As first generation college students, we often are forced into maturity at an age much younger than many other people. There are hurdles and struggles that we have overcome only by seeing life through the eyes of an adult, and as such, we’ve learned to be flexible,...
What does it mean to be an undocumented student? This was a question I grew to ponder, especially at the peak of college applications. I came to the realization that for most of my life, I really downplayed my underprivileged position as undocumented. I remember...
Coming to college was an exciting experience for me because I came at a point in my life where I felt like I needed my own space. I love my family to death and was sad to leave them, but I was very happy to come to a place that was close enough for me to see them...
Spoken word poet, Denice Frohman, once said in a performance "The first time I read a book by a Latina author was in college. The wind in my chest stood up. It had been 18 long years of textbooks filled with everything but me. For the first time, my body knew a world...
In the midst of an intense Calc II assignment, I hear the words "soulless" and "math" brought up in a conversation in the dorm. My friend, who is a humanities major, is talking about what drove him away from the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)...
I recently did a thirty-minute presentation for a service class at my high school on the topic of immigration. I've always appreciated the help and support I've received from my parents, my family, and the mentors I've had in my life, but never to the extent that I...