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We would like to dedicate this issue to all the college graduates out there, two of whom are your College Issue editors! We have worked hard to bring you the insight that no brochure will ever give you. Why? Because the contributors are real college students who have lived and breathed all of the fun and games and weird stuff that actually happen.

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Thank you to all the writers who have made this an amazing issue. Everyone brought their pride to the table and reminded us that these can be the four, at the least, craziest and most interesting years of your life.

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08 Dorm products // 12 The soundtrack to college // 14 By the numbers: College// 15 Verbal intercourse with Jimmy Tatro // 16 You don’t know what you don’t know // 17 Statement-making mascots

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Spotlight Work you can live with: Cool campus jobs 20 Meet the Models 22 Shout-Outs: Memorable moments in college sports 26 The Insiders: What’s a typical school day like? 28 Follow the Freshmen: Out with the old, in with the new 31

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Make your dorm room more userfriendly with these handy items

After you buy all the basics you’ll need, from your comforter and sheets to a desk lamp, minifridge and microwave, check out the gadgets and fun items we found. They might just make you reassess what you consider to be a necessity.

Coffee Joulies Joulies.com These crazy beans instantly cool down your coffee to a drinkable temperature and then using super-smart technology they used the stored energy to keep your delicious drink at that same temperature for twice as long. It’s perfect for those late-night study sessions or earlymorning yoga classes. Coffee is a valuable commodity in college, and being able to enjoy it longer makes it even sweeter. A bag of five of these guys will run you about $50, but they last a long, long time.

Undercover Laptop Sleeve Available at amazon.com and Urban Outfitters Your laptop is going to be your lifeline come college time, so keeping it nice and safe will be one of your main concerns. This clever laptop sleeve looks like a regular manila folder to the untrained eye but is actually a smart way to keep your laptop in your possession and free from scratches. This $30 case can hold any computer from 8 to 17 inches and features a tear-resistant and splash-proof Tyvek exterior.

Creative Secret Safes PrankPlace.com We all need a place to store our secrets, whether it’s a love note from your boyfriend or just some hard-earned cash. Even if you don’t have a sticky-fingered roomie, you never know who might be lurking around. So be that paranoid weirdo who stockpiles all of his or her treasure in a safe – in this case, concealed to look like regular dorm room products. These sweet safes run about $19. 8

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Flash Drives edolWhatsNext.com (Abe Lincoln, banana, mummy) Walmart.com (Sakar’s Hello Kitty) You’re going to need a few flash drives during college, so why not make them a cut above the boring? There’s a memory stick out there to match every personality, including Sakar’s $14 2GB Hello Kitty and a range of clever offerings from Bedol (4GB, $30). Just because you’re serious about school doesn’t mean you have to be dull.

Bump Speakers Aluratek.com These little speakers pack good sound – plenty for a dorm room – and can be used wirelessly or docked. It also serves as an alarm and clock, and can be beefed up with expansion speakers. The lil baby Bump Portable Mini Speaker is $20; the BRICK iPod/iPhone/iTouch Speaker Dock with built-in amp is $130; everything else is in-between.

MusicSkins MusicSkins.com Dong, the former azTeen intern who’s a true Belieber, can score a Bieber vinyl protective skin for her laptop, headphones, cell phone or iPod for $30 from MusicSkins. The rest of us can choose from several pop culture figures or upload our own pics; we in the office chose to immortalize azTeen mascots Roxy and Cody on the boss’s laptop. The poodles now stand guard, protecting the publisher’s computer from scratches and spills.

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Deja Poo Poopourri.com Imagine what a great roommate or suitemate you’ll be if you clean up after yourself, don’t snore, don’t let your bf/gf unofficially move in AND, well, keep the bathroom smelling great even after gorging on Ethiopian food the night before. Thanks to Deja Poo bathroom spray, your dietary secrets will be safe even from those with whom you share extremely close quarters. Available in 5 ml ($5) up to 8-ounce bottles ($24), which last the average boy a couple of months and most girls all year long. azTeenmagazine.com

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Cutrone was a fashion stylist who became much more than that with the publication of her first book, If You Have to Cry, Go Outside. Think of her as a life coach who says the f-word a lot. In her new book, Cutrone sings the praises of going against the grain, letting your freak flag fly – quite simply, being yourself and creating a life on your own terms. A great gift for young women about to enter college, Normal Gets You Nowhere is not for those who are easily offended but is perfect for everyone else.

Your music, your way You customize your music, so why not your headphones? Try ifrogz’s Ear Pollution line, like the pair pictured: FallOut in NAU colors. Find ‘em at ifrogz.com.

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and 107 other issues you might run into in college by Harlan Cohen

Much like the College Issue of azTeen, columnist Cohen helps current and future college students navigate real campus life – ie, everything beyond the basic how-to’s that are covered in the schools’ viewbooks – in the 4th edition of his bestseller. Sample topics include homesickness, klepto roommates, finding friends, picking a major, long-distance relationships, getting dumped, hooking up, drinking, managing money and eating disorders. Buy it on Amazon. com or check out NakedRoommate. com (a plethora of knowledge in itself). 10

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Here’s a newsflash for those of you looking at out-of-state colleges: There are parts of the United States that get really cold, and there are places where it rains. A lot. And when we say really cold, we don’t mean the upper 50s. Now, that doesn’t mean that you should cross schools in Chicago or Michigan or Seattle off your list of places to apply. But when you’re calculating costs, remember that a parka and boots are a must at NAU, an umbrella and rain boots are a necessity at Oregon State, layers are important just about everywhere that isn’t central and southern Arizona, and mental preparation for weeks of gray skies and cold wetness is vital if you’re going to Ohio State (that last one’s free). And when the wind blows and the rain falls, remember, that’s the payoff for not being back home where it is 110 degrees in October. Stay dry, make a statement! Kamik makes a line of adorable rain boots in crazy colors and patterns, leaving one fewer reason for the rain to get you down. Check ‘em out at Kamik.com.

While not exactly a myth, the so-called ‘Freshman 15’ is not inevitable either. Common sense goes a long way when it comes to staying fit in college. For example: lots of beer = extra poundage. Ditto lots of comfort food, lots of late-night pizza, lots of care packages from home filled with cookies, lots of just about anything that isn’t balanced with lots of exercise.

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could register for fitness – not a class, just a little magic you could sign up for along with all of your classes that somehow gave you a killer body, no effort required? That’s not gonna happen, but we do have two items to help you maintain a modicum of health without too much stress, thought or energy expended.

Me & Goji (MeAndGoji.com)

Design your own hand-mixed cereal and have it shipped right to your dorm. It’s healthy, but it’s also fun and, because you blend your own mix, it’s tasty too. The guys at M&G let us design and name our own two cereals: Mishi Munch (golden granola + quinoa + nutmeg + dried cherries + coconut + goji berries + sesame seeds + chia + walnuts) and Frosh Fuel (5-grain muesli, cinnamon, dried apples, cranberries, mulberries and amaranth), and now we’re hooked. For less than $20 including shipping, you can deliver a canister of custom cereal right to your dorm, complete with a pic and a name. Each canister contains 15 servings – cereal boxes provide about eight servings – and reordering is easy. (Oh, and not that it will help you stay healthy, but there’s also Chocomize.com to customize your own chocolate bars…)

Hex (ShopHex.com)

Need a push at the gym or in order to head out for a run? First, check out the workout playlist in this issue of azTeen. Then load your iPod Nano into a silicone Hex band and get busy. Just $30, the bands come in 10 colors and two different styles (slim and regular). There’s also a metal version, which won’t work as well for running or listening to at the beach but is perfect when you want to use your Nano like a watch or listen to tunes in less-sweaty situations. Get your pulse up every day for 20 minutes – from exercise, not test anxiety – and you’ll keep those extra pounds at bay.

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House music and homework don’t go well together. Here are some tunes to suit your every campus mood.

Puttin’ the G in G.T.L. Get pumped for a workout with these high-energy beats.

Blink 182 – The Anthem Pt. 2 LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out Run DMC (feat Aerosmith) – Walk This Way Lil Wayne – Get Outta Your Mind Black Eyed Peas – Someday Pitbull – Give Me Everything (Tonight) Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On, I Don’t Wanna Care Right Now The Roots – Here I Come Guns N’ Roses – Welcome to the Jungle Queen – We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions Duck Sauce – Barbra Streisand

Party time!

Want your room to be the center of activity? Get Friday night started with this hip hop playlist. Mac Miller – Donald Trump Taio Cruz – Believe In Me Now Kap Slap – Better Than A Stereo Dream Ke$ha – Blow Timbaland – Carry Out LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem Kanye West – All of the Lights Pitbull – Give Me Everything A Tribe Called Quest – Scenario Steve Aoki and Laidback Luke (feat. Lil Jon) – Turbulence New Boyz – Backseat

Date Night

Set the mood with old-school slow jams and neo soul Marvin Gaye – If I Could Build My Whole World Around You John Legend – Slow Dance, Save Room Blake Shelton – Honey Bee Bruno Mars – Count on Me The Temptations – My Girl Tim McGraw – Live Like You Were Dying Colbie Caillat – Bubbly, Realize

Coldplay – The Scientist, Every Teardrop is a Waterfall Jack Johnson – Better Together Lauryn Hill – Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You Joss Stone – Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin’ on Me) Robin Thicke – Superman John Mayer – Your Body is a Wonderland

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Soothing sounds will help maximize your brain power. Mumford & Sons – The Cave, White Blank Page The Script – For The First Time, The Man Who Can’t Be Moved Weezer – Island in the Sun OneRepublic – All The Right Moves, Good Life, Marchin On Goo Goo Dolls – Black Balloon Joey Ramone – What a Wonderful World The Band Perry – Hip to My Heart 12

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Commuting to School Driving, longboarding or walking, these tunes get you ready for the school day

Lady Gaga – Edge of Glory Nicki Minaj – Super Bass Matt Nathanson – Faster Adele – Rolling In The Deep, Set Fire To The Rain Jessie J – Price Tag Cee Lo Green – Everybody Loves You (Baby) Bruno Mars – The Lazy Song, The Other Side Beady Eye – The Roller Counting Crows – Einstein on the Beach KT Tunstall – Uummannaq Song Paolo Nutini – New Shoes Eric Hutchinson – Ok, It’s Alright With Me

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University graduates who received a degree this year in Bowling Industry Management, the only program of its kind in the U.S., the curriculum of which includes Lane & Pinsetter Maintenance I, II, II and IV.

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Age of Nola Echs

when she graduated from Kansas’s Fort Hays State University earlier this year, making her the world’s oldest-ever college graduate.

Acceptance rate,

in percentage, of the Curtis Institute of Music, making it the hardest U.S. school to get into.

Age at which prodigy Michael Kearney entered college. At 17, he was teaching at Middle Tennessee State University.

Total enrollment at Alaska Bible College, the smallest accredited college in the U.S.

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it took two guys to write Rocky Top, widely known fight song of the University of Tennessee Volunteers.

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Height in feet of Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning, the tallest educational building in the Western Hemisphere.

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Number of commencement

speeches given by Bill Cosby, the most prolific grad speaker ever.

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enrolled in college in the U.S. for the upcoming fall term.

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Number of criminal arrests during this year’s one-day State Patty’s celebration at Penn State, considered the rowdiest college in America.

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Year that the nation’s

first co-ed school, Ohio’s Oberlin College, opened.

of 2011 college graduates polled by Twentysomething Inc. who reported that they would be moving back in with their parents, up from 67 percent in 2006, thanks to the current 15 percent unemployment rate for their age group.

1852 Year of the first college sporting event, a rowing competition between Harvard and Yale.

verbal intercourse with… Jimmy Tatro We hit up Notre Dame grad and UofA sophomore Jimmy Tatro, whose YouTube videos mocking the stereotypes of frat life and college dude-dom have made him a viral sensation, to answer questions both awkward and otherwise. Check him out at YouTube.com/TheJimmyTatroChannel or on Twitter at @JimmyTatro. What part of your body or personality are you most selfconscious about? “Probably my hands and feet. They’re quite large.” How much of the Jimmy in the YouTube videos is the real you? “A solid amount. The Frat Life videos obviously aren’t the real me – I’m just kidding around – but some videos are based on real funny situations that either me and my friends have encountered or that I know other people encounter on a daily basis, so it gives them a relatable feel.” If you could hook up with any cartoon character, who would it be? “Misty from Pokemon. 100 percent.”

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Number of hours of sleep each night the average college student reports getting.

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National rank

of Ohio State’s football team when during its 2010 gridiron matchup against in-state whipping boys Ohio University, OSU mascot Brutus the Buckeye was tackled and assaulted by OU mascot Rufus the Bobcat. It was Ohio’s lone victory that day.

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of the University of Florida’s annual intramural Rock, Paper, Scissors tourney. As should be expected, winners typically are members of UF’s Rock, Paper, Scissors club.

Do most YouTube commenters get you? Some seem not to recognize satire… “Definitely not. Haha – the majority are not even in the ballpark. However, there are always a few comments that make me want to give that person a high five and say “THANK YOU, finally someone got it!” What’s the worst pick-up line you’ve ever used? “’So instead of me trying to come up with a pick-up line, let’s just make out.’” Any advice for incoming college freshmen? “Worry about the money later, (and for now) just get every possible experience you can out of college.” Are you a fan of Tosh.O? How would Jimmy.O do against him in the ratings? “I love Tosh.O. Jimmy.O could be pretty hilarious, but that doesn’t flow too well. I’d have

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to come up with another name, and I’d do it more like Chappelle’s show and center it around sketches and small series videos. If anyone wants to hook that up, I’m down.” How much time a week do you spend manscaping? “I mean, I work out, I shave, I shower, I stay clean … not too much time haha.” If you had to choose between a girl who was hot but b*tchy or sweet but average-looking, which would you go for? “If I was gonna date her, I’d go for the sweet girl, but if it was just a couple of hook ups, the hot girl (keep in mind this would depend on just how “sweet and average looking” and “hot and b*tchy” these girls are).” What ridiculous TV show was/is your guilty pleasure? Saved by the Bell? Family Matters? The Nanny? “Melrose Place and 90210. Yeah, I said it. Melrose Place was my ish back when it used to run. And I guess I’ve watched an OK amount of Gossip Girl episodes, but let’s keep that one on the DL....” Whose life would you want to have for a day? “Kobe Bryant. I want to know what that guy’s up to. He’s quite mysterious.” What do you miss most about high school? “Being on the basketball team. I played volleyball too but no one really cares. Most other aspects of high school that I would have missed dearly ended up transferring over to college... except for the basketball thing. Maybe if I had hit a couple more 3s...” College 2011

you don’t know what you don’t know...

Some things you’ll encounter when you get to campus are things you can understand without having experienced them – the tiny size of dorm rooms and the necessity of waking yourself up in the morning without help, for example. But other things there is no way to prepare for – they will come as a shock the first time you experience them no matter how prepared you think they are. Here are a couple of freshmen shockers:

Mind-blowing aspects of college life you won’t get til you get there

Registration is War You probably know that you will have to sign up for your own classes each semester or trimester, but what you don’t realize is the level of stress that goes along with it. In the old days, students had to camp out in line in order to secure spots in popular classes, so getting to register online is a step up. But until the first time you set your alarm for 7:50 a.m., open your laptop and hold your finger poised over the keyboard waiting for the 8 a.m. cyber battle to begin amongst your peers for a coveted spot in Human Sexuality or the Lab Bio section that everyone needs in order to graduate or the spot that gives you a Fridays-free schedule, you have no idea.

The Hell that is Finals Week You probably know that you will have to sign up for your own classes each semester or trimester, but what you don’t realize is the level of stress that goes along with it. In the old days, students had to camp out in line in order to secure spots in popular classes, so getting to register online is a step up. But until the first time you set your alarm for 7:50 a.m., open your laptop and hold your finger poised over the keyboard waiting for the 8 a.m. cyber battle to begin amongst your peers for a coveted spot in Human Sexuality or the Lab Bio section that everyone needs in order to graduate or the spot that gives you a Fridays-free schedule, you have no idea.

No one cares if you’re weird. Seriously. The reason why Mean Girls is such an iconic film is because it realistically – though exaggeratedly – depicts the caste system of high school. During those four years, your classmates notice if you don’t dress like them or are the strange anime kid or have raging acne. In college? Your idiosyncrasies are embraced and your flaws are ignored because you WILL find others just like you. Sure, the mean girls will go to college too, but the world you both inhabit will be vastly larger and you will no longer be on their radar screen. As Ronnie on Jersey Shore would say, You do you. No one’s a weirdo loner in college unless they genuinely want to be one.

You are Nothing But a Number In high school, for better or worse, all of your teachers knew you by name. It was comforting to walk down the hall and feel like Cory from Boy Meets World when Mr. Feeney (rather creepily) was his teacher from junior high through college. “Mr. Matthews, what are you doing in the hall?” “Just getting a drink of water, Mr. Feeney.” “Alright, but see that you get back to English. You don’t want to leave Mr. Turner waiting.” “Yes, sir. Topanga’s taking notes for me while I’m gone.” No matter how big your high school was, there was a familiarity there. College, on the other hand – at least when it comes to lecture classes, which can have as many as 600 students in them – is a whole different story. You can take eight different classes over four years from the same professor, and at the end, he or she still won’t recognize you.

Expenses Sneak Up on You Like the Boogeyman When you are budgeting, you know, in general, where your money will be going. Laundry. An occasional movie. Any food not covered by your meal plan. But most freshmen vastly underestimate just how many of those niggling expenses there are. Get a boyfriend or girlfriend and “occasional movie” means once a week. Evenings out aren’t a luxury – they’re a necessity to keep from going crazy. But keeping them to a minimum is important when you remember college life’s other unforeseen necessities such as toilet paper, printing costs and a couple of support-the-team tees.

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Sun Devils and Horned Frogs and Anteaters, Oh my!

Some mascots make a statement with their originality

In the world of mascots, there are the expected, and then there are the unusual. Then there are the really unusual. The mighty Eagle serves as mascot to 74 colleges and universities across the U.S.;

rounding out the top five are Tigers, Bulldogs, Panthers and Knights. ASU’s Sun Devils and TCU’s Horned Frogs are well-known mascots that stand out for their uniqueness and good regional fit. UC

Irvine is the Anteaters – maybe not regionally appropriate, but different nonetheless. From there it gets really weird. Here are some of the most out-there mascots officially representing their American colleges.

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The Banana Slugs of UC Santa Cruz

Mississippi’s Delta State University, home of the Fighting Okra

The North Carolina State School of the Arts Fighting Pickles

Geoducks (That’s “gooey duck,” a mollusk) of Evergreen State College

Concordia College – Moorhead (Minn.) Cobbers (yes, as in corn)

Webster University’s Gorlok (a mythical creature with the paws of a cheetah, horns of a buffalo and face of a Saint Bernard)

Dartmouth College’s unofficial but beloved Keggy the Keg

Scottsdale Community College’s Fighting Artichokes

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work doesn’t have to be a 4-letter word

Some campus jobs are actually pretty cool

1. Lifeguard.

When things on campus heat up, being a lifeguard can cool you down. Plus you’ll get to check out all your school’s hotties.

2. Library Assistant.

If you’re looking for a low-key job in an air-conditioned building, becoming a library assistant at your school could be a great fit. It won’t be the most glamorous of professions, but the hours are good and surrounding yourself with a bunch of studying students is a great way to have good habits rub off on you.

3. Golf Cart Driver.

College campuses can be a hassle to navigate and are often really spread out. Golf cart drivers provide rides to injured students, faculty and other visitors who may be too lazy to walk. Being a driver requires a clean driving record and good people skills but is ultimately a pretty easy job. 20

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School – and everything that goes along with being in school – is expensive. But as a freshman there are a lot of limitations on the type of jobs you can get if you don’t want to flip burgers or always ask mommy and daddy for money. We get it – you want to be independent but not have to toil away at a sucky job. So, here are some jobs that aren’t horrible.

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Picking a college that is right for you is a

MAJOR DECISION SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA 4. IT Helper.

When your computer crashes or software doesn’t work, it can be the most frustrating thing ever. But if you’re a legit tech nerd and you can navigate a computer blindfolded, you could save the day for the rest of the hapless student body.

5. Student Recreation Center Employee.

The student gym is always a busy place, and your new school could use some help keeping it running. Working as a front desk assistant is the perfect job for those looking to make some cash without overtaxing his or her brain.

6. Concessions Worker.

Most schools have a theatre or sporting-event center that sells food. Handing out food won’t overtire your body, mind or spirit.

7. Bookstore Employee.

Campus bookstores are run by students, and each year new positions are always open. Bonus: the job usually comes with a sweet student discount. (At ASU, for example, bookstore workers get their books for free!)

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This issue’s cover models, Savannah and Jerika, were two of our three winners in February’s azTeen/KISS 104.7 model search at Tempe Marketplace. The girls proved their mettle in the decidedly toasty College Issue shoot, enduring 110-degree temperatures without losing their cool. Here, the girls dish on the joys of summer, their personal style and future college plans.

Savannah Lee Tanner, Highland ‘14 You’re going to be a sophomore this year, so maybe it’s a little early… but have you started thinking about college yet? “I have thought about it a lot, but I’m still not completely what I want to do in the future. Something I can see myself doing is being a hair stylist, and I want to go to EVIT while I’m in high school to see if I like it.” What do you enjoy doing in summer – other than modeling outside at the hottest part of the day, of course? “I like to blast music and dance around my house, make smoothies and put random things in them to see if they are good, talk on the phone with my friends for hours, relax and watch movies, try new hairstyles, exercise, watch funny YouTube videos, eat frozen grapes, cut old jeans into shorts and sleep in, of course!” What’s on your iPod? “Everything! I have music from Lil Wayne to Carrie Underwood. But lately I’ve been into Best Love Song by T-Pain, How to Love by Lil Wayne and Where Them Girls At by David Guetta.” Reading anything good? “7 Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers. I am learning so much from it. It’s full of great advice and funny, inspirational stories. When I get bored I just lie down and read for awhile.” How would your bff describe you to someone who had never met you? “I think she would say I’m kind of crazy at times but you can trust me with anything. I’m also a relaxed person and a good listener.” Describe your fashion style in 10 or fewer words. “Vintage and girly, lots of dresses!” What’s one thing you want to accomplish before summer is over? “I want to become more flexible so I can do the splits. I stretch in my room all the time and am so close!” What do you think is your best physical feature? “My hair, definitely! Random people I don’t know come up to me and tell me my hair is so long all the time – they can’t believe it’s real. I love it.”

Jerika Lyn Martinez, Primavera ‘12 This is our College Issue. Have you thought much about college – where you wanna go, what you wanna study, that kind of thing? “I don’t hate the idea of a University, but I’m a small-town girl – Peoria via Snowflake – so the college that’s caught my eye most is Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge. Somewhere that’s small but also completely new to me where I could easily keep entertained. I’m still indecisive about what field I want to go into, although I’ve considered going into medical to get my CNA and later, my RN.” What do you do to enjoy summer when you don’t have to model in the blazing sun? “I’m the outdoors type, so when it comes to free time, that’s where I spend it most. I love being in the mountains and in the woods more than anything, whether I’m riding four-wheelers, camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, or even just cruisin’ around with friends and family without a care in the world. That’s my kind of thing and what I love to do most.” What’s on your iPod? “More than you can imagine! I can’t go a day without music and my taste varies more than anyone I know. Just imagine all the bands from Warped Tour, Mayhem Fest, and Country Thunder all combined. One day I could wake up and listen to country all day long. The next could be metal and alternative, rap and rock, indie and reggae, you really never know. My mood changes all the time when it comes to music; I love it.” Reading anything good? “Not right now, but reading is a pastime I definitely go for, especially on long trips or even just long days. When it comes to books, anything with a mystery that keeps me guessing is usually always something I love to read. Snowboarding, hunting, and gossip magazines are always something I can rely on to keep me interested too.” How would your bff describe you to someone who had never met you? “My best friends are my two older brothers, so I can only imagine what they’d come up with to describe me. Haha. Nah, if they’re being honest I’d assume they say I’m a pretty laid-back girl. I love meeting new people and I love to have a good, chill time. Family will always come first in my life, trust is always earned and respect is something I take to heart. I’m more than willing to go out of my way for the people close to me and I’ll always be there for you until the day you give me a reason not to be anymore.” Describe your style in 10 words or fewer. “Random. Simple. Classy.” What’s one thing you want to do/accomplish before summer is over? “Oh boy, my list could go on and on. Lately, the two things I’ve really had the urge to do is get good on my guitar and learn how to longboard.” What do you think is your best physical feature? “I’ve learned to love everything about myself, both inside and out. Aside the fact that I’ve got my good and bad days, flaws and favorites, there isn’t just one feature that stands out more to me than another. I do know that at the end of the day, I wouldn’t change a thing.”

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1 “With my friend Victoria

at my first tailgate as a Texas Longhorn. Tailgating here is crazy – wall-to-wall people, all in orange and, since most of our home games were early in the school year, usually very sweaty. Amazingly fun, though, even though our season didn’t turn out to be as successful as we had hoped it would be. I can’t wait to do it again this fall.” – Hillary Burgess, The University of Texas

2 “I loved this basketball

game because we played

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a huge rival and won. Not to mention we love to show our Indiana pride!” – Lauren Rochman, Indiana University

3 “What is most

memorable to me is marching onto the football field before the game starts. We run up in the front of the crowd and welcome the visiting team then cheer for Navy before marching off the field. The announcer announces ‘Ladies and Gentlemen... the brigade of midshipmen!’ and the crowd goes nuts! It is an

awesome feeling. Then throughout the game all the midshipmen stand and cheer. We are a giant family and it definitely shows during our football games.” – Adam Crotty, The United States Naval Academy

together.” – Arielle Wiesenfeld, Indiana University

5 “Chillin’ with Sparky to

kick off freshmen year!”

– Jon Kingston, ASU

6 “Honestly, this was most

memorable because I was with Israeli friends and wearfavorite football games ing a ridiculous full bodysuit. I because it shows that no can also say that it was because matter rain or shine, my the crowd was so exhilarating friends and I show our IU and it was an occasion that Pride. It was one of the most brought my friends together. I fun tailgates/games because really enjoyed supporting the we all stuck through the athletes and my school.” – Nir Ben-Shlomo, Cal Berkeley awful weather and were

4 “This is one of my

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What was yourduri most memorable sports experience ng college and why?! 7 “This if from when

we beat Iowa at home in a game where we (were the underdog). It was on national TV and was the first game we brought out the giant ‘A’ flag that the ZonaZoo Crew (the organization I’m in) had made for the student section. It also paved the way for a top 10 ranking at one point. I’m with fellow ZonaZoo Crew members and some good friends.” – Andy Blaho, University of Arizona

8 “This was by far the

best game that I’ve been to because that game winner went to the ACC championship. It was also the Blackout game for the year, which meant it was at night and on ESPN. The crown was huge, my friends all made it out to the game and we had a ton of fun.” – Scott Raileanu, Maryland

9 “Possibly the favorite moment of mine. This was my very first college rugby tournament. Humboldt State University

men’s rugby team was invited to play in a tournament at Oregon State. After hours of driving and almost getting killed by an elk bull on the way, we had a blast playing against other schools. And afterwards, we all watched the final of Rugby World Cup 2007 England v. South Africa.” – Changjoon Song, Humbolt State

Gamma and I was beyond excited! We got a temporary Big Sister for the day, and this is me, my Big, Grandbig, and Great Grandbig (going from bottom to top). It was one of the most memorable days of my life because I will be a Kappa for life. This day was full of uncertainties but was so much fun, and I will never forget it” – Kelly Striph, Texas A&M

10 “Not exactly sports, but

just as exciting for me was sorority Bid Day my freshman year. I found out that I got into Kappa Kappa

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11 “My favorite game was

in 2007 was when the Wildcats beat #2 Oregon!” – Jeremy Daniels, UofA

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insidersnew

“what’s a typical school day like, and do you have time to get everything done? If not, what suffers?”

our 2011-’12 panelists give their insight on college life

Cecily Trowbridge, Santa Barbara City College “Realistically, it depends on how many units you have. If you slam yourself with 18 units in one semester, you´re going to be GOING GOING GOING every day. But if you´re in no rush to graduate and you go with 12 units (which usually means 4 classes at SBCC), life is manageable. If you´re living outside of your parents´ house for the first time, it´s fantastic. The freedom is really great, but there´s also a lot of responsibility (GO TO CLASS!), and you´ve gotta be on your game. I know some people that left home at 18 that just weren´t ready; there has to be a certain level of independence there, or it´s gonna be a not-so-funny version of Ferris Bueller. Especially if you´re playing a sport with a full-time schedule, sleep is minimized, as is time with friends and the party scene (if you so choose) but you can, choose when your classes are, so you can have your off days. When it boils down to it, freedom is the name of the game, and how you schedule activities is the tactic.” Lauren Motzkin, Yale University “No two people have the same typical day. It depends on the classes you take, the extracurricular activities you do, the things you prioritize. I usually have class for about four hours a day in the late morning or early afternoon. I’ll have lunch in the dining hall then spend a few hours in the library catching up on reading or doing homework. I’m an editor at the school newspaper, so I spend most weeknights at the newspaper building, editing stories and putting the paper together. I also work at the art gallery on campus about eight hours each week and try to make to it the gym whenever possible. I spend time with my friends on the weekends, over meals, in the library or at the newspaper and sleep between five and seven hours a night. One of the biggest differences between high school and college is the number of free hours you have each day, so it’s really up to each individual to plan his or her schedule.”

Michelle Butler, University of Oregon “A typical school day consists of rolling out bed and slipping on my Ugg boots, sweatpants and Northface rain-jacket. It rains A LOT in Eugene. One of my favorite parts of each day is meeting up with my friends to eat some ‘delicious’ dorm food and share stories about our weekends and plan for the upcoming weekend. After attending all of my classes, if I’m up to it, I go to our U of O Rec Center and take classes like Zumba or Body Sculpt with my girls! Then, it’s time to hit the books for a couple of hours, which also involves getting distracted by Facebook, Stumble Upon, and doing anything else to keep from studying. Next year I will need to prepare to buckle down on my studies because I recently made the University of Oregon Dance Team and will be dancing about 12 hours a week as well as working a part-time job and attending classes.”

Jessica Mayer, ASU “A typical school day at ASU’s journalism school starts with coffee. Always. I arrive to the downtown Phoenix campus about 30 minutes before class starts so that I have time to hit Starbucks and catch up with some of my friends before class. Other than the above, every day is different. It’s definitely routine, but very different from high school. Most of your classes are specialized to suit your major and each professor brings a different perspective. There are days when I feel that there is no way I’ll get everything done. I’ll tell you now, there’s always time. Sometimes you have to cut out a few nights with friends or ask for less hours at work, but there’s always time to get your schoolwork done. I’d say friends are sacrificed most often. If your friends are also in college then they will understand. There are weeks where my friends and I have no contact at all because we’re all so busy with school and internships, but we always reunite. Don’t stress about it, get your work done and make your friends proud of you!”

Libby Kiggins, University of Oklahoma “Typical college days are much different than typical high school days. For example, in high school, you attend class after class, have a set lunch break and usually develop a daily routine that becomes familiar over four years. In college, you have classes scattered throughout the day only a couple times a week, with time in between to do as desired. The key to surviving college is time management; you no longer have your parents dictating your schoolwork or your whereabouts. With all that freedom, it takes discipline to study and be focused. My first semester was definitely overwhelming and exhausting at times, but as time went on, I learned how to manage my time wisely, allowing me to succeed both academically and socially. Whether you attend college in state or out of state, every freshman college student will experience the same roller coaster of emotions that I did. Stress is the emotion that I felt most. I had each of my professors bombarding me with papers, projects, and exams that sometimes were all due the same week. To my dismay, I had to sacrifice going out with my friends sometimes, but receiving an A on that paper, project, or exam was definitely worth it.”

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Josh Fendrick, University of Maryland “A typical day during the school year consists of getting up, rushing to class, getting lunch, going to more class, coming back, and hitting the gym. After that, it’s really up in the air. Some nights will be fully dedicated to school work; some nights there are sporting events to go to; other nights there are events on campus that people want to check out; other nights are going-out nights. I would say that sleep gets sacrificed the most, just because there is so much going on every day and night, and because you want to do it all you end up sleeping less than you would like to.” Ben Anderson, Trinity University “As someone who is both deathly afraid of not graduating on time and a varsity soccer player, I tend to have a pretty packed schedule. Typically, I try to schedule my classes so that I start around 9 or 10 (so that I can get some sleep) and end between 2 and 3 (so that I can have some down time before practice). This doesn’t sound like much, but in college, the majority of one’s work will be done outside the classroom. Most days I can fit everything in, though I won’t pretend I haven’t skipped reading assignments or pulled a dreaded all-nighter. I suppose what you sacrifice depends on your priorities. Personally, I’ll sacrifice socializing (especially during the week) before studying, and studying before sleep; in college, there will always be times to socialize, and you simply can’t perform in anything if you’re on the brink of exhaustion. If you’re more concerned with your social life than class or more focused on your studies than sleeping, you’d understandably switch that order up. Just make sure you graduate on time, or your parents might be a little peeved (those nice scholarships expire!).” azTeenmagazine.com

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No longer newbies, our first six followed freshman wrap up their year and let us in on what they learned.

Hillary Burgess, The University of Texas

“I have never been happier than this past year at UT, which could not possibly be a better fit for me. This year I studied a lot and partied even more. I didn’t sleep nearly enough, especially around finals. I have been dating someone new since the middle of the summer, which is awesome, and I’m so excited about rooming with my Darlin’ sister Janine in the fall and going through Rush. Here’s my advice for incoming freshmen: 1. Study in the library! It’s so much more efficient to study a ways away from your bed, fridge and TV. 2. Join something you’re interested in and become extremely involved. I’ve made my best friends through Darlins and am with them every day of the week. There are clubs for literally everyone: Republicans, lock pickers, Buddhists, rugby players. Even Republican lock-picking Buddhist rugby players... My school even has a Quidditch team! 3. Girls, don’t show off and try to drink frat guys under the table. You will fail and ultimately become known as ‘that girl’ – not something you want following you around for the rest of your college years.”

Vivian Padilla, ASU

“Freshman year to many–quite possibly to all–is an enticingly complicated and thrillingly unknown adventure. I became a part of student government, PAB, NAHJ, reported/photographed for The State Press while working hard as a full time commuter student, and there’s so much that I sometimes forget what else I was involved in (but that leads me to my first point)! 1. Become an involved student. In the end the relationships you’ll establish and the opportunities you’ll be offered will advance you into your schooling and your career. 2. Don’t skip too many classes- it’ll affect your GPA and your future years. 3. Don’t be shy- say hi to your neighbor in class and get to know a handful of people. You’ll be with your classmates for the next four years and it sure will be a lonely time if you don’t make friends. Talk with people! 4. Enjoy your freshman year because it’ll affect your second, third and fourth years. 5. Document it all- buy yourself a decent and nice quality camera and take tons of photos! You’ll be thankful in the future.

Emily Piskulick, Gonzaga

“So I’m home for summer and I can’t believe this year is already over! I had the best year of my life at Gonzaga. I finished with strong grades and can’t wait to move into my apartment with my three best friends next year. I learned so much and want to share a few key things with all of you... 1. Never stop making friends. Even once you have a set crew, always branch out. You never know who you’ll meet. 2. Take classes that challenge you. Don’t take classes with easy teachers. Take classes with great teachers regardless of how hard they are. It’s worth it. As hard as it is to remember at times, you are in college to learn. 3. Work hard AND play hard, because you really can balance it all if you have the right attitude. 4. Sleep when you can, eat right, don’t worry so much, and always smile. Things will be stressful at times but very few things in life (especially in college) are worth crying over.”

Corey edwards, UofA

“Looking back on my freshman year, it feels like it went by pretty quickly. There were some fun parts and some not so great parts, but overall I am very happy with how my first year at college went. Here are some things that I learned: 1. It takes some discipline to actually get out of bed in the morning, even when class starts at 11a.m. 2. It is best to figure out how to balance your time between fun and work sooner rather than later. 3. Don’t forget to have fun and spend time with friends. College isn’t only about studying. I figured these things out by the end of the year and was able to earn a high grade in every class, though I did bomb a couple of tests.

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Brittany Hardy, Princeton University

“I really thought my freshman year at Princeton was going to be killer, but I made it through! I worked really hard this year, and I’m super excited to be home in the warmth for the summer. I’m rooming with my good friend, Ogechi, next year, and we’re already planning out our room décor. I want to get more involved with the Princeton Association of Black Women and an event we’re hosting in the fall called Culture Fest. I miss my friends at school, but I’m soaking up my summer vacation with my family and boyfriend now. Here are some words of wisdom to incoming freshman: 1. Don’t latch onto the first few people you meet friends because typically people end up in cliques and don’t really mingle like they should. 2. Make sure to attend class, and if you can’t make it, email your professor. Participation points, alongside knowing the material, do make a difference in your grade. 3. Know your limits when having fun. For example, if you’re out late with friends, and you know you have an early exam, you probably shouldn’t stay out as late that night. 4. If you don’t understand what’s going on in a class, don’t feel bad. Nine times out of ten, there is someone having the same problem as you. Office hours are golden because they give you a chance to work with your professor one-on-one to learn the material.”

Zachary Gastony,

Texas A&M University

“Overall, I’d have to call my freshman year a success! My first semester was tough, but I definitely managed to get my head straight and turn things around the second semester. Here are a few things I learned: 1. This is the first time in your life where your parents thoughts, ideals, political views, etc. won’t be the only ones you hear. It’s time to become your own person, make choices on your own, and grow into an adult. 2. Never mix antibiotics and alcohol. 3. Don’t wait till the last second to cram and study. It may work at first, but everything builds upon the previous topic, and you’ll need to ACTUALLY know it for the next 4 years. 4. They weren’t lying when they said “college is a full time job.” It’s not easy, and will take some work. 5. Live it up! It’s college, bro!”

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Meet the 7 Valley high school grads who are allowing azTeen readers to get a behind-the-scenes look at their first year of college. As a reward for being so candid, Fairytale Brownies will be sending to the entire crew yummy treats to enjoy and share with the release of each new soul-baring issue of azTeen.

Shari Hilton

graduated from Chaparral and is attending the University of Kansas

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graduated from Mountain Ridge and is attending UofA What’s happenin’ azTeen World! I chose to attend UofA mainly because of their strong commitment to diversity. I am incredibly excited for the next chapter of my life and having the ability to meet such a wide variety of students. I will be majoring in journalism and living on campus with a close friend of mine from high school. I must admit that such an enormous change like this is a bit daunting, but I truly believe that once things gets moving, I’ll be cool. I’m not too concerned with money at this point because I know that everything will fall into place as long as I find a quality job and do the right things. In terms of what you should know about me, I’m just a quality dude who plans on making a huge difference in this world and loves socializing/being friendly with everyone. I have so many goals for myself this year and moving forward, so I hope you all will follow me throughout this exciting journey! Peace and love.

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Daisy Prado

graduated from Mesquite and is attending ASU “Hey AZ! My name is Daisy and I am commencing my exciting college journey at Arizona State University. I feel that college will be so much more fun than high school because of all the opportunities and choices that I will have and because there will be less of the petty drama. Also, I’ll be able to take classes that I ACTUALLY like, whereas in high school I had to take classes that would not benefit my future, such as pre-calculus! I just never understood how ‘imaginary numbers’ would help my future. Anyway, my major is broadcasting journalism/ public relations, which is why I am going to the Downtown Phoenix ASU campus where the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is. To be honest, I didn’t decide what my major was until the beginning of my senior year of high school. So, for all the high schoolers who are on edge about the fact that they haven’t made up their mind on what they want to major in, REMAIN CALM. You still have time to think about it! For now all I have to worry about is becoming accustomed to living in a new place, so that means bye-bye to 20-minute showers and junk-food marathons! All in all, I am stoked about the beginning of this new adventure.” azTeenmagazine.com

Hey guys! I will be studying broadcast journalism in the pursuit of becoming a sports broadcaster. From the get-go, I always knew KU was the place for me. I visited when I was a sophomore in high school and instantly fell in love. They had recently won the basketball national championship and the town was going nuts. I am a huge college basketball fan, so this was the cherry on top. Leaving home isn’t that big of a deal to me, as I have been going to summer camp for the past 10 years. My big move to Kansas will be a piece of cake, I hope! I am rooming with a friend from my high school, which I am very excited for. We get along very well and we complement each other, so I think everything will work out great. I can’t wait to start my college journey and share all of my stories with you guys!

Kylah High graduated from Higley and is attending New York University “Ever since my family’s Spring Break New York vacation in my freshman year of high school I’ve been dreaming of NYU. I was sucked in by white and purple torches and nationally ranked nursing and arts programs. And with a lot of dreaming and hard work, I got the big violet ticket. You never saw anyone so conflicted. ASU was pounding on my door, and their pockets were bulging with financial aid dollars with my name on them. While NYU was pounding on my door with ... invoices and demands for deposits. After crying about the $200,000 debt I would have at the end of my six-year stint at NYU, I paid my $500 deposit. I ‘m really excited to be living in a city where there are so many different kinds of people: black, Latino, Asian, European, and white-- who think in so many different ways: Democrat, Republican, ‘THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH!’(this one IS universal), Independent. I can guarantee I’ll never be bored. What I’m worried about now is my roommate. NYU does attract lots of eclectic (i.e. weird) personalities. NYU however does have a ‘community’, problem; Because it’s so far-reaching, it’s hard for some students to find a sense of community. Coming from a fairly small school where I was a large part of the theatre community, I knew a large part of the population, so I worry that I won’t be able to find a place where I can have fun and shine like that again. No way to know until I go!”

Stephanie Saccente

graduated from Cactus Shadows and is attending San Diego State University

Cole Tsonis

graduated from Shadow Mountain and is attending ASU Hey guys! My name is Cole and I will be attending Barrett Honors College at ASU next year. I will be studying business, which I hope to use when I graduate to open up a brewery with my dad. When I first started looking at colleges ASU was my back-up; I really wanted to go to school somewhere in Colorado or Utah so I could pursue my love of skiing. However, when I learned that I had been accepted by Barrett my decision got a lot harder. I could go into debt to go to an out-ofstate school to ski, or take the AIMs tuition waiver and essentially go to school in my backyard. It was a tough choice but I feel that I made the right one. I am really excited to finally get out of the house (even if I only live 20 minutes away) and meet new people. My biggest fear is getting a weird roommate. I have never shared a room before, let alone with a complete stranger who for all I know could be a deranged psychopath axe murderer, so if I suddenly stop writing entries then it means that I most likely met my untimely end at his hands. I can’t wait for college and I am really excited I get to share my freshman year with you guys. Cheers!

“There comes a point in every person’s life, where she must say goodbye to the places and things she has grown accustomed to and welcome change. As of August 26, I will officially be a college student and start a new chapter of my life. Out of all the cities in California, San Diego is definitely the best: the weather, the people, the beaches; the overall San Diego atmosphere makes me feel at ease and gives me a sense of belonging. With lots of opportunities on campus and perspective internships close to campus, SDSU is the perfect fit for me. Although I’m excited more than anything else to move on from my Arizona life, I’m also incredibly nervous. I’ve never been away from my family for a long period of time and I often worry that I’ll feel homesick during the first couple of months. Whenever I begin to have doubts as to whether I should have chosen an in-state school, I feel comfort knowing home is just a short plane ride away. A majority of my friends will be attending colleges all across the country, so the fact that they are venturing off to different states reassures me that I have made the right decision. My friend Whitney will also be attending San Diego State in the fall, and we hope to room in the same suite. I’m eager to see our friendship grow as well as form a bond with all of the other girls in our suite. As cliché as it may sound, high school went by much faster than I anticipated it would. With that being said, I plan to live my new college life day by day and not rush a single thing, living my college experience to the fullest.” azTeenmagazine.com

Bree Purdy

graduated from Corona del Sol and is attending NAU “I am attending Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff — an estimated 160 miles from home. Honestly, I am excited to move on. I am thrilled to distance myself from high school and many factors of it. I am ecstatic to take classes on subjects that focus on my passion for the written word, such as my Grammar and Style course. I am also eager for a new and more nature-based environment; I have never even seen snow before, being a Valley native, so that has its own appeal. I plan to continue to work as a Starbucks barista and balance a 16-credit-hour course load. I cannot wait to have the opportunity to live on my own and gain my independence. I am eager to meet my still unknown roommate and hope she is as organized as myself. I hope to be active in my college community and to study abroad in the near future, while achieving both academically and socially. But, of course, I am also nervous. I am nervous about my boyfriend, Josef, being two hours away. I am sure I will still see him often, but it is not the same as the constant attachment I have grown accustomed to. I will miss my sister terribly and am not looking forward to leaving my parents and grandparents, even though it is relatively short trek down the mountain. I am nervous but ready to fully embrace college. “ College 2011

the road less taken the traditional college route is not right for everyone

‘Not for self, but country’ U.S. Navy is the perfect fit for one Valley man

hen Alec Rochford graduated from Arcadia in 2009, he figured he’d do what most of his classmates were doing – go to college, get a job … you know, the usual. Trouble was, Alec didn’t want the usual. He enrolled at ASU and joined a fraternity, but his classes couldn’t hold his attention, and he felt like there was something else he was supposed to be doing. So after a year and a half of college, Alec enlisted in the Navy, signing on for at least a six-year commitment. Six years may sound like a long time, but Alec, who as of press time had finished Basic Training, says he is considering making a career of the military. azTeen spoke to Alec before he embarked on his journey. azTeen: When did you first think about joining the Navy, and what influenced you? Alec Rochford: I have always wanted to be a member of the United States military, and one day I woke up and realized I needed to take action before I was older and 34

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filled with regret about not enlisting. I went to many different recruiting offices and met with many different recruiters, and the Navy felt right for me. Who makes a good candidate for the military lifestyle? AR: Someone who is willing to set aside everything in his or her life and be 100 percent committed to serving his country in the best way he or she can. What’s the process for joining the military? AR: Joining any branch of the military is not easy. You must make sure you are qualified, healthy and physically fit. You will also learn to love filling out paperwork. What physical, mental and emotional considerations are there to face before signing up and during your time serving? AR: When you make the commitment to enlist you must be mentally and physically squared away. You need to be confident with yourself and be committed to sticking it out ‘til the end.

Do you have any family in the Navy or military? AR: My grandfather was in the Navy during World War II and received a Purple Heart for saving another man’s life. What will be the hardest part about leaving? AR: The hardest part about leaving is all of your family and friends that will be left behind. I have accepted that it may be a while before I am able to see anyone I grew up with. But I also gave my family and friends many months notice as to when I leave so I can see them as much as possible. Anything else you want to tell teenagers who are reading? AR: If there is something in life you would like to do, don’t hesitate, because life is short. For me, this meant enlisting, and I can’t wait to ship out. I couldn’t see myself anywhere else.” – Chelsea Josten

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ollege is the best four C years of your life. Or is it? Although most high schools graduates head off to community college or a typical four-year university, an increasing number are taking the road less traveled. From living in foreign countries to learning how to make creme brulee, teens are heading to college alternatives and blazing their own trials.

We talked to Ari Kendall, a student at Le Cordon Bleu in Boston, about his experiences at a nontraditional fouryear university.

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Studying abroad is more widely accepted here and can offer a once-in-a-lifetime experience to gain college credit while experiencing another culture. Worldwide, each year about 500,000 young people take a gap year, and in 2007-08, about 262,000 American students studied abroad. The top 10 countries for Americans studying abroad are the UK, Ireland, Spain, China, Germany, Australia, Italy, France, Mexico and Costa Rica.

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azTeen mag: What are you studying? Ari Kendall: I started Le Cordon Bleu’s 21-month associate’s degree program in August 2010. How did you decide on culinary school? AK: On a five-month work study program in Israel in the kitchens of resorts, I fell in love with cooking, came back to the U.S. and started school almost immediately. I think that trade school has been a great alternative to a traditional university. I have a set daily schedule with a manageable class load that allows me to work and gain experience in the field. I believe that more people should find out what they like then study it instead of the other way around.

What have you completed so far in school? AK: I’ve completed a third of my workload, including general education classes like English, math and public speaking. I also completed my culinary foundations classes. My next class is baking. What kind of work are you doing right now? AK: I currently work at East Coast Grill in Cambridge, MA. I am the cold station cook. The restaurant is known for its semi-annual “Hell Night,” where they offer all sorts of exotic meat and seafood dishes infused with the world’s spiciest peppers. azTeenmagazine.com

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“If you are searching for a family away from home, Greek life can be the way to go. Texas A&M does not revolve around sororities and fraternities, but if you are a part of one your life can.” – Kelly striph, Texas A&M

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Sororities and fraternities as portrayed on film: vapid, trashy girls doing the sexual bidding of drunken, destructive slacker guys who rely on athletic prowess, disingenuous charm and family money to get what they want. What movies like Legally Blonde, Animal House, House Bunny and Old School don’t show – because, after all, it doesn’t make for exciting movie fodder – are the philanthropic efforts made by these groups, the networking that Greek life is great for, or the legit bonds of friendship that are made when one is part of a fraternal organization. Does that mean that there aren’t wild parties, sex and drinking? No. Nor does it mean that Greek life is right for everyone. Here are comments from students about their decisions on whether or not to go Greek. 36

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“Being Greek opens up many doors for

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and helps turn you into a leader in whatever you may do in life. Greek life isn’t the typical movie lifestyle – it is a leadership role, service role and social role, all which make up a strong student and adult.” – Gaby Chavez, a Delta Zeta at St. Mary’s University

“Some of my favorite moments came simply from spending time with my pledge brothers while we had to do so much work, although football tailgates were especially fun.” – Hagen Allen is a Tau Kappa Epsilon at LSU

“At first, I was pretty hesitant to join, but the guys showed me that they didn’t fit the typical fraternity image, they were different. As the semester went on, I was having a blast. What better way to start college then with a whole group of people that you could rely on, day or night? After my first semester, though, I started to get the sense that many of the brothers were situational friends. The closeness and brotherhood I had previously felt was dissipating. (I quit) but keep in touch with many of the guys and see them on a regular basis, but I realized that I didn’t need a fraternity in order to have a good time and make friends.” – Andrew Gibbs, ASU “It’s always been my dream to be a part of that huge college experience, and my first year as a college student I wanted to do it all. But at my first fraternity meeting they explained to us that this would be part of our life. Every week we had our mandatory meeting as well as everyday events that we would have to carry out. Since I was a nursing student I already had a lot on my plate and was very tough for me to add new things into my schedule. Even though the idea of being able to share a sense of camaraderie with so many people and making so many new friends was very appealing, I just couldn’t continue. Even though I wasn’t able to complete my fraternity process, I am glad that I at least gave it a shot and saw some things that happen in a fraternity.” – Andrew Herrera, ASU

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“Before graduating high school, I considered what it would be like to be a part of something bigger such as a sorority. I figured, if I ever made it into a sorority I would have instant friends along with an instant social life. In high school, I wasn’t popular nor was I unpopular, so I figured that being in a sorority would fulfill whatever I had been missing out on. (But ultimately, I decided that) college isn’t always necessarily about being a part of something bigger. College is time to focus on yourself as an individual, and to shape who you are as a human being. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being part of a sorority, but for me, what I appreciate about college thus far is that I have been able to become even more independent and explore the world on my own terms.” – Talya Kurland, Western Washington University

“I decided to rush AEPi because they are the only Jewish fraternity on my campus. Judaism has always been a major part of my identity, so deciding which fraternity to rush was actually very easy.” – Andrew Max is an Alpha Epsilon Pi at Cal Poly

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The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby believed in the possibilities of the American Dream and the powers of reinvention; despite his many flaws, you can’t help but root a little for him. But his ultimate demise – and the tragedy of his life as evidenced by the discrepancy between the number of people who attended his parties versus those who attended his funeral – should be an object lesson for anyone who has the urge to present themselves as something they’re not… like, says, firstyear college students who are afraid to let people get to know the real them. Like The Grapes of Wrath, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic tome captures a time period – in this case, the Jazz Age of the 1920s – better than any history lesson ever could. Inferno The only non-American book on this list, and the oldest, Inferno is an epic poem penned by Italian writer Dante Alighieri in the 1300s. Dante was really religious and clearly not someone who was down to party, but his work was a significant forerunner to the supernatural stories of today. And when you say “I’m in hell!” you should know what you’re talking about; this will help.

Books & films you should know by now. High school graduation is a rite of passage that bestows upon you a certain status. When students get to college, it is assumed they all possess certain nuggets of knowledge and share some universal reference points. Undoubtedly, an overwhelming majority of the members of the collegiate Class of 2015 have read Romeo and Juliet (8th or 9th grade, remember?) and perhaps some Harry Potter and Twilight. They’ve seen The Hangover, Step Brothers, Superbad and Mean Girls, probably a dozen times each. So when someone says “I am McLovin!” or “It’s like I have ESPN or something,” well, you’ll get those references right away, and that’s awesome. But there are also some books you should have read in school, as well as movies that came out before you were born but are alluded to often enough that you should know them. None of the books or movies on our list are painful, tortuous experiences that you should do just to say you’ve done them – in fact, they’re all pretty amazing. So, on those nights when your homework’s all done and you just don’t f eel like going out, start chipping away at this list.

Crack a spine / 10 essential reads The Scarlet Letter Have you seen Easy A? Heard of philandering politicians embroiled in scandal (John Edwards, good old Congressman Weiner, et al)? Been outraged by members of the clergy? Hypocrisy is nothing new, as Nathaniel Hawthorne showed back in 1850 when he examined whether there is a difference between publicly known sins and sins that are hidden.

Moby Dick “Call me Ishmael.” That and “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” from A Tale of Two Cities are probably the most recognizable opening lines in literature. Plus, you may have heard of a little operation called Starbucks. The name and the logo are straight out of Herman Melville’s iconic adventure tale.

Screen gems Yes, some things created before you were actually decent

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1. Gone With the Wind 2. Taxi Driver 3. The 39 Steps 4. Dirty Harry 5. The Exorcist 6. The Maltese Falcon 7. Rear Window 8. The Seven Samarai 9. Double Indemnity

Fahrenheit 451 The Cold War had just begun in 1951 when Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel of censorship and the manipulation of a dumbed-down society controlled by the media was released. Prescient Bradbury talked about live television police chases and teenagers killing each other, wall-sized TVs and ear-bud devices decades before they became reality. And while azTeen generally refrains from taking sides on hot-button issues, here’s this: Censorship sucks. If you disagree, read this book. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Ernest Hemingway called it “the beginning of American literature” as Mark Twain’s masterpiece takes place on American soil, deals with American issues and involves characters who are American. Highly controversial because of its use of the N-word (200+ times!), the story provides an unflinching look at a time in our country’s history and examines all aspects of human nature. It’s still relevant today, regardless of readers’ feelings on how far we’ve come and how much more work we need to do in the arena of human and racial relations.

Walden Henry David Thoreau chose to examine life via an inner journey rather than travel overseas, the result of which was this collection of essays. True, there are no vampires or fairy realms or passages about sex, but Thoreau’s writings on civil disobedience inspired Gandhi and MLK. If it was good enough for them, it’s good enough for you. 10. The Last Picture Show 11. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial 12. Apocalypse Now 13. The Best Years of Our Lives 14. 12 Angry Men 15. Raging Bull

The Grapes of Wrath The best descriptive word for this book? Searing. This is not what you would call a fun beach read. It is depressing and haunting but also powerful and gripping and a one of the most vividly rendered portraits of the Plains’ Dust Bowl and the migration to Cali hundreds of thousands made looking for work. This chapter in American history wasn’t called “The Great Big Fun Time” or “The Great Happy Happy Joy Joy” – it was called “The Great Depression,” and this book gives readers a pretty good idea of why. 16. Psycho 17. Jaws 18. Casablanca 19. Patton 20. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 21. The Manchurian Candidate 22. All the President’s azTeenmagazine.com

Men 23. Citizen Kane 24. Network 25. Chinatown 26. The Searchers 27. The Graduate 28. The Godfather 29. Schindler’s List 30. Do the Right Thing

31. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 32. The Princess Bride 33. Annie Hall 34. Cool Hand Luke 35 - 40. The first 3 Indiana Jones and the first 3 Star Wars movies

The Catcher in the Rye Look at your great-grandpa and try to picture him as a conflicted, hostile yet insightful, troubled, smartmouthed teenager. J.D. Salinger’s Holden Caufield was born in the 1930s, like your great-grandpa probably was, and his angst still resonates today, even more than 50 years after Catcher’s publication. This is the definitive coming-of-age novel, no matter how old.

Catch-22 This non-linear satire is, obvi, where we get the phrase “Catch 22,” meaning, say the folks at Webster’s, “a dilemma from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.” In the book’s unnamed war, airmen could be grounded from flying missions if they were crazy; all they had to do was ask. But if they asked to stop flying, that proved that they weren’t crazy, so they couldn’t be let out. Get it? Does the government/military make any more sense today than when Joseph Heller wrote this book in 1961?

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Lo ve at first sight? For some brave souls, move-in day is the first time they’ve been on campus

tatistically speaking, most of the college-bound high school students reading this issue of azTeen will stay in-state for college; 78 percent of ASU’s student body is from Arizona, 70 percent of UofA’s and 76 percent of NAU’s. Almost everyone else visits their intended campuses – in many cases, multiple times – before committing to enroll or at least before moving in. Sometimes, though, finances get in the way of making that trip, especially if we’re talking waaaay out of state. And sometimes students just trust that they’ve made the right decision and do see any need to visit beforehand, especially because technology has allowed them to virtually explore their new homes. Here’s what some of them had to say about their approach:

“I didn’t visit because I didn’t really have the time and my family didn’t really have much of a reason to go out there, because it was just out of nowhere that I was applying to ASU. At times I wish I visited because if I didn’t like it that would have been horrible, but I got so unbelievably lucky with how much I fell in love with the area and school.”

“I went to UC Merced with never having seen it because it was the only school I got into... seriously.” – Ammar Mandvi of Orange County, California

– ASU student Brittany Cimmarusti of Chicago

“I transferred to the University of Maryland – College Park after my freshman year of college and I didn’t visit the school prior to showing up for orientation. The reason why I didn’t feel like it was necessary to visit was because as a transfer student I was already familiar with the ‘college structure.’ So when I was evaluating the school I would compare its facilities and characteristics to that of the school I was coming from. Maryland had all the tangibles that I found lacking at my first school. Also, with the internet it’s so easy to take a virtual tour and see many of the great parts of the school’s campus. The things I heard about the school and saw online were exactly what I thought would make for a great college experience.” – Scott Raileanu of Memphis

“I got an athletic scholarship to a small school way up north and just didn’t have the money to visit it beforehand. It wouldn’t have done me any good anyway, because even if I didn’t like it, I was committed to play there. Also, I wouldn’t have turned down a free education. Fortunately, it worked out OK. There are a lot of us (athletes) from out of state, so we bonded over how we are so unused to the cold and stuff like that.” –Shante Lara is from the Valley and attends the University of Wyoming

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“My parents gave me a choice between a laptop and a visit to see my new college. I chose the laptop. I had spent so much time online researching the school that I didn’t see any reason to see it in person. It has worked out alright for me. I mean, once I was on campus, I didn’t get to leave til Winter Break, so I got to see every corner of it.” – Penn State

student Rachel DeLaurentis is from San Diego.

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wonderful Some clubs & traditions go beyond

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College campuses can come with a lot of amenities – a fabulous student rec center, maybe, or high-end group hangout rooms or even an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Some, though, have more creative pastimes for their students. – Rachel Nemeh, Scottsdale Community College

The UofA has the Society for Explosive Engineers, which is dedicated to educating students in the careers of mining, mainly through the use of explosives. Blowing up stuff in the name of education sounds pretty bomb.

Occidental College students celebrate friends’ birthdays with the Birthday Plunge. If it’s your special day, plan to take a dip in the Oxy Fountain, whether you like it or not.

Tufts University takes the Undie Run a step further with the mid-winter Naked Run. Tufts students began this tradition of running naked from West Hall to the Residential Quad when the original all-male Tufts School was combined with the all-female Jackson College to create the now co-ed Tufts we know today.

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Stanford students claim the unofficial motto of “Die Luft der Freiheit weht,” which translates as “the wind of freedom blows.” The campus is littered with dozens of fountains that students plunge into on a regular basis.

Several schools, including NYU and The University of Texas, have Quidditch clubs. NYU also has a Chicken & Rice Club in which members try out street-cart food, and UT has a Lockpicking Club.

The University of Chicago has The Shire of Grey Gargoyles of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Despite its ridiculously long and silly name, this club, similar to those found at campuses around the country, is dedicated to recreating a Medieval lifestyle by dressing, acting, cooking, singing and dancing just like they used to.

Cal State Long Beach has an amazing new rec center, which is perfect for members of the Triathalon Club to stay in shape. Yes, the unemployment rate for new college grads is 15 percent, and that’s pretty awful. But someone out there is getting a job. A lot of someones, actually, and you have four years to make sure you’ll be amongst them in 2015. Although there’s no magic formula college students can follow to assure themselves of landing a job straight out of school, there are a few things that can be done to make sure you’re headed in the right direction. Competition for jobs is fierce, and it’s essential for students to use their time in college to best prepare themselves for the big bad world that awaits them. This prep work involves a mix of internships, work experience, good grades and community service, with differing importance given to each aspect depending on each

Georgetown University in D.C. celebrates the Healy Howl, a tradition that started after The Exorcist was filmed at the campus. Since then, it has been shown on Copley lawn every Halloween. After the movie, students head to the cemetery near Healy Hall around midnight and begin to howl until their heads turn around 360 degrees… or they get tired and hungry. collegian’s future career choice. And perhaps most noteworthy of all is networking; in a hurting economy who you know becomes even more important. To Cait Chew, a recent graduate of American University, it’s all about leadership experience, roles and responsibilities. She recommends finding a side activity where you can play a substantial role. “It is important to show employers that you have the capacity to become an employee who has something more to offer,” she says. “Don’t try to put too many things on your resume, but if you do, make sure they are leadership positions that have shown growth.” Aaron Goldstein, an intern at Education Week, added that time management is crucial as students learn to “prioritize academics, extracurriculars, and jobs/

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internships.” He also suggests building upon work connections as networking can often lead to career opportunities that cannot be found on a job board. Finally, it is vital to see your accumulated skills as malleable and applicable to a variety of positions and opportunities. If students cultivate an attitude of life-long learning to go with an ability to think critically, they will be well prepared for a constantly evolving job market that sometimes requires education in areas that are still emerging. By developing skills as well as this ability to adjust on the fly to the everchanging challenges of society, you will be in the best shape possible to land that all-important first job. – Michael Schwartz, UofA Prom 2011

Caleb Zipperstein Oregon

One faithful Wednesday night while I was studying abroad in Jerusalem, my roommate decided to go out and drink until the holy city would not serve him any more. Unfortunately, they didn’t stop serving him, and from what I heard, and he drank about 18 shots. Somehow, he managed to carry himself back to our dormitory. However, once he got back to the room, he couldn’t make it any further then the shower. He proceeded to take a shower but fell asleep on top of the drain. I found this out the next morning when I stepped out of bed and into a foot-deep pool of water. This story could have been worse though. He peed on the previous roommate he had.

Lana Ruck Texas Tech

How’s this for a memorable roommate: Years ago, an ASU student living in Ocotillo dorm had a raver roommate. No big deal, you say? True, except that this guy threw raves in their room. His bed (and the bathroom) was the farthest from the door; he divided the room with a floor-to-ceiling curtain. On rave nights, a procession of raver kids, complete with candy bracelets and all the accoutrements, came and knocked on the door, then proceeded to the curtain and sought admittance to the back half of the room. Blacklights and strobes flashed, happy hardcore music pumped, and the non-raver roommate acted as doorman and had to knock on the curtain to get to his own bathroom. Fortunately, he was able to switch rooms a month into the semester. Then there was the guy who showed up with his parents to his dorm room only to find his new roommate drinking Southern Comfort from the bottle and taking down the closet door to make a permanent beer pong table. His drinking turned out to be a daily occurrence that led to copious projectile vomiting all over the room. Now, rooming with a stranger can end a couple of different ways. One, you can become BFFs for live. Two, you have nothing in common and tolerate each other for a semester or maybe even a whole year. Or three, you get a complete psycho who steals your stuff or tries to steal your boyfriend or clips his toenails into your bed. Like these poor souls…

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I was really excited for a new roommate my sophomore year of college. She was a bit of a rebel, true, but I was in with that crowd once upon a time, so I could at least pretend to agree with her radical skepticism about politics and the world in general. A few months into the semester, however, I became more aware of Cruzzie’s habits. I came home after a weekend away to find my room totally trashed with beer cans and other mysterious substances all over the place, which is illegal anywhere on campus. I told her to throw it out, and everything seemed fine. A few weeks later, I walked in to our room after class and she was smoking pot in our room, which of course meant everything reeked of it. I had to wash all my clothes and bedding just to get the smell out. As spring semester rolled around, Cruzzie wasn’t spending much time in the room, and it was total bliss. One weekend, though, I got a call from her mom, who hadn’t heard from her in a few days, and I realized that I hadn’t seen her all weekend either. It turned out she had gone to the hospital for alcohol poisoning, which she almost died from. After that, Cruzzie spent almost all of her time in the room, with another girl right next to her. The girlfriend, for lack of a better term, lived a few floors above us, but never really left our room. She slept with Cruzzie, ate with Cruzzie, studied with Cruzzie, and I’m pretty sure she drank and smoked with her too when I wasn’t around. After Valentine’s Day, when they attempted a romantic evening at home while I was trying

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to sleep 3 feet away, I avoided the room at all costs. The library and local study nooks became my new best friends for those last few months.

Megan Flittie NAU

My freshmen year I had this roommate who never left the room during the week. Every time I would come back to our room she would always be there. Then, one fateful day, she got a boyfriend and he adopted our room as his own. From then on I had two roommates that never left the room. Every once and awhile they would drive down to Phoenix. When they would make these trips they would leave all of their dirty dishes just lying out filled with soup or empty smoothie cups. The room would always smell and she wouldn’t let me open the window to air out the room because she claimed she had allergies and they made them worse. I became sick for about a month before Spring Break, finally starting to feel a little better the week before. My roommate’s boyfriend was coming down with a cold too. So I decided I did not want him in the room to infect me again. One night she asked if he could spend the night and I said I really did not want him to because I didn’t want his germs. She was nice about it that evening and he did not spend the night. However, I walked in the next day and he was just sitting in our room, by himself without my roommate, coughing and sneezing.

Kelsey Cantana ASU

My roommate and I met a girl named Ashley through a friend of ours and immediately befriended her due to her outgoing and fun nature. We began hanging out with her every weekend. When summer came around, Ashley was having problems with her current roommate and ours was leaving for summer. We decided that Ashley would sublet our third room, and she moved in with us. Everything was fine during the summer and we had a great time all going out together. Right before the start of the semester our other roommate decided to live somewhere else and it was finalized that Ashley would be our new permanent roommate. Once we were about four months

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into living together we started noticing little things about Ashley that didn’t make sense. Our apartment complex manager was constantly coming up to talk to her about her rent payments that had always conveniently gone “missing,” and she seemed to always be using things that belonged to Tori and me. Tori and I always had done things like this with each other but always made sure to return clothes or pay back the other, so we didn’t see it as a big deal at first. Then we started investigating further and realized Ashley never really went to class like she claimed. One day we decided to go into her room to look for books and notebooks, anything that a normal college student would have, and instead found some pretty horrific things. We found that two-thirds of the clothes in her room were in fact our clothes, and also found a bag under her bed with 10 pairs of our underwear in it that she had worn and stained. Curious about her school schedule, we called the registrar and found out they had no record of her attending the university. So our roommate stole our clothes and underwear, made up a schedule and even went as far as to wander around campus pretending to be in class. Finally, when we tried to confront her about it she locked herself in her room until we left and then picked up all of her belongings. We haven’t seen or heard from her since.

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My roommate was a disaster and seemingly one of the grossest kids on the planet. One day I was at my desk and I happened to turn around and see him blowing his nose into his bare hand, momentarily staring at the glop of snot sitting and then whipped out his large tongue and licked it clean. I turned around and pretended not to have seen anything. He also used to take snacks to bed with him. As in bring them into bed knowing that he would fall asleep with them in his mouth and beside him. One night he took a “bowl” of goldfish with him to bed only to wake up with them crunched up all over him. Two weeks later I moved out. — Collected by Shulamit Appel/ASU

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a dream deferred How will you handle a college path rife with roadblocks?

Your essays were brilliant. Your grades were stellar. Your extracurriculars were dazzlingly varied and showed intensity, discipline and dedication. Plus, no one in the history of the universe has ever been a better fit for your dream college than you are, or wanted it more. And yet, you didn’t get in. Or, you got in but you can’t pay for it. Now what? Once you realize that this cosmic calamity is no joke and that this dream really, really isn’t going to happen for you, you have a choice to make. Either 1) You don’t go to your dream school and you spend the next decade railing against the unfairness of it all, or 2) You don’t go to your dream school but you find a way to bloom where you’re planted. Either way, you’re not going to your dream school. The only thing you have control over is how you’re going to respond. Angeline Vu was in your shoes a few years ago. She was shocked to be rejected by UCLA, the school where she had pictured herself for years. Shocked. Disbelieving. Hurt. Angry. Dejected. Humiliated. Then she pulled herself together and went on with her life, and you can too. Here’s her story: “I was always the girl that dreamt of attending a yearyear university straight out of high school, so naturally I was heartbroken when that didn’t happen. I went to my local community college for what I thought would be the longest two years of my life; instead, they actually flew by. “Before I even knew it, I transferred to UCLA and was walking amongst the best of the best students. Not without facing some challenges, though. My roommate that I found on Craigslist was a total nightmare and borrowed my clothes without asking and spilled alcohol on them. Mostly

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everyone I met had already found his or her niche, and Greek life seemed daunting to a little ol’ transfer like me. I felt like I was walking around with a label on my head that let everyone know I was a transfer student and to just exclude me at all costs. “Things started turning around after my first quarter, though. I found a club, Project Media Literacy, that not only tuned into a personal interest, but also introduced me to some of the best friends I’ve ever made and my current roommate, who is pretty much family to me now. I got involved at school, built personal relationships with professors and even got a mentor out of it who offered me a job! I still walk around campus with that feeling of ‘I can’t believe I attend one of the most prestigious universities in the country,’ and trust me, it hasn’t worn off one bit. “I spent my first quarter at UCLA wishing that I had just transferred to a local university where I already made friends, but now I’m approaching my last quarter wishing that I had a little more time left. Living in an area surrounded with college students only makes for the best kind of living – constant parties and an endless supply of good company. I’m so glad I made the decision to transfer here! There’s a silver lining in all situations – you just have to look for it and wait sometimes.” – Angeline Vu, UCLA azTeenmagazine.com

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what do you wish you knew

“To pick friends wisely, not procrastinate, and start finding internships early in order to start networking.” – Mor-

before you went to college? “I wish somebody would have told me Lane Kiffin was coming. I don’t think that needs an explanation.”

“To get a Mac laptop with a wireless card and do more extracurricular activities. Also, don’t be the roommate with your name on the utilities or the one who collects the money. That sucks.” – Kate Maci,

– James Cunningham, University of Tennessee

gan Fairman, University of Chicago, Loyola

“Everyone there is looking to make friends. Don’t be afraid to go out and meet new people!”

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– Jordan Galaviz, ASU

“How there’s not a bunch of sophisticated people in college and that there are people just as

“I wish I had known that college is on your own terms. It’s hard to imagine in the controlled high school environment that so many decisions in college will be completely up to you. In college, you have the ability to form meaningful friendships with your professors, learn about every subject under the sun, and meet others who share your passions. The more you put into your experience, the more you will get out of it.” – Jonathan Rice, Pitzer College

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– Jonathon Castillo, Malone University

– Cassie Sperry, Fullerton Community College

“I wish I had known how easy it would be to make friends. College offers so many opportunities to get involved, whether it’s Greek life or clubs, it’s really easy to meet great people.” – Corey Schneid, “I wish someone would have warned me about how beneficial choosing the right major is for future jobs.” – Greg

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– Jake Hylton, ASU

“I wish I had known how much down time there is and how much it costs to fill that time.” – Joseph Salus, Tulane

“Pay attention to the classes you’re taking and always make sure they’re the ones you absolutely need.” – Kory Johnson, Azuza Pacific

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“The thing I wish I knew was that I didn’t have to have a major set in mind. You can change your major and you can do it more than once. I started off doing nursing and now I’m a math major becoming a teacher.” – Dontae Logan, Gateway Community College

“I wish I’d known just how busy college life is. Between studying, attending classes, partici“How important it is to get involved pating in clubs and hanging out with all the and how awesome it is when you find friends you meet, it’s a lot to manage. Making a group/ organization you love to checklists of all the things you need to get done participate in.” – Michael Rios, UTEP and keeping a calendar with my class schedule and other appointments helps keep my life “Heading to college, I wish I knew it was okay to tell people if I was on track. I love using tools such as Google Calhaving a hard time. There really are a lot of people to help you: endar and Remember the Milk to help me, but advisers, counselors, professors, friends. Talk to them, use their good old-fashioned pencil and paper works just advice, and please don’t be afraid to seek them out in the roughest times.” – Ben Demaree, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities as well.” – Keith Hobin, Drexel University

“My advisor asked me this question after my very first semester. I told him, “This ain’t high school anymore, you gotta study!” I was being tongue-incheek, but it’s really true.” – Terin Stock, University of Florida

“Everything works itself out. You’re not alone – most people don’t know what to major in or have a clue about what future career they want to have...college is about having fun and doing well in whatever excites you.” – Sydney Grossman, Cal State Northridge

“That you have hardly any homework in college, so exams count for way more than they did in high school.” – Matt Peterson, Chandler Gilbert Community College 46

“How hard growing up is.”

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“I would need waaayyy more quarters than I thought I would for laundry!”

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“Before heading off to college I wish I knew how hard it was going to be to stay concentrated on school. It’s not like high school where you have to go to school, stay there all day, then come home and do homework because you have nothing better to do. There is so much to in college that can distract you from your studies, so you have to try hard to stay on track. You still need to have fun, just in moderation, like chocolate!” – Alex Paris, ASU

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“Come into college open-minded even if you think you know what you want to do the rest of your life. I had moved from Michigan to Arizona with my sights set on just one career path, and was shell-shocked eight weeks into my first semester realizing I did not want to pursue that career anymore. Once I had realized that I didn’t want to do that subject anymore I didn’t know what to do about it. So, make sure that you use the awesome resources of your counselors; they are there to help you and they ended up pointing me in the direction I am going today, and I love it.” – Jake VanderSlik, ASU