Living but Not Dying by My Calendar By Hannah, a Writing Coach I am entirely dependent on my calendar — and yet, some weeks, I get stressed out every time I look at it. I love keeping diligent track of … Read more
Cooking as a College Student By Abby, a Peer Tutor Why I Opted Out of a Meal Plan: I’ve lived in a dorm for three years and I had a meal plan for my first two years on campus. I … Read more
Lectures, Labs, and Learning By Ruby, a Peer Tutor Throughout most of high school, my science classes tended to be very theoretical. It wasn’t until community college that I had my first real lab class. In this biology lab, we … Read more
Making Chemistry as Organic as Possible By Jackson, a Peer Tutor Transitioning from general chemistry to organic chemistry was possibly the biggest hurdle I faced in my college career. It felt like every time I mastered one of the concepts … Read more
Making Sense of Philosophy Papers By Alondra, a Peer Tutor As a student double majoring in computer science and philosophy, I have taken several philosophy courses ranging from “17th and 18th Century Western Philosophy” to “AI and the Future of … Read more
Healthy Exercise Habits in College By Owen, a Writing Coach Before coming to UNC, a high school teacher told me that time in college is divided between three main responsibilities: schoolwork, sleeping, and socializing. She said that you can only … Read more
All Roads Lead to…Studying Abroad in Florence By Bella, a Peer Tutor As part of the COVID-19 generation, my transition to college was different from what I envisioned it would be. Because of the pandemic, I chose to go to … Read more
Gen Eds: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly By Michael, a Peer Tutor As a double major in physics and environmental science, my main stressors in a typical semester are a pair of STEM classes. Unfortunately, this makes the … Read more
LSAT Studying By Nikki, a Peer Tutor Intro to LSAT Studying If you want to go law school, arguably the most important hurdle you must leap is the Law School Admissions Test – the LSAT. It is hard to overstate … Read more
How I Use LinkedIn as an Undergraduate Student By a Peer Tutor Ever since I came to college, I have been told left and right that I need to create a LinkedIn. Only now that I am staring down my … Read more