Drive It Before You Buy It

As I sit here thinking about how to start this particular blog, my lips are slowly curving to form a smile. I’m reminiscing on all the good times that I enjoyed as I was going through the college search process my senior year of high school. Beyond the stress of...

Overcoming Fear!

Thinking about college can be scary, stressful, and even disappointing. There are so many choices to be made and so much paperwork to get done; it gets crazy. As a senior in high school, and as an undocumented student, I mainly worried about paying for college....

Best Times Of My Life

College has been one of the best times of my life. It’s been full of fun times, late nights, and getting lost around campus. It consists of my friends and me going to get pizza at 4 am in the ice cold weather just because we are hungry, pulling pranks on each other,...

You & I can change it all

There are a lot of things that the pretty college brochures that will/have attacked your mailbox don’t show. Sometimes they forget to mention how outrageously pricey the school’s dining plans really are, and other times they forget to tell you that you...

Soliciting a Recommendation

The letter of recommendation is used to have more references linked to the experience and attributes of an applicant. A good recommendation letter consists of an introduction, a context, a recommendation, and a closure. You want to ask your recommenders if they are...