Life After the Cap and Gown: My First Month Post-Grad
No one talks enough about how weird June feels after graduation. You spend four years sprinting toward the finish line, convinced that once you cross…
College Budgeting for First-Years: Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Before starting college, I mainly worked jobs to save money for tuition and books since I knew that college itself would be a financial burden…
Life After College: Grad School? Career? Gap Year?
At the beginning of the summer, I was ready. I had a whole plan mapped out. My Original Plan Build my school list. Start prepping…
I’m an Alum! Reflections after Graduation
I graduated this month. Honestly, I keep saying it and still don’t fully believe it. I’m officially a college graduate! I had a double major…
Finding My Voice in Policy and Advocacy
Earlier this month, I stood at a podium in D.C. and told a room full of near-strangers why the Department of Education shouldn’t be erased.…
My Last (Amazing) Spring Break!
As an international student, spring break has always felt like one of those things you hear about in movies—but this year, I actually got to…
Spring Break and Midterms
March always feels like a blur. A tired, overstimulated, emotionally disjointed blur. Midterms showed up fast and hit hard. I’ve been bouncing between assignments, late…
New Year, New Me
Hola! I am back to write another blog which will be about my new year resolutions. Can’t believe that we are in 2025. With this…
Taking Up Space: Being Black and First-Gen at a PWI
It’s Black History Month, and while the campus flyers are out and the panel invites are rolling in, the truth of the matter is this:…
From Rest to Reset: Transitioning From Winter Break to the New Semester
The three week long luxury of sleeping in comes to an end in mid-January as we return back to school from a well-deserved break. In…
New Year, Same Me (and that’s Okay)
It’s the start of the new year, and honestly? I’m not interested in becoming a “new me.” I know this is the season where everyone…
End-of-Semester Survival Guide: Finals and Growth
It’s finals season, and I’m holding it together with sheer willpower, manifestation, a RedBull, and my zillionth cup of tea. The library’s packed, the group…
Midterms and Fall Break
It’s November, and I’m tired in that way that doesn’t always show up on your face, but sits in your chest. The kind of tiredness…
Freshman Year Tips
Hola! I am beyond excited to write my first post! (It's ironic, isn't it, since this is the “I’m First blog"). But, on a more…
Balancing Burnout: How to Catch Yourself Before You Crash
It’s only early October, but I already feel like I’m dragging myself through the days. I feel like this is the part nobody really talks…
A Summer of Social Connections: How Nonprofit Lessons Translated into Meaningful College Experiences
This summer, I did something a little different. No, I didn’t backpack across Asia or learn to bake the perfect chocolate souffle (although both are…
Senior Year Reset: Goals & Reflections
There’s something about August at Susquehanna: the late summer sun lingering a little longer than it should, the birds singing in the trees, squirrels running…
My 5-9 After My 9-5
It’s summertime and no school! But wait…now you have a full-time job. The hardest part of transitioning from college to a summer job is the…
Navigating Academics in College: Advice for Incoming Students
As incoming students prepare to embark on their college journey, the question of academic preparedness can be quite scary to think about for all students.…