Two months have passed since this semester began. There have been several times since that first anxious day of junior year when I have found myself longing for the company of specific people in my life. I am still on campus for the next few months but like almost...
The end of sophomore year came like a sigh of relief in the middle of a series of exasperated gasps. I declared my major and immersed myself fully into my academics. I developed relationships with my professors. I became a “leader” in my favorite on-campus...
Since I read my admittance letter for Pomona, I feel like the beautiful, complicated feeling of acceptance has become all the more foreign to me. Every moment I walk the pathways of the college, a wave of anxiety permeates the once welcomed state of content I...
"How do you really feel?" When I glance at this question online or hear it asked by my friends at school, I shyly submit to answering, "I am doing well" or "I am okay." Although this is not exactly untrue, sometimes I feel as though I cannot fully explain what I am...
I was tired from a night filled with difficult goodbyes, as well as waves of thank yous when the fear arrived. In a myriad of laughs, I found myself reluctant to accept that my departure would initiate the next phase of my trials in college. How could I leave so soon?...
I have a week before my Spring break starts and I am counting down the days. But what is more incredible is that, as of this moment, I am three quarters of the way done with my freshman year of college! I can easily imagine Ferris Bueller leaning on the wall closest...
When I applied to college, I prioritized my family's financial situation as a marker for where I should or should not go. Despite the well intended warnings, such as, "Do not let money be a factor," from the affable regional representatives, my anxiety did not lessen....
To begin, I hope everyone has had an amazing holiday break. Christmas is definitely a time to be thankful and giving and reflective about what we have received. With the new year just a few days away, I certainly have created goals for myself to start my spring...
When I got to campus, many students talked about "Imposter Syndrome" and their experience with it throughout their time here. So as someone who had not heard that term before, I did not know what it was and how that could apply to me. "Imposter Syndrome" is...
When you begin your college journey, you will be tempted to partake in everything and anything happening on campus. Unfortunately, you are only granted 24 hours in a day. You simply can't fit each activity that you find interesting into your schedule, especially when...