Even with students from all 50 states and more than 50 countries, Northwestern has developed a lingo that is distinctly its own. To speak like a seasoned Northwestern student, take note of the following...

For the purposes of this letter, let’s say college consists of two groups of things: those you’re afraid of doing and those you haven’t yet realized you’re afraid of doing. It could be because...

Moving to college was easily the most exciting and frightening experience of my life. I was saying goodbye to everything I was familiar with and saying hello to all the new possibilities that awaited me....

Class registration can be a daunting time. Scratch that. Registration is, no matter how old you get, the most stressful, nail-biting, throw-your-Mac-through-the-library-window period of each quarter. As...

First: Take a breath. You’re in college now. Really. You applied, you were accepted and soon you’ll be on your way to a degree from a great university. High school, with its constant pushing, fighting,...