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Winter Woahs
Returning back to the school grind after a very long break can be one of the most difficult things a college student has to face. I go to school a little under 3000 miles from home. Consequently, I get homesick. That’s to be expected, right? The first semester as a...
College Deferral: A Cyclical Limbo of Hope and Cognitive Dissonance
Deferred. Often the grey area that rarely gets discussed, deferred isn’t a yes or a no. Rather, it’s a slap in the face that feels much more like a no than a yes. The admission counselor read my application and wasn’t impressed. They shrugged their shoulders and threw...
Embrace the confusion
A lot of people refer to college as the best time of their life because of all of the friends that they made and experiences they had. I do love college for those reasons but I mostly love college because of the confusion it causes. Society expects us young people to...
Love, For What It’s Worth
Soon enough there will be a lot of talk about there being “love in the air!” Couples will be scrambling to find each other the most perfect and thoughtful gift and securing the best reservations in town. Throughout all of the hustle and bust, the idea (hopefully) is...
Following Your Heart
Valentines Day.. Only a few short weeks away and recently I cannot help but to find myself completely and overwhelmingly elated. Before you confuse this jubilance with love, I'll have you know that this excitement is actually built up from all the new and exciting...
Words Will Never Hurt Me
I remember a point in my life when being different was dangerous. A period when words such as “smart”, “amicable”, and “Hispanic” were replaced with derogatory terms such as “nerd”, “gay”, or “dirty.” I never understood why I was subject to such cruelty; I don’t know...
Don't Check The Price Tag
Financial aid was the number one component when compiling my college list. I didn’t care much about academic programs (because the school itself would not have altered my passion to become a researcher, professor, or a doctor), but rather whether or not the school can...
Handling Finances
For most high schoolers, managing their finance is the last thing on their mind if it is ever is at all. The only time I thought about budgeting was when I was deciding on the lunch I ate since for the most part my father managed my bank account. While knowing the...
Senior Year- Filling out FAFSA
I don't have to fill out FAFSA this year! HAHA! 😀 😀 Actually, my previous sentence made it seem that I'm more excited than I actually was.. because it's just FAFSA and doesn't take more than 20 minutes. One thing that does excite me about not having to fill out...
Twitter Office Hour: What's in A Scholarship?
Join us for our monthly Twitter Office Hour. While our chats are usually the 1st Thursday of each month, this time, on Thursday, Feb. 5th at 7pm EST, we’re inviting first-generation college students, those who aspire to be, and everyone who cares about first-gens to...