University

It is a daunting experience for newcomers; however, it doesn’t have to be. Here are four tips to enhance your enjoyment of the experience and productively utilize all your precious time. Enjoy New York From Out of Town The city is well-known because of its excitement, vitality, and excitement, but going abroad to study in New York…

What did I learn from the first day of the Gap Year to the last day of the year? A Gap Year is a very taboo topic. Understandably so. What parent would allow their kid to risk not only taking a year off of their journey through life but also…

If you’re heading to anywhere remotely near a mountain range, never mind a world-famous one, it’s pretty much illegal not to go skiing. Or snowboarding, whatever you wish. Especially when the culture you’re trying to immerse yourself in is also world-famous for pairing up skiing with partying. It turns out…

Cracks in the Ivory Tower by Jason Brennan and Phillip Magness The last twenty years have exposed the incompetence of our elites. Starting in 2001, when America’s intelligence community suffered a total intelligence breakdown, to 2019, when the elites of America’s elite intelligence apparatus incompetently attempted a coup against…

London, the bustling metropolis that has long been a hub of innovation, culture, and education, is home to some of the most prestigious universities in the world. Among them, three stand out in particular — Imperial College London, University College London (UCL), and the London School of Economics and Political…

Two weeks ago, I was invited to speak on a panel for future UW exchange students. On nearly the same day, I got a ‘1 year ago today’ flashback of me finding out my exchange application for this term was approved. I remember staring at the acceptance email, delighted but…

By Sarah Muzzy

What You Need to Know Before You Go to University — Welcome to the world of higher education, where late-night cramming sessions, caffeine-fueled study groups, and existential crises over term papers await you. Whether you’re a seasoned overachiever or a chronic procrastinator, embarking on the journey to university is an adventure full of excitement and challenges. But before you pack up…

German version available “Social Design deals with socially relevant topics and designs them in a participatory way, i.e. integrates people from society into the design process,” explains Carolin Schreiber, Professor of Social Design, in the video of the closing event of DemenzDinge. The four-year research and model project of the…