What is The College
Prepster all about?
The College Prepster started
as a creative outlet while I was
a freshman at Georgetown
University. Now, it still serves as
a creative outlet... and it’s my
(dream) job. I write The College
Prepster as something I would
personally want to read myself!
How did you get
started blogging?
I had all these dreams about what
college would be like... but it ended up not quite working out that
way for me. I hadn’t really been
away from home or my family and
I realized that I never had to really
study in high school like I had to
in college. It was really challenging
on all fronts: making friends, being
homesick, learning how to study,
etc. Throughout the semester,
things got worse (really bad grades)
and then better (sort of figuring
things out). While studying for finals, someone in my dorm suggested that I start a blog, half-jokingly.
At the time, I didn’t really “get”
blogs, but I went home and started
“College Prep” during Christmas
break. Best. Decision. Ever.
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How long did it take for
your blog to take off?
Years!!! I would say that after a year
and a half things slowly picked up
a bit. Then it was just more steady
growth. There was never one moment
where things seriously took off. It
was more hard and consistent work
that ended up paying off. Blogging
every day, creating better content,
and writing about the highs and lows
definitely helped The College Prepster stand out.
What is your favorite
thing about the
December/holiday
season?
Getting to spend time with my
family! Because I live far away
from everyone (my sister lives
down the street from my parents),
getting to spend time with them
is something I really cherish.
Even just getting to sit down and
have dinner at the table like we
did when I lived at home makes
me happy!
Even though I’m not the biggest
fan of the cold (#FloridaGirl),
NYC looks incredible during
December. The decorations, the
wreathes and garland, and the
lights (oh! the lights!).