Packing – PCC: Declassified

College is right around the corner, and to anyone who’s nervous about August 31, let me tell you: I totally know what it feels like. I’d be lying if I said that the first few days aren’t stressful and overwhelming. But everyone feels it, and you are not alone!

To help with the chaos and give you an idea of what to expect, I created a short book as a guide to navigate your first weekend on campus. It’s a project I wanted to do even as a freshman, but I finally got my chance to make it a reality during my last semester of grad school, where I spent an entire class on making it as useful and practical as I could.

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Friends, Packing, Residence Halls, Roommates

How Do I Make a Good Roommate First Impression?

June 21, 2019June 22, 2019 Jenneth Leed

When I was a freshman, I walked into my new dorm room terrified. I was an introvert who had never shared a room with anyone my entire life, and now I was going to have to share one with three other girls for the next four months. Worst of all, I didn’t know how to act around my junior and senior roommates. Was I annoying? Inconsiderate? Overly apologetic? How could I get them to like me?

Freshman year, I roomed with my best friend and neither of us had any experience in being college students, but the three years following, we were the oldest and were able to train our own incoming freshmen.

Having been on both sides of the equation, I’m going to give you three ways to make a good first impression to your older roommates.

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Packing, Wardrobe

Can I Wear These Shoes to Class? A Guide to College Footwear

June 7, 2019September 6, 2020 Jenneth Leed

EDIT: As of the 2019-2020 school year, Converse and similarly casual shoes are now considered class dress!

For many of us, one of the biggest challenges for a rising college student starts before we even arrive on campus. That’s prep work, and with prep work comes acquiring a college wardrobe. And as any PCC student knows, you’ll need good shoes because you’ll be walking. A lot.

For anyone who might be wondering what’s allowed/reasonable/highly suggested as appropriate footwear, don’t panic. I’m going to give you the shoe survival guide in four categories. (Note that the example photos come from Eagle’s Nest, which is the student online network).

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Packing

Seven “Must Haves” for Freshmen Attending Pensacola Christian College

May 27, 2019June 7, 2019 Jenneth Leed

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So you’re about to go to college. More specifically, you’re headed off to Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, Florida. Likely for the first time, you’ll be living mostly on your own and away from your family. Your main concern? You can’t even load the laundry without spilling bleach everywhere.

Don’t worry; I’m totally there with you. When I graduated from high school, Mom had to force me to go shopping for my graduation party. Sucking back tears in Party City, I remember admitting that shopping for graduation decorations was like planning my own funeral.

Life as I knew it was about to change forever.

But don’t panic! College is legit the best years of your life. It’s the perfect category between being a child and adult: You have enough freedom to take on adult responsibilities all within the safety of your family’s health insurance.

A lot of my internet followers…

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