Let Us Talk About Transitioning from High School to College

by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19

Well, it has all come to a very pleasing end. KIDS out there, expecting to move into college the following spring: many people will say that the transition is very hard, from high school to college, perhaps it is, I do not know. Maybe, for me, it was because I took a...

When and How to Appeal a Financial Aid Award

by I'm First Administrator

You’ve received your financial awards letters…Yay! However, you think you that you should be receiving more aid. Read  this article by Nerd Wallet to learn about when and how to appeal your financial aid award letters! This article was originally published...

A Journey to Remember with People Never to Forget

by Tyler Lattimore, Emory University , '15

I knew that I missed being at Emory but I don’t think I fully understood how much. Just being on campus again took my mind back to many different warm experiences that only people at Emory can relate to. I also realized what or, rather, whom I am so attached to at...

Being an Active Participant in Your College Campus and Building your Résumé

by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19

So April has come and I still cannot believe that this school year is about to end. This is way too cliché, but it feels like yesterday, that I was packing my suitcases and boxes, and I was getting ready to leave home and face the world more on my own. Something I did...