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Time to make time!
Well, cheers to another year of school! I have been back here in wonderful Charleston, SC at the College of Charleston for a month. This year has just started but I can already tell that it will be extremely busy! This year I’ve dove full force into being involved in...
Three Years Later…. I'm taking chances
So three years later and college is not everything it’s expected to be, well in many ways. In many ways it is, but everyone’s college experience doesn’t always meet the stereotype. There will be times for weekend hangouts, greek life rushing, and the occasional all...
Degrees of Hope: Helping First Generation Students Reach Their College Dreams
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Like many of you, I was the first in my family to go to college. And while it may sound strange, I had absolutely no clue as to how to choose the right one. Many of my...
Crushed Expectations but Blessed All the Same
Let me start with my grandiose plans that I had for summer three months ago. I was planning on touring Europe; I was planning on staying in a castle with an international friend; I was planning on becoming a connoisseur of Eastern Asian foods; I was planning to be...
My First Steps
As I struggled to carry my suitcases down the crowded halls of O'Hare on August 24th, I thought I knew what was coming. I envisioned this day beforehand. In my mind, I had mapped out the very minutes my life would change. I'll just walk out of my house, enter the car...
Sophomore Year
My sophomore year of college has started off great. There is a much different feel than freshman year. Freshman year I was lost, little nervous and scared and I wasn't sure where I’d fit in. Now, I feel way more comfortable and things are starting off smoother. My...
Where Hope Stems
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...
Top 5 Reasons Why I Hate Brown
Choosing which college to attend is one of life’s greatest challenges. There are many tangible components to consider when compiling one’s list---academic programs, location, prestige and extracurricular activities are only some of the few aspects that play a major...
UNPLUG
It has been said that social media and excessive Internet use is Generation X’s drug of choice. Ever feel so overwhelmed you find it hard to think? I can relate. That is exactly how I feel now and that is likely because I am blogging as I work on my research paper,...
New Day- I'm First
Well, here we go—dorm cozy with the excessive, seemingly important stuff I could barely fit into my car, parents presumably sniffling on the way back home, faces of students that are unfamiliar; college has begun. For the past year, this very experience has consumed...