by Lazarus Valenzuela, Occidental College, '19 | November 2, 2015
HI FRIENDS!!! It’s LJ, again!!! Despite my depressing title – I promise this post will be worth the read, so pull through with me! Here we go! A couple of weeks ago I was helping my cousin out in his college search and I started digging through the piles...
by Padah Vang, Colorado College, '19 | November 2, 2015
I hope that many of you have already attended a fly-in visit, is still applying to other visits, or will attend one soon. I had a great time helping out with a fly-in visit at Colorado College. ~~~ Senior year is overwhelming! It just started and now you may feel like...
by Tyler Lattimore, Emory University , '15 | November 2, 2015
Over the past several months, I have had the privilege of studying abroad here in South Africa at the University of Cape Town learning about this country’s unique history and developing a better understanding of where it is and is going as a nation. I have heard so...
by Megan Cooke, Whitman College, '19 | November 2, 2015
Wow. Time has passed so quickly. I remember clear as day my anxiety in beginning to write the personal statement needed for the Common App. I remember I couldn’t relate to any of the prompts so I chose the “freewrite” option. But going into the...
by Khalil Johnson, Pitzer College, '17 | November 2, 2015
What makes super heroes so interesting to us? Is it their laser beams, flying ability, or super strength? Maybe we are fascinated by their gadgets instead, or their chiseled heroic physique. We are captivated by neither of those things. Instead, it is there journey to...
