Asking for a letter of recommendation can be intimidating, especially as a first-year. Most classes are larger, and there isn’t quite a strong faculty-to-student relationship, given that you’ve only known them for a semester, and for some, it takes time to come out of...
College applications will have you looking everywhere, and one of the most complex parts of it can be the financial aspect of it. Nearly three years ago, during my senior fall, I remembered going through the hoops of deciphering tax returns, emailing schools, and...
Many of my classes are humanities-based, and most of the time, the way we’re assessed by the end of the semester is through research papers. At WashU, we get introduced to research-style writing during our first year, through our required College Writing course....
Looking for what to do during the summer is a challenge. In my first year of college, I was lucky enough to have secured a fellowship through WashU’s civic engagement institute, Gephardt. I was able to receive a stipend and work for a non-profit that provided...
I finally finished my Sophomore year of college on May 12 at 7:04 pm, when I submitted my research project of 17 pages! This semester was tough, a lot of it depended on me holding myself accountable for time management. For example, three of my classes required me to...
I am just beginning my sophomore spring semester and I can’t believe this will mark two years’ worth of college. I still feel like the freshman that came in the fall, figuring things out, debating if I should pursue something or not, and still working on making...
Wow, a couple of weeks ago I finished my sophomore fall semester, three-eighths of the way done! Quite honestly, this semester felt never-ending, despite the multiple breaks. While my freshman year gave me a strong foundation, as I built multiple skills throughout it,...
It wasn’t until my junior year that I realized I needed a plan after graduating high school – I always knew I wanted to go to college and that’s what my parents encouraged, but I didn’t know what the process entailed. I had many setbacks and feelings of discouragement...
Hi all! I am a new blogger to the I’mFirst! Series. I am very excited to share my experiences so far at Washington University in St. Louis. In this post I want to introduce myself, talk about life at WashU so far, and how’s it been navigating higher education as a...