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Home Alone
So, here’s one thing they might not mention at the beginning of freshman year…it’ll be over before you know it…and then summertime hits…and there are three open months…free for you to fill however you like. Ideally, you’ll have a summer job, or even better…an...
JULY already???
I hope everyone is having an amazing summer so far! Summer has been flying by. I cannot believe that it is already July. I decided to take a class this summer and it starts on July 13th. I'm taking Statistics because math never has been easy for me. I am hoping that...
No such thing as impossible
I completed my freshman year at Harvard! It was an incredible year, full of challenges, achievements, and lots of coffee! I survived Introductory Economics, Expository Writing, pre-punch, and numerous New England snowstorms (really tough for a California girl like...
Dusty Roads and Rain Drops: Summer Is Here!
Well, summer is here and it has been more than a month since finals. I probably say this in every blog post, but again, time has surprised me! When in school, summer seems to be this far-off abstraction of freedom, sunshine, and fun. While that is generally the...
Finally Finished Freshman Year!
I can't believe I did it! I never even thought I would go to college at all and I am now enjoying summer with family and friends sharing all the stories I have from my first year at Harvard. Trust me, if I can be the first in my family to go to college, you can too!...
Looking Back
It's amazing how time flies. Looking back on this past year, I remember how homesick I was at first, until I was truly able to find my place at Williams. This year has been full of discovering not only life as a college student, but who I truly am as an individual....
Memory Lane
In honor of finishing up my first year, and being back home, working and relaxing…I’d like to just do a re-cap of seven top memories. Five is too few, and ten might be too many…but seven…now THAT’S a perfect number! 1. Walking into my dorm room on the first day with...
7 Days Left to Apply for the CSO Opportunity Scholarship!
High school seniors, could you use $1,000 to help pay for your freshman year of college? Or better yet, could you use $1,000 every year for the next four years to put toward your college expenses? If so, keep reading... Class of 2010, YOU’VE DONE IT! You’re almost to...
The End, El Finito
To those coming to college, The last 3 months of my life have been the most trying and difficult of my entire academic career. Last summer I participated in M.S.I., an intense program at my college that lasted one month, and before this, that was my most intense...
anticipation
At this point, most of you have already decided where you are going to college, unless you applied to a school with a rolling admission. I know after I had applied to the colleges I decided I was interested in it felt like forever before I found out which schools...