Back to School.

Before You Enroll In Classes, Here's Our Guide To Settling In at School This Fall.

Take a glance at the academic calendars of the area's many collegiate institutions, and a rather startling reality awaits you, ready to smack you in the face: Classes, almost uniformly, start next week.

Summer, indeed, is officially over.

A bummer? Certainly. The end of the world? Hardly.

But, hey, school isn't so bad. And there is indeed a certain epic vibrancy that comes with those first few steps back onto campus.

Plus, it really is true: If you know what you're doing and you're prepared, you really can set yourself up nicely for the rest of the year. To that end, here's a little bit of a recap with our tips on how to properly return to campus and make the school year your bitch. Thank us later.

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