Make the Most of the Summer Before Your Freshman Year!
Congratulations seniors on making it to the end of your high school journey! You should be so proud of the hard work you put in the past four years, and while this current chapter of your life is coming to an end, your upcoming years as a Boilermaker will be just as, if not more amazing. There are just under three months until Boiler Gold Rush starts, so as someone who just finished their freshman year, I want to share a few ways you can make the most of your last year before college. My friends and I outside of Meredith South residence hall One of the most exciting things about freshman year is having your own dorm room, which you can personalize however you’d like. Last summer, I had so much fun slowly accumulating dorm decor, as I was always on the lookout for decorations whenever I went shopping. A fun way to hang out with friends over the summer is to go thrifting for dorm decor together. Thrift stores can carry stuff from posters and art pieces for your walls, to fun lamps, and f