Hey reader, hope you’ve had a nice, relaxing summer so far. So, let’s talk about move in day. Now I like to think my parents raised a truthful boy… so I’m not going to lie to you and tell you that it’s a smooth process. It’s AWKWARD. No like, REALLY AWKWARD. Move in...
Happy New Year!
I hope you’ve all had a break full of rest and free from stress. Personally, the last couple of weeks have worked wonders for my recovery from the seemingly endless madness of finals week. But alas the old year and semester are over and by the laws of “new year new...
The Dimly Lit Room of the Admissions Committee (or not)
One of the greatest parts of the college process is the personal statement. Rather than measure you as a simple statistic, UC’s and most private colleges will have a committee dedicated to reading the personal statements of prospective students. When I first began the...
Bouncing back from Senioritis
Before I began college, I made a conscious decision to become better at managing my time. I’ll admit, senioritis hit me hard in my last couple months leading up to graduation. The amount of time I spent debating when and whether I should study at all was greater than...
Keep Paddling Dudes.
Hello, my name is Rolando Perez and I was born and raised in SoCal. But believe it or not, I had never touched a surfboard until two weeks ago. See Pitzer College makes a commendable effort to make first year students bond with each other by sending all first years to...