You won’t find my major, Advocacy and Justice Studies on the Furman website underneath the drop list of many, many majors you can take here, but you will see something called, “Individualized Curriculum Program”. Individualized Curriculum Program majors (or ICPs, for short) are student-designed courses of study for students who feel a traditional major and/or…
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Deck the Halls Purple and White!
I come from a huge Furman family. I’m a 4th generation legacy, so as you can imagine, we love us some Furman. My grandparents bleed purple and every year when they decorate for Christmas, their house isn’t covered in red and green, it’s all purple and white! As much as they love to deck their…
Why I Applied Early Action
We’re in the thick of college application season, and that means you might be trying to figure out by which application deadline you should submit your application. Here’s what you need to know: Furman has four application deadlines: Early Decision 1, Early Action, Early Decision 2, and Regular Decision. But what does all of that…
Christmas in Greenville
If you know me, you know that Christmas is my absolute favorite time of year. I’ve grown up in Greenville my whole life and I LOVE spending Christmas here. There are always so many things happening downtown and in places surrounding Greenville that make the season so special. If you’ve never had the chance to…
You Made It to Winter Break. What Now?
Fall semesters are always a rush, and finally reaching the finish line can feel like the greatest accomplishment in the world. Winter break is finally a time to slow down, rest, and relax after fourteen long weeks of juggling everything college life throws at you. But what do you do with all your new free…
First Semester Flashback!!
My first semester was absolutely NOTHING like what I expected, but to be fair… no one had any idea what to expect. Freshman year is strange in more ways than I can explain, but freshman year during a pandemic is even harder. The first few weeks on campus just felt like we were at a…
My First Semester Review of North Village
Colin Klaff As a someone who is in currently finishing their first semester of their junior year, I have been able to live in the North Village apartments all semester and this is my review! I spent the semester living in the building F. This particular North Village building is very close to the rest…
We Are All In This Together
As my first semester of sophomore year comes to a close, I find myself looking back on the memories I was able to make in these fast paced 14 weeks! As I’m sure most of you know, this semester was nothing like we had thought it would be or even could’ve dreamt. It would be…
Balancing a Job (or two or three!) at College
If you’ve been following our Instagram, you might’ve seen my stories about how much I love my job at the Library, and if you check out the blog pretty often, you might’ve read my recent blog about how to navigate work-study. In the post about work-study I briefly mentioned how to balance work and school,…
SoHo Community!
If you’re anything like me, living right next to all of your best friends is one of the best things to ever happen. You probably won’t have another time in your life when your closest friends are just a few steps away, so I am cherishing every second here in SoHo! SoHo is the South…