One of the biggest expectations students carry into college is that the friendships they make here are supposed to last forever. There is a lot of pressure to believe that the people around you right now will automatically become lifelong best friends, future bridesmaids, roommates after graduation or people you stay close with for decades. Sometimes that happens. But a lot of the time, it does not. The truth is that college friendships come in different forms, and not all of them are meant...

People say it all the time: college is supposed to be the best four years of your life. It is meant to be exciting, unforgettable and full of nonstop fun, growth and success. While that idea sounds nice, it also puts a lot of pressure on students. When college is framed as the peak of life, it can make normal struggles feel like failures. The truth is that college can be meaningful, challenging, fun and important without having to be perfect. Students should stop feeling pressured to make...

One of the most underrated parts of going to Berry is something a lot of students probably do not think much about: small classes. When people imagine college, they usually think about independence, campus life, late nights with friends or big school events. Most people are not coming in excited about class size. But the reality is that the classroom experience shapes a huge part of college, and at Berry, that experience is one of the school’s biggest strengths. Small classes may not sound...