Need a break from your dreary summer job or your days binge watching Parks and Recreation all day long? Although you can’t afford to hop on the first plane to Thailand or Mexico, grab your friends and take a trip together. These Cheap Summer Vacations Are a Great Way to Have Fun Without Blowing Your Budget. 1. […] The post 10 Cheap Summer Vacations That Won’t Leave You Broke appeared first on College Magazine.

This post is sponsored by The NAMM Foundation. As a music student, you should focus on the beat and not the bank. These 10 music scholarships can help pay for your education so you can do just that. That means saying goodbye to the broke blues and hello to whatever melody flows from your talented, […] The post Top 10 Music Scholarships You Should Apply for ASAP appeared first on College Magazine. via College Magazine https://www.collegemagazine.com/top-10-music-scholarships/

Jess Weiner can’t stop bullets with her wrists (or maybe she can), but this modern-day Wonder Woman can shape Barbie dolls with her creative mind to save the self-esteem of girls around the world. 60 percent of girls are so concerned with their appearance that they refuse to go swimming, visit the doctors and go to […] The post Powerful Women Leaders: Jess Weiner appeared first on College Magazine.

The day had finally arrived when I received my acceptance to Penn State for pre-med. I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do for a living, but I did know I wanted a job where I could make as much money as possible. After all, nothing feels better than earning a lot while helping people. Although […] The post What Happens When You Pick A Major Based On Money appeared first on College Magazine. via College Magazine https://www.collegemagazine.com/picking-a-major-based-on-money/

If you’ve ever taken a personal finance class, you’ve heard your professor say, “Start saving ASAP.” It’s true. Just think about how nice it’ll feel to not live off off-brand cereal in your golden years. Social security is the primary source of retirement income for senior citizens, but we shouldn’t rely only on social security […] The post WTF is a 401K? appeared first on College Magazine. via College Magazine https://www.collegemagazine.com/wtf-is-a-401k/

Anyone can dye their hair blue or wear a graphic tee with a pun on it. But a tattoo really makes a person stand out. It means that a person cared so much about a design of the meaning behind it that they permanently etched it onto their body. From small tattoos about family to ones […] The post 10 Small Tattoos For Every Major appeared first on College Magazine. via College Magazine https://www.collegemagazine.com/10-best-small-tattoos-every-major/

“Alright, class. Let’s start off with an ice breaker, shall we?” are the worst words a professor can utter within the first five minutes of class. Suddenly your whole body tenses up and you swear you forget how to breathe for a moment as you desperately wish the ground could swallow you up. So, yeah, […] The post 8 Cringe-Inducing Ice Breakers appeared first on College Magazine. via College Magazine https://www.collegemagazine.com/8-cringe-inducing-ice-breakers/

“Have you come to terms with your mental illness?” I looked at my therapist with some hesitance, reluctant to answer. I wanted to say yes, but we both knew the answer was no. Throughout my life, I’ve struggled to be normal, or at least meet my family’s definition of normal. My worth was measured in academics, […] The post Coming to Terms with My Mental Illness appeared first on College Magazine. via College Magazine https://www.collegemagazine.com/coming-terms-mental-illness/

10. California Institute of Technology (Caltech) The prestigious California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California is one of the toughest colleges to get into, and the second hardest in California. With an average SAT score of 2300, an average ACT score of 34 and an acceptance rate of 8.1 percent, by figures alone Caltech can call […] The post The Top 10 Hardest Colleges to Get Into appeared first on College Magazine.