What makes a Best College?

Earlier this morning, I ran across an article that has inspired me so much, I’ve decided to write about something that isn’t movie flavored. Forbes.com came out with the list of 650 Best Colleges (which you an view here). While best lists are very commonplace, the creators of these rankings used a very interesting scale.

College Essays pt. 1: College Athletics

Though I feel I have been away for so long, I really have not been. I am returning with a vengance however, unleashing upon the world (lol) my first college essay. As I am a civil engineering major, I have only had to take two semesters of english yet I have always enjoyed writing. Luckily

Essay Series, Passions, and Staying Sane

Even though I have spent my entire summer so far SANS job and can’t find one anywhere, I have surprisingly not gone insane. Sure there was the occasional “louder than normal inside voice” conversation with my parents (who hasn’t) and there was my brief dalliance with possibly taking a MUCH needed vacay to NYC or