Sophie's Blog

Hi Everyone! I hope you all are doing well. Now that move in day is creeping up on us, I wanted to talk about some things that I feel like everyone should get for college. Now, this is just from my experience and what I needed for five weeks, but I feel like I could give you all a few ideas on what to get. Also, there is an app called The Ultimate College Checklist. I highly suggest you download it because it will help with packing as well as knowing what to buy. Bedding:  Now I think you should spend the most money on bedding. The reason why is because that is where you are going to sleep for a year. You want it to be comfortable and cozy. 1)  Bed Bug Protectant For Your Mattress This is not a necessity but in case there is a bed bug outbreak on your floor, you just want to be careful.  Also, I suggest the pillow cases as well. 2) Mattress Pad  and  Foam Topper These are so important you have no idea. I love having a really super soft bed. I bought bo...

Hey everyone! I hope you all are doing well. I took a little break from blogging because I just wanted to relax because I'm officially done with school! So now that I am done with school, I really wanted to start doing a college series because I have learned a whole bunch of tips and tricks while being at school for 5 weeks. Now, I will tell you about my experience and things that I learned and all that stuff.  Why I decided to do this summer bridge program: Well as you know, I was severely sick during high school and because of that, I missed a lot of school and my grades went downhill. Now, I tried really hard with the SAT's, I even took it three times. But unfortunately, because of how bad my SAT scores were and my high school grades, I knew that I might not have been able to get into a 4 year college. So my guidance counselor told me about the summer bridge programs at different colleges. I applied to my top school's summer bridge program. I just had to check off t...