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I'm a senior?! That can't be right…
As I'm getting settled into my grove for senior year, it still amazes me that this is it. My last year as an undergrad. Time management has never been one of my strong suits and although I have tried to make it better, nothing I have done has really worked, until now....
The Hardest Part is Choosing
Trying to decide on a college can be a scary process, something I am being reminded of currently as I look at graduate schools. It may not be a nerve-wracking as waiting for the letters that will determine your future, but it is still mighty stressful. Especially when...
Fall Means…Summer Internships!
This post is mostly for sophomores and juniors in college. And maybe freshmen as well. I want to share something that happened to me over my freshman and sophomore year, which I wish I would have known about. During the first two years of college, everything is in...
The key to EVERYTHING is…
Time management. Literally, from the moment you step onto campus, that is the single most talked about thing. I think this is true for everything, whether it be college, high school, or even your career. You have to be careful to balance all of your activities and...
Sweet and Scary
I don’t know how I always get lucky, but everything in my life has always worked out for the best. It just happens and I have no idea how. But I remember during my search, the scariest thing for me wasn't financing school, getting in, or anything along those lines....
Reading in Between Classes
Year two, Go. Sophomore year is here! It has only been a year but I feel a lot wiser coming back to Williams. There’s an entire class of new faces on campus, and I am a year older. One year might not seem like a long time but it makes a huge difference in college. My...
A Mid-COLLEGE Crisis
“WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER!” they yelped with great enthusiasm. But this time, they weren't saying it to me. The new freshmen walked into their residence halls, overwhelmed with the orientation staff’s lively welcome chants. I stood alongside the...
Won't you let it be?
“Now I don’t want you listening to this darn liberal Gerald, you can tell he’s nuts.” she whispered to her son sitting two seats from me. I struggled to hide my chuckling as the lady beside me continued to criticize Alec Baldwin’s speech. I can't really blame her;...
Not Exactly Sweet or Scary: The College Search
Instead of my college-searching experience being either scary or sweet, it was more like biting into an oddly shaped unwrapped sweet that your friend gave to you without any explanation, and finding it has a mellow sweetness to it but an odd texture. Sure, I was...
The Suite Unproductive Life
Now that I’m a junior, I can tell you this: whoever told you that upper-level classes get easier…is partially correct. If you’re truly interested in your subject, then you’re probably one of those that will find themselves eager to go to class. If you’re ANYTHING like...