Applying to colleges can be a long, stressful, and tedious process. Once the process is finished, the applicant is then forced to wait and wait and wait. Some schools are really tough to get into.
Students who attend public school in Bismarck will find themselves in the classroom earlier this year, but will also find their summer starting earlier.
Not every student dreads the first day of school. Sure, there are books, tests and homework on the horizon, but for some there's also a whole new world of discovery.
School starts in Bismarck-Mandan on August 27, which means it's time for the flurry of preparatory activity and anxiety that inevitably comes with the beginning of each new grade.
Reddit user Alexandr Trubetskoy has created a map which shows us at a glance how much snow it takes in different regions of the nation to prompt authorities to close schools.