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Wonderful People
I just wanted to write a quick message on a lesson I learned recently. Coming from the background that I do, I tend to not expect a lot from others which causes me to not put more of myself out there. I had a tough semester with different issues all relating to my...
A Little bit of Reflection goes a Long Way
It’s silly to admit now but coming into high school I didn’t really know what I was going to do with myself. I maintained decent grades, but there wasn’t much of a motivation to do anything else after high school. I thought that college wasn’t a possibility because...
Second Year
Sophomore year is so different from freshman year. I’m finding myself less stressed and actually sleeping. Gasp. (I know!) Despite the fact that classes are more intense, time is going by so fast, and declaring a major is right around the corner, I really am enjoying...
Wise Words
One year ago I was a high school senior stressed about the college application process. As you narrow down your list of colleges and begin (or continue) the application process I would like to give you some advice. Firstly, dream big, My mother always encouraged me...
College is near? Have no fear! ;]
The best metaphor I can provide to you for the college application process is that of building a car…So where do you start? Before anything you need to establish your WHEELS: Grades & Standardized Tests. Your grades are a MAJOR factor on whether or not you are...
Waiting for Superman
I used to hate the idea of self-reliance. The only connection I could make with the popular ideology was selfishness. We live in a nation that champions inner-strength and independence, and while the latter schools of thoughts are useful for self-promotion for many,...
Year 2: Doubts and Uncertainty
“Yeah, I’m going to double major and do Black studies and Chemistry, since I love both and I can’t seem to choose,” a friend tells me. “I’m going to have to take five classes, so I’m going to be busy all of next semester… So Jenny, I hear you’re going to major in...
Home Is Always Where The Heart Is
As Thanksgiving is oh so slowly approaching, and I am finishing up projects and assignments while making travel arrangements, I think about how different it feels now than it did in my freshman year. I came to a college where I knew no one, I left everyone I knew and...
Static on the Line
A few years ago, my friends and I talked excitedly about heading off to college in August—ready to meet new people and take great classes and be college students. We talked about the schools we’d chosen to attend and how amazing it would be to leave home and be out on...
Year Two: The challenge continues!
My second year at W&L is everything that I expected it to be: fun, exciting, and quite a bit harder than last year! My classes (*cough* microeconomic theory) have been extremely challenging. Besides microeconomic theory, I’m currently taking health economics,...