Because a Princeton boy’s mom (Susan Patton, ’77) thinks you should be. College ladies, think about it: Your sexual capital is only going to decrease after you graduate. You can focus on your education and career too, but don’t forget the most important thing you should get out of an elite college education: A husband.… keep reading
Tag Archives: freshman year
how to survive thanksgiving at home
1. Count your blessings. Give thanks, yall! While school is invariably more fun than home, there are a lot of fun things that you can’t do at school that you can do at home. You can stay in your room all day and not feel like you’re missing anything! You can start watching that new TV series… keep reading
6 crash-and-burn crushes
1. The emotionally-unavailable enigma. You know the kind of guy I’m talking about. He wore a lot of black, and he seemed to spend a lot of time by himself. Most of our conversations were about how interacting with other people in any way that suggests any sort of vulnerability is simply asking for trouble.… keep reading
pros and cons of living in the dorms
Pros: Social activity is everywhere. You can go to several parties without leaving your building. You’ve got a whole hallway of potential new friends. My freshman year, while looking for dinner companions, I used to walk down this one hallway, knock on all of the doors, and see if any one of them had a… keep reading
dear mom and dad
This is a post about boundaries. Mom, Dad, it would be really great if you would stop reading my blog. I know that I can’t stop you, because it’s on the internet, so I’m asking you nicely. Please don’t. I know this will be hard for you to hear. You gave birth to me and… keep reading
it’s link thursday!
Yall, the 2012 elections are in less than two months. I know a bunch of us aren’t living in our home states, but are we all prepared to absentee vote if necessary? Check out this website for all the information, forms, deadlines, etc that you might ever need! Here’s a great example of a naked… keep reading
freshman to do list: how to decide what crap to bring to college
Last week I introduced how to pack your clothes for college, but there are a lot of non-clothing things that you also need to bring with you. The fine folks at Target and Bed Bath and Beyond are going to do their best to convince you you need to buy everything, but clearly that’s not true.… keep reading