Rest for the Weary

by Steven Shi

Let me start with this.  Break was amazing; granted Brown University has one of the longer winter breaks (mine is from December 13th to January 20th) but I feel like anything around a month is great.  Some people wish they could go back after the first week, that was...

From Sophomore to Junior?!

by Brenda Angulo, Trinity Washington University , '17

Hi guys! I hope you all had a nice holiday break and a great start of 2015. I have surely began on the right foot and I hope to keep it going that way. I have exciting news for you! How many of you knew that by taking AP courses in high school and actually passing the...

Winter Woahs

by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17

Returning back to the school grind after a very long break can be one of the most difficult things a college student has to face. I go to school a little under 3000 miles from home. Consequently, I get homesick. That’s to be expected, right? The first semester as a...

College Deferral: A Cyclical Limbo of Hope and Cognitive Dissonance

by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17

Deferred. Often the grey area that rarely gets discussed, deferred isn’t a yes or a no. Rather, it’s a slap in the face that feels much more like a no than a yes. The admission counselor read my application and wasn’t impressed. They shrugged their shoulders and threw...