Posts by Kelsea Conlin:
What is the Easiest Math in College?
Posted on: 30 Mar 2023
We’re running the mile today, your gym teacher announces. You consider a range of possibilities that include a dramatic ankle twist, the tried-and-true “forgot my sneakers,” and the construction of a large yet surreptitious HELP message with the aim of signaling a passing biplane to swoop down and cart you off to safety. Just as […]
College Major vs. Minor – the Difference Explained + Examples
Posted on: 24 Mar 2023
The difference between a major and minor can be captured with a comparison to a task that you hopefully engage in on a semi-frequent basis: laundry. To wash your clothes, you absolutely need some type of detergent or cleaning agent–choose not to add, and you might find yourself surrounded by a Pigpen-esque dirt cloud. On […]
Degree vs. Major in College (With Examples)
Posted on: 22 Mar 2023
Baking brownies from scratch requires a certain level of precision. For the best result, ingredients should be at room temperature, cocoa powder should be weighed and sifted, and good quality chocolate is non-negotiable. In addition, your end result will inform the order of operations: shiny-top brownies require you to fully dissolve your sugar in the […]
What Does it Mean to Audit a Class in College?
Posted on: 17 Mar 2023
Auditing is synonymous with investigating or evaluating, and the word likely conjures images of an IRS employee sorting a mountain of tax documents, analyzing your information line by line to find discrepancies. Normally, this is a scenario one wants to avoid at all costs. However, in college, auditing a class can be a useful tool […]
10 Easiest College Majors in 2023
Posted on: 09 Mar 2023
You’re behind the wheel of a car for the first time. How hard can this be? You think to yourself. There’s one steering wheel and two pedals. However, while you’re learning, you’ll likely appear slightly unhinged to everyone else on the road (and not just because your mother is having a panic attack in the […]
How to Write the UC Activities List
Posted on: 24 Feb 2023
“Widow’s First Year,” a piece of microfiction by Joyce Carol Oates, goes like this: I kept myself alive. That’s it. Powerful and heartbreaking, it communicates an entire narrative in just four words. Like Oates, microfiction and flash fiction writers revel in the opportunity to say as much as possible in the smallest amount of space. […]
16 Best Trade School Jobs
Posted on: 21 Feb 2023
Months before you’re treated to a graduation cake with one of your baby pictures on it and the sight of your cap soaring through the air, there are umpteen important decisions to make about the next steps in your life. While around 60% of high school graduates head to college (note that this statistic varies […]
13 Best Coding Jobs in 2023
Posted on: 14 Feb 2023
Remember when you couldn’t use your (landline) phone while the computer connected to the internet, during which you underwent an eardrum assault of random sound frequencies? When The Oregon Trail (RIP, oxen) was the height of computer game technology? When you communicated your mood to the rest of the world through the song lyrics featured […]
