Ok, I’ve got a sickness.
Blogger’s Block.
From the countless “how to blog” articles I’ve stumbled upon, Blogger’s Block is inevitable. As of now, I cannot think of a topic to write about. Sure, there’s social media- a topic 9,520,000 million write/Tweet/facebook about. I need to write about a topic that I know REALLY REALLY well. Something that will benefit those who read the blog, yet give me a form of self satisfaction and an outlet to vent.
Here’s an idea: talk about college.
No, not what college to go to or the best academic programs across the country. Let Kaplan and the Princeton Review do their jobs. I am talking about the little things in college-
- what to do when you have to manage a job while taking a full course load.
- how to deal with a TA who you cannot communicate with.
- a how-to on starting to drink coffee.
- dealing with changes in your friend groups
- boosting your final grade after you screw yourself over on a big test (yes, this happened to me last semester. luckily, I pulled myself out of a big fat F on my test and received an AB ((like an A- or B+ at UW-Madison))
These posts will be titled “Calls from College”. Why this? Well, during my freshman year at Madison I frequently called my high school friends to share and bounce situations off of each other. I found that some of the best advice I received came from my peers and not in a book or online.
Hopefully, I won’t be alone on this. I plan on asking a few of my friends to contribute to these branded blog posts. Some ideas of who I will contact (they will most likely kill me for revealing their names):
- My friend Bewie (http://www.twitter.com/elizabethridley) to talk about managing a successful long distance relationship.
- My friend and roommate Max (http://www.twitter.com/mgelderman) about succeeding in competitive college courses with hundreds of students enrolled
- My friend Sarah (http://www.twitter.com/sarah_temple) speaking about the ups and downs of transferring colleges
It’s going to be an open road and I don’t really have a destination about my writing. All I know is that I want to help others by sharing my own past and current experiences with college.
