Teen Ink Magazine,
April 2006 :
CollegeArticles Articles
Better Than Everest by Jacklynn P., La Vista, NE Beginning in sixth grade, counselors have periodically paraded intomy classroom urging “Goal-setting gets you places!” to which I respond, “Ofcourse! My goal is to cooperate, say no to drugs, and to give everything 110%!” which is likegiving ... Continue...
College Bound by Matthew L., Boardman, OH It was too early to think straight and too early to grasp the moment. It was a humid weekend in late August and the only thing on my mind was the fact that I wasn’t sleeping ... Continue...
Don’t Be Like Me by Shawn E., Akron, OH These last four years of my life have been a blast. The problem is ... well, that is the problem. I spent all my days trying to impress people and be the class clown. It was real fun, but now I regret every minute of it ... Continue...
Looking Ahead by Sarah J., Amery, WI Do you have any idea what you would like to be and do after graduation? A lot of people don’t begin thinking about careers until they reach junior or senior year, which, in my opinion, is too late ... Continue...
Louder, Please by Libby C., Greer, SC Determined faces all around me scratch out their life plans as though they are writing the Code of Hammurabi. It is as though everyone has their lives set in stone, with the number of kids, the kind of dog, and the style of house they will have one day ... Continue...
Mount Holyoke by Eliza D., Phoenix, AZ While many of you were heading to Mexico or California for spring break, I was bundled up in parkas, seal rubber and sheep’s wool with myriad Dan Brown thrillers and Milk Duds for fortification. And my father ... Continue...
Moving In by Sarah G., Phillipsburg, NJ I’m a junior at The College of New Jersey, but as a freshman I had no idea what to bring to college so to make your life easier, I’ve put together some tips I wish I’d known back then.
New Eyes by Sean M., Dallas, TX The ticking of the clock echoed as the proctor passed. Classmates ripped into their exams as if their lives depended on it. I didn’t see why. I found myself focusing on one thought: Christmas break ... Continue...
The Effort by Emily W., Kew Garden Hills, NY So now it’s time to see Who is to be, and who is not We’ll grab our sticks We’ll scream and yell All the way to Harvard or Yale ... Continue...
The Student’s Soliloquy (with thanks to William Shakespeare) by Nils S., Cohasset, MA To study or not to study - that is the question: Whether ’tis smarter of the mind to struggle Against the continuous stream of outrageous assignments, Or to disremember the sea of homework, And, by forgetting, fail ... Continue...
Do you want the story-truth? Or do you want the happening-truth? Well, since you’ll be living with me, I’ll let you in on a little secret: the story-truth is my best friend as I embellish the chronicles of my life, though upon this ... Continue...
Triumph of the Tiger by Lauren S., Vinita, OK My hand is briefly sore from slamming the snooze button. My eyelids close and the shortest nine minutes of my life flash by as the alarm again demands my attention. I can almost imagine the bliss of simply waking up to the warm sun and birds chirping ... Continue...
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