My College Journey at Rutgers

by salma

I consider myself lucky to have a family that encouraged me to apply for and attend college. Although the process was difficult because I had to do everything on my own with little to no assistance, I was still able to send applications to the Universities I was...

Independence is not all it seems…

by Yessica Flores

I am a student from a low income family. My mother has made me balance school and work from the minute I turned sixteen. I worked at my old job for three years saving up for college while I was in high school. My mother taught me that if I want something, I will have...

College: Reality Check

by Jorge Álvarez, Carnegie Mellon University , '23

Was I academically prepared for college? Yes and no. The focus of my high school instruction was breadth, not depth. Having this breadth prepared me for a liberal arts education, not the rigorous engineering major I pursued my first year at Carnegie Mellon University....

Almost There: Fall Semester 2019

by Jorge Álvarez, Carnegie Mellon University , '23

The next few months seem to be brimming with opportunity. Opportunity often brings me feelings of anticipation, but recently, fear. I say fear coming from the workload I’ll have in the fall semester. I applied to the Washington Semester Program for Fall 2019. I’ll be...

Getting a Job: How I acquired my Work-Study Job

by Jorge Álvarez, Carnegie Mellon University , '23

Currently, I work as one of the Building Supervisors at the Info Desk at the Cohon University Center (CUC) on campus. Thankfully the process for acquiring my current job was easy, only requiring a casual interview. Soon after Orientation, I had heard of a place that...