by ADaja, Washington University in St. Louis, '22 | December 28, 2021
The end of the semester has come to pass. Yet you are still sitting behind a desk staring at the same personal essay for your college application. All the letters and symbols blur together and your eyes begin to cross. You are tired. It is late. You rub at your eyes,...
by Rosemary Tovar, Lycoming College, '23 | December 28, 2021
We’ve got to be honest here; we all dread taking finals and we think they are the worst. I’m the number one supporter of that statement, but I also can’t wait to get over with finals especially when I’m close to going home. I live on campus at...
by Joudenie Germain, Colgate University, '24 | December 28, 2021
It is the dreaded finals season. A time where you gear up, power through long, heavy study sessions, and hope it will be over soon in order to enjoy a much needed restful break. You can see the light at the end of the tunnel; this is when motivation and perseverance...
by Sebastian Mendoza-Gomez, University of Richmond, '25 | December 2, 2021
Building a strong support system is not something I consider to have been a priority of mine, at least within the past 5 years. I think it’s a pretty common theme within Latin families that you are expected to carry your own weight and take care of your own...
