes he knew it would be difficult to make f…
Moses Jeanfrancois
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ChatGPT showed it could pass a freshman year at Harvard and achieve a 3.34 GPA, student says
Maya Bodnick, an intern at Matthew Yglesias's "Slow Boring" newsletter decided to test how the chat…
Beatrice Nolan
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A college freshman was 'shocked' after his parents put posters of themselves in his room, including a life-size cutout of his mother
Although Hakin Wagner gestured to hide the cutout in the viral video, he told Insider he plans on l…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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I'm a freshman at Harvard. From a Chinese lecture to a screening of 'Legally Blonde,' here's what my first day of classes was like.
Over the past week, I participated in orientation and got to know others in the class of 2027. But …
Ezekiel Wells
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I'm a freshman at Harvard, living in the the famous Harvard Yards. From small dorm rooms to luxury commons spaces, here's what my dorm life is like.
About a month ago, I moved into my freshman dorm. I've enjoyed it here so far and wanted to share m…
Ezekiel Wells
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I'm a freshman at NYU, living in the school's newest dorm building. From modern rooms to large study spaces, here's a tour of my dorm life.
Whenever I meet another New York University student and tell them I live in the John A. Paulson Cen…
Zoe Applebaum
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I'm an incoming Harvard freshman. I'm nervous I won't fit in with the rich kids on campus as a financial-aid student.
Ezekiel Wells thought Harvard was only for rich, well-connected kids. But when he got a full financ…
Ezekiel Wells
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I'm a freshman at NYU and just moved into my dorm. I wasn't prepared for how overwhelming and scary my first few days would be.
Zoe Applebaum planned her move in to New York University for months, but she didn't expect to be ov…
Zoe Applebaum
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Freshman Rep. Andy Ogles admits he didn't know what he majored in
Ogles majored in "Liberal Studies" at Middle Tennessee State University, not international policy a…
Madison Hall
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A month before I left for my freshman year of college, my mother was diagnosed with cancer. It defined my college experience.
Zoey Steel struggled to connect with her fellow students at Lewis & Clark College because she was w…
Zoey Steel
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I'm an NYU student who studied abroad in Florence my entire freshman year. I loved the campus, the locals, and the chance to travel.
Mellak Abduelal says she loved sitting in Italian cafes, chatting with locals, and traveling around…
Mellak Abduelal
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My daughter felt isolated as a freshman at American University. When she transferred to a lesser-known school, she found her community.
Even though the writer's daughter attended one of the best universities in the country, she wasn't …
Amy McHugh
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A South Carolina freshman threw down a dunk in transition that showcased women's college basketball's evolution
Gamecocks forward Ashlyn Watkins is one of several active NCAA women's basketball players — includi…
Meredith Cash
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The COVID lockdowns ruined my freshman year at the University of Virginia. 3 years later, I'm still struggling to have a normal college experience.
Mary Kurbanov will soon start her senior year at UVA but still feels like she was cheated out of he…
Mary Kurbanov
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Freshman Rep. Andy Ogles once raised $23,000 to create a burial garden for stillborn babies with a 'life-size statue of Jesus.' It was never built.
Ogles says the money wasn't enough to create the memorial so he gave it to families in need but did…