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Understanding Why
I don't like being a sore loser, so horrah for the Yankees. How about that Matsui? Hey guys, me again [I hope someone actually reads my blog haha] As the days roll by, I find that I'm becoming more and more enveloped with promoting this blog, and getting CSO's message...
Cooking this week in Cali
Have you ever heard the saying―“Out of the frying pan, and into the fire…”? That’s pretty much my motto for the week, since I’m gearing up for mid-terms this Thursday and Friday―one in math and the other in Latin―while also maintaining my other...
wurds uhv wiz-duhm
I was told to make the title catchy. aren't phonetic spellings eye catching?! haha I recently went to see the marketing director at Babson, Gene Begin, and we were discussing how I could push the blog and get it read. The conversation digressed slightly and we talked...
The (Academic) Life
In the last month, I’ve begun to think seriously of what my role in academia is. Perhaps the most surprising conclusion that I have begun to arrive upon is that our roles are constructed. Undoubtedly it would appear that such a conclusion offends the very grain of...
Pick Me, Pick Me!!
As I see the colors of the leaves change and hear the chit chat of the tours through the hallway I realize it is a critical time for high school seniors, so I have some advice for you. If you have heard it, good. You are more likely to remember it. And for everyone...
Harvard BEAT DOWN!!
I was cornered, surrounded, and jumped by my workload this week. Let’s start from the beginning of the story. This past weekend was Parent Visitation Weekend at Harvard. My Mom and Little Brother were coming to visit - I was PUMPED!! I missed them so much and I...
Ace Your Next Scholarship Interview!
Hey seniors! I know it’s getting to be that time of year when all that is on your mind is how on earth you are going to afford to attend all of those great colleges you’ve been preparing applications for. Well, no need to worry anymore! The following suggestions will...
Time Management 101
So, I’m at Harvard University. I have perfect time management skills, I’m some super-genius, and I got a 2600 on the SAT. Extra points for being awesome, of course. In my spare time, I rescue starving children in Africa. I wrote my first paper and got a A+ on it. I...
WHAT? College time already?
Amazing. That was one of my first impressions of college. College has been something that I’ve been looking forward to for a long time and now that I’m here, I love it. I’m also very proud to be here since I’m the first one in my family to ever attend college. I’ve...
Officially Chirping
Glancing at the familiar faces in the dining hall, a peaceful emotion settled in my heart. This was becoming my home, and I was okay with that. More than okay really…I was thankful to be here. Each day, realization hits me that I am in college, successfully...