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Senioritis- Where did the time go?
They say that time seems to speed up as you go from freshmen year to senior year of high school. It's almost as if you were on a roller coaster that slowly inches its way to the top. Then all of a sudden, it's senior year and you race through it so fast that you...
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
When I first started college, I began to feel the weight of a college student. Exams, presentations, homework, attending lectures, and participating in club meetings outside of class were jam packed in...
College Acceptance
When I first started applying to school, I never had a dream school or any particular career I was heading for. I did know that I wanted to attend college and become the first in my family to attend college. I started applying to a lot of different school. Some close...
Midterm/Exams- creating healthy habits
“It’s that time of the semester.” This phrase can say so much about how a student is feeling at that given moment. When I ask it to a friend, it’s normally because I can see the worn out look of long nights and stress. When I say it in response to my roommate's “how...
March Madness- Giving Back
One thing to know about me is that I seek out and go to as many traveling opportunities as I can. This Spring Break I spent most of it in Little Rock Arkansas doing volunteer work and in the company of friends and family. Outline: Little Rock AK. Alternative...
Returning Home
I have been a commuter my entire college career so far, so I had to adjust in a different way than expected. Most of my friends left home for other endeavors, so I had a new life to adjust to even though I wasn’t moving. There really is a disconnect between the...
Celebrate!
Congratulations to everyone for all your hard work and perseverance! Make sure to reward yourself and take a much-needed break this summer before your new journey begins. I personally celebrated getting into my college at my graduation party, where I had all my...
Leaving and Returning Home: Was It Easy?
When I was a freshman leaving for college, I did not always find the transition to be easy. There have been times in my college experience that I found it difficult to transition from living at home to...
Work-Study: A Little Networking and A Lot of Confidence
As a first-generation, low income student going into college with little to no funds, I knew I would have to find a job while living on-campus. I had never really worked much in high school and the thought of searching for jobs and interviewing for positions stressed me out.
Leaving Home
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...