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After a Reflective Summer, New Academic Challenges are Accepted
This summer ended up being one of the most productive summers I have had in years (actually they have all been productive in some way for the past few years). Fall is looming and I am expected to return to campus early next week. But focusing on the summer of 2017, I...
Back at it!
hello again readers! my narrative this time is about my new start to a life off-campus. I moved into a 5 person house, and rent is super cheap compared to most in town. i'm kicking off my junior year with a savings from over the summer, and it feeels great. I worked...
The Nostalgia of Summer
For the first time since I started college I spent the majority of the summer at home in New York City working at an internship. I was able to intern at Discovery Communications in their advertising sales division where I was assigned to the flagship, Discovery...
Summer
Hey there everyone, it feels like I have not written on here in a while. Time really does go by fast. I have completed two years of college and I am about to go into my third year. So far, the journey has been pretty great. So to catch you all up to speed, I will tell...
Reflections of a college senior
When I first came to Brown, I remember telling myself how my destiny would not be determined based on where I got educated; that my values of making an impact would only be amplified by Brown, not determined by them. And as I prepare to commence my last year, I can’t...
Junior Year is Here!
It feels like it has been forever since I've written a post! My summer wasn't eventful but felt very hectic. I took a summer class, and not just any class, but a STATS class. Shudders. Anyway, I survived and am thrilled to be in my junior year! Of course I am sort of...
West Coast, Best Coast? – A Tech Perspective
This past summer, I had the opportunity to work as a software engineering intern in San Francisco. I have been trying to get out and visit the west coast for a while now since I had never been, and wanted to see if all of the Bay Area hype lived up to expectations. My...
The One Time when Comparing Yourself to Others isn't Toxic
On an unexceptional summer day, one of those days that feels like it could have been yesterday, or the day before that, who knows- I reached over to my bookshelf and pulled out my high school yearbook. Names I forgot existed flooded my brain with memories I had...
Being Active in Your College Experience: The Applications and Sign-Ups don't Stop once you've been Admitted
Say one is holding a college brochure- what sections of the brochure are most likely to grab and maintain one’s attention? It could be the Alumni section, for ambitious types striving to bump shoulders with the shakers and movers of the country. Maybe the brochure is...
Indulgence Before Getting Back at it Again
I have managed to pack everything into four boxes, type the last pages of my essay, correct and alphabetize the bibliography, send it to the professor, stuff in the remaining items into my suitcase, lock the door of, what is going to be someone else’s room, put the...