Leaving home my first year definitely wasn’t easy. Before college, I had only been away from home for maybe a few weeks, a month tops. Dartmouth is only 2 hours away from Lynn, MA (where I grew up), and though in comparison to some of my friends here who were coming...
Since my freshman year, I’ve always sought out campus jobs. Being an FGLI student, it can be difficult to pay for personal expenses such as laundry or food (especially if you want to go out with friends and enjoy something other than the dining hall). Throughout my...
As we all know, March is the month of either pure joy, or rejection. Write about how you dealt with the waiting for an answer, how you celebrated your acceptances, and how you coped with getting a rejection letter from your top choice school. Give any advice you may...
I'm currently on a very packed Dartmouth Coach, heading back to Hanover after a wonderful spring break for my last spring term ever! This means I only have about 3 months until graduation which is both nerve wracking and exciting! Over winter term, I was basically...
I haven’t blogged in a bit because as the title suggests, I’m a senior! It’s been very hectic and crazy but also so fun and bittersweet. I wanted to share a few life updates about the following: summer, Fall & Winter terms. Over the summer I was the Summer...
I am about to enter week 9 out of 10 of spring term of my junior year at Dartmouth. (That's so crazy!) One of the hardest things about the quarter system is how late we end. It’s definitely exhausting to see your friends enjoying the summer already and I’m still in...
I initially wanted to write this post about love and all the wonderful things about my school. However, I also think it’s important to acknowledge the beauty in honesty when things aren’t going quite right. Winter can be a difficult time for many people. I for one...
One of the coolest and also stressful things about the Dartmouth D-Plan and quarter system is that we tend to have shorter terms and so our finals come up a lot quicker. But, this also means that I typically get to be done with finals before the holidays! (Yes, even...
First and foremost, I want to introduce myself as this is my very first post! 🙂 Hi everyone! My name is Jessica Hernandez, I’m a first-generation Latina from Lynn, MA. I attend Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH and I’m currently a third-year student taking classes...