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I need an outsider’s advice, especially from someone who knows about the marijuana industry in California. I’m a college senior preparing to graduate this coming May with a degree in business administration. I’ve spent the last two years focused entirely on investing and entrepreneurship. This being the last semester before I walk, I wanted to…

Did you know that up to 1.25 million people die in car accidents each year? The World Health Organization also notes that up to 50 million people suffer from injuries sustained in car crashes, many of which can lead to long-term disability. While many of us never think that a car accident could happen to us, these…

In the Fall, I’ll be in a campus-community partnership to help homeless students. While this is a required course, are these valuable for the community? Your question about taking part in a campus-community initiative is one that many students are asking, as more and more universities are engaging in these types of programs. The community…

My older sister is having a baby, and I’m so happy for her–and so scared for myself. It feels like only yesterday that my sister and I were playing in the woods and making cupcakes together (we burnt them–sorry, Mom). Now she seems entirely grown-up, and I feel like I’m faking it. I’m still in…

When I went to school, we didn’t have social media. Now that my daughter is in college, I’m wondering if students were better off before social media. This is a question asked by many parents of college students. Before there were laptops, WiFi and Facebook, there were pens and spiral notebooks. Social media facilitates idea…

I’m going abroad next semester, and I’m excited–but also extremely anxious. I’m a worrier by nature, and the idea of being in a foreign country and being a non-native speaker of the language is really freaking me out. I’m already worried about misplacing important documents, like my passport or my visa. I’m worried about staying…

How valuable is an online degree in this day and age? I know that online degrees are common now, but I’m never sure how much people respect them. It seems to me that people my parents’ age (or older) would assume that an online degree is worth less than one from a “real” college. Do…

I’m preparing for my last semester in college before graduation and have a pretty big dilemma. Lots of peers either already have jobs or have serious offers on the table to contemplate while I struggle just to figure out what I should be pursuing. My undergraduate degree is in computer science with a concentration in…

I’m an art history major getting ready to graduate this coming May. I’m trying to understand my options for what happens after. I already have a part-time hourly gig at an art studio, which also gives me some space to put together a workshop. I was basically contemplating the idea of designing and selling trinkets…

I need some insight from experienced international travelers. I’m a rising senior at UCLA going into my last year of college. I was awarded a ten-week fellowship to study abroad in Geneva, Switzerland during this upcoming fall semester. That’s why I need some guidance. I plan to travel to a handful of European and Nordic…