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Picking a Major
After thinking about it for over three semesters, I can finally say that I have declared a major. I am majoring in criminology and minoring in education studies. Picking a major was probably one of the hardest academic decisions I have had to make while being on...
"I'm GenOne"
“I’m GenOne" When I was in high school I received a lot of support with the college process from my educators. Most of my educators understood the challenges that came with being the first in my family to attend college. Most of my classmates were also first...
Hangout Recap: Understanding Your Financial Aid Award Letters
Check out the recap of our March edition of our Google+ Hangouts! You’ve completed your college applications and submitted your FAFSA to all of your schools and have even been accepted to a few. That’s awesome! Now is the time to focus on understanding and comparing...
Alternative Spring Break – Cuba!
Miami, Cancun, LA, and Puerto Rico are just a couple of the many places most of my friends went to this past spring break. My spring break, on the other hand, was a little less traditional. This year, for the first time, Boston University hosted a study abroad trip to...
Understanding Your Financial Aid Award Letters
You've completed your college applications and submitted your FAFSA to all of your schools and have even been accepted to a few. That's awesome! Now is the time to focus on understanding and comparing your financial aid award letters. Join us on Thursday, March 26th...
Spring Break at the Clinton Global Initiative University Conference
I had the opportunity to start off the Spring Break of my junior year at the University of Miami where the Clinton Global Initiative University conference was hosted! I met so many amazing first-generation students from around the country who were showing off their...
Don't Get Mad Bro
There are not a lot of breaks from school during the second semester. First semester was full of breaks and fun holidays, but the big break during second semester is spring break. Everyone looks forward to it, I know I did. The week before spring break is pretty...
Midterm Madness
It's that time of the year again, and whether we like it or not, we have to try to survive this 'Midterm Madness'. As a first year student, I have found to find college midterms very different than any I took in high school. In my point of view, I see that there...
Midterms and Re-prioritizing
So I took my first round of junior- year midterms a couple of weeks ago (granted, there are only two so I don't know why I wrote that sentence as if there were many more rounds of junior-year midterms to come.. Hahaa). But reflecting on that, I am realizing how much I...
Decisions are coming… Game of Groans
It’s a bit surreal to think that one click controls the direction your life will take, sending you to either soaring in ecstasy to your dream or plummeting downward into uncertainty. This one click represents years of preparation, months of refinement, and hours upon...