by Khalil Johnson, Pitzer College, '17 | September 29, 2016
The two most important things that will happen in your career are finding your passion, and finding an already accomplished figure in your field to shape your career after. I remember when I found my passion. I quietly sat in the back of an overpriced taxi when my...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17 | September 29, 2016
College is a trying, and sometimes trifling time. It is a period of remarkable personal growth. It’s kind of like a second puberty now that I think about it—minus the awkward disproportionate physical growth. College is a period, pun intended, when you should get...
by Raquel Diaz, Reed College, '20 | September 23, 2016
Mentor, mentee- I’ve been both, and I honestly couldn’t say from which role I’ve learned the most from. Mentors have been guiding me since high school, and the scholastic trajectory they set me on led me to where I have set root to thrive- college. As a...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17 | September 20, 2016
Something that I struggled the most with as a first year was the feeling that I was not enough. Not smart enough, not articulate enough, not assertive enough to be able to stand toe to toe with my peers. I’m from straight hood and these girls were from a world of...
by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18 | September 20, 2016
One of the buzzword phrases floating around any college campus besides “finding your passion”, “get involved”, and “free food” is “find a mentor”. The moment I arrived to Boston College I’ve heard about the power of mentoring and how it is one of the many keys to...
