Category: Traditions

Colleges With Fun Finals Week Traditions

Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Exam week background, with various study and educted related items, such as a highlighted reader with standard (lorum ipsum) text, a cup of coffee, electronic tablets, music player and ear plugs, and a calendar with the exam date marked

The word “finals” strikes fear in the hearts of most students, as it’s the culmination of a semester’s worth of work and sometimes the determining factor of a final course grade. The end of the semester can be especially distressing for first-year students, who have never taken a college-level final before. Students may not know what to expect, and the anxiety can leave many feeling lost. 

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3 Fun Friday the 13th College Campus Traditions

Friday, October 13, 2023

An image of a wooden block calendar with Friday the 13th

While Friday the 13th is traditionally associated with superstitions and fears, it has paved the way for some unique college campus traditions. Beyond the folklore, some universities have created their own quirky and spirited traditions that turn this supposedly ominous day into a day of fun. Whether it’s commemorating peculiar professors, engaging in school spirit, or simply reveling in revealing ways, these traditions are just a microcosm of campus life and can give prospective students a great glimpse at the personalities of the schools to which they’re applying. Below are three universities

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