19 things I’ve learned in 19 years.

Finals have been crazy, and honestly I’ve been going through a lot of stuff. I’ve been really sick, I’ve been heart broken, just a lot of crazy things in time for finals. Everyone knows it’s a very stressful time, and you may need some help getting through it.The other day on the train I was …

Surviving Finals Week 101

So alas the dreaded time of the school year has arrived…FINALS.  It can be one of the most stressful and sleepless times of the year, but it doesn’t have to be.  I’ve got my tips on how to not only survive finals week, but to conquer finals week. Ask questions! Ask your professors when the …

Simon Doonan: The Dream Crusher

The Fashion Institute of Technology: Where Creativity Gets Down to Business. A little intimidating, no? FIT is intimidating. The alumni, your teachers, your future peers, the projects you will have to do will all be very intimidating. I am not trying to scare you, but I am going to lay down some hard truths. FIT …

Community at FIT

I learned something very disturbing today. This morning I went to the Bryant Park holiday shops just browsing for Christmas presents, and I stopped in a booth that was selling jewelry and scarves made by women in Ethiopia (This has nothing to do with the story, but this company’s mission is to create sustainable business …

12 Steps to an Amazing Research Paper

(attention: these tips come from personal experience and everyone has their own way of performing best, so it’s really up to you to figure that out, but here’s a good start) Believe it or not, you will be required to write a research paper or two while at FIT. FIT, being a SUNY school, is …