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A real take on choosing a major
I had a flashback today, back to last year: my sophomore year. It happened as I was looking at classes for next semester for pre-registration that's coming up for Whitman. My major is geology-environmental studies. Ever since my first semester freshman year, I loved...
Fall is Here!
My favorite time of the year is finally here! Fall is without a doubt the best season. I can finally break out my dusty sweaters and go the whole day without sweating in the humid heat of Houston. Of course, with that comes the closing of the semester and all the...
Asking for a Letter of Recommendation
If you are ever trying to learn more about a person without really asking them the question " What are you like?" one way to do it, is by asking someone who they work closely with. They would be able to give you a fair judgement on the charter of the person that you...
Scary
Senior year! Man it seems like that was so long. But I will tell you that year was intense. What scared me the most was the fear of not knowing where I would end up. Everyone would be asking me: "Dave what are you doing or what do you plan on doing with your...
Love you a Latte
The cool breezes are coming, the leaves are changing and all I want to do is snuggle in my warm blanket with a hot cup of tea. Yes, it would sound like my bed is my favorite spot on campus, but I actually have others more interesting! Surprisingly enough one of my...
Sometimes the Solution is Obvious and Cliche
This was going to be my year. Or at least, I had told myself it would. August and September have visited without so much as leaving a tea ring on my coffee table. October has already stood up, ready to say goodbye, and will soon be leaving by the same door. Do I have...
Grown and Outgrowing
I am in October, almost halfway done with my first semester of senior year and I wish the clock would stop for two whole days for me to catch my breath. But the hands keep spinning and I keep reading and writing and wondering how I became an adult before I let myself...
Your Mental Health is Important: What If You are Depressed?
Something that I have been feeling this semester is the “-ritis,” something I call, or maybe heard from somebody, describing “abroad-ritis.” It is totally real since the next semester I am, hopefully, going abroad (I mention “hopefully” because I never take anything...
What do you plan to do?
What do you plan to do? I don’t know. I feel like this question has more weight by the year. What do I plan to do with my Sociology major? What do I plan to do after college? What do I plan to do with my life? I do not know. I’m only a 3rd year! No, I am a 3rd year...
College is Not High School: Perception vs. Reality
As a student in high school, I don’t think I realized how much of a different playing filed college would be. I definitely felt prepared to transition into college because I felt like I had a lot of support from my teachers, peers, and family. But you can’t really...