Guide to the First Year of College

Freshman year of college is terrifying. What if you get lost? What if you hate your roommate? What if your laptop explodes just as you’re completing your 20-page term paper on Pickle Weaponry in Medieval Scotland, leaving you with a failing grade and a pair of permanently-singed eyebrows?

…Er, actually, we’ve got nothing on that last one. If that happens, you’re pretty much screwed.

But for everything else, your SparkNotes editors have it covered, with this super-extra-informative guide to tackling frosh year at the college of your choice. Pull up your underpants, steel your nerves, and let’s get ready to MATRICULATE.

Code Words For the New School Year

September 3, 2010

Hear ye! Hear ye! By royal order of the Sploggers and the Sparkitors, we hereby declare the following euphemisms approved for immediate use! Spread them among friends and classmates! Compound ......

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Fall into Fall with a Brand-New Look

September 3, 2010

With all the JCPenney commercials in heavy rotation, and Good Morning America segments featuring must-haves for fall, it’s impossible not be conscious of what look you’re portraying at school. Maybe ......

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Life According to Ginger: First, Second, Third, and Fourth Impressions of College

September 3, 2010

Ginger's having a great time at school, and we couldn't be more psyched for her! —Sparkitors I’m here! It took one long essay, three short essays, a small mountain of paperwork, ......

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