All Posts by Kim Sachs

Most college students studying abroad start blogs so that they can keep in touch with friends, journal their travels, and remember the details of their experience. Around four months ago, right after I turned in my abroad application, I decided that I wouldn’t blog when I was abroad. Despite my sister being a professional...
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Dear Graduate Student, If you haven’t realized by now, you are not welcome in the student gym, the undergraduate libraries, or anywhere else on campus that I could possibly run into you. When I go to the gym, the last person I want to see climbing the Stairmaster next to me is you. In...
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Throughout life, people have to make a variety of tough decisions. Grad school or 9-5? Children or pets? Shower curtain or glass door? Think about it. Choosing between a shower curtain and a glass door isn’t as easy as it seems. Sure, there are functional benefits to a glass door – water doesn’t leak...
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Many people know that popular, yet cliche saying, “don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” In most cases, I live my life by this saying. If I see a boy who might not be my cup of tea, I still give him a chance. Maybe he’ll win me over with his charisma and charm?...
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Most people who know me think that I “watch TV that lowers IQ.”  (Yes, that was a quotation.) While this statement is both upsetting and insulting, I would have to agree. Each night, after a long day of work (read: unpaid internship) and a strenuous work out at the local gym, I shower,...
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Every young girl remembers their first love. For me, his name was Dan and we met in the preschool playground. It was true love – he shared his chicken fingers with me at lunch and always requested to sleep next to me during nap time. It seemed like I had found the man of...
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www.thiscollegelife.com go. i’ll say more later.
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Being a busy college student, I hardly ever do the unnecessary 100+ page readings my professors assign me. (That’s a lie, I’m OCD and do all my work but it seemed like a good opening sentence). Anyway, despite my tedious work habits, I continue to do poorly on my not-so-pop quizzes in my Introduction...
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I know it’s a Tuesday morning but it’s been a long week.  It’s about time we blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-alcohol. How Wisconsin Does It – Going Out Mix 03/09   Lengua Afuera – Pitbull American Boy – Estelle Boom boom pow – Black Eyed Peas Bottoms Up – Keke Palmer Boyfriend Girlfriend –...
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There is a time in everyone’s life when all they want to say is “f@!% this.” You know, when you wake up hungover just to realize your boss is shadowing your progress for the day. Or, you get to class only to remember you had a 13 page term paper due that day that...
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