You’re supposed to grow in college and figure out who you are and life and all that jazz. But I never expected the growth I would experience from March of 2020 to September 2021. I knew that college would be my time to grow and become a new person but I didn’t expect...
Dealing With Self-Comparison
All throughout school you compare yourself to others. “Susie got accepted into five internships already and I haven’t even heard back from one” “George is graduating a year early while I have to take an extra semester during the summer just to catch up.” The...
Exams, Exhaustion, and Emotions! Oh My!
Midterms and Finals have the ability to affect our mental and physical health in such a way that it is practically unfathomable. Without even factoring in the unknown of virtual exams, in person exams were peak stress. You can study your heart out and still feel...
Doing Too Much
I am a victim to the too much gene when it comes to work! The immigrant mentality that many of us first generation children face is that we need to work extra hard to survive. To prove to everyone else that we are worthy of being there, we have to be the best. I was...