A Sense of Belonging
Hello to everyone reading. My name is Eyzel Torres and I am a senior at the University of Illinois at Chicago. A little about myself;…
Being Back on Campus
College is not easy. This is more a statement of fact than opinion. And spending the past year and a half--if you count that awkward…
What I am Excited/Anxious About This Semester
Hello everyone, I am glad to be blogging again for my last academic school year here at Virginia Commonwealth University. In less than a year…
Finding the Best Fit
Selecting the colleges to apply to is never an easy task and always instills feelings of anxiety and doubt. The decision involves a careful evaluation…
Lowell, I’m Home!
Home. Never did I ever think that I would attribute the word “home” to my university. For the past months, I have been doing virtual school…
How many hours in a day are there again?
As I enter my junior year in the hopes to find some normalcy, I was immediately met with an overwhelming amount of information and new…
Next Four Years Here We Go?
Getting my first college acceptance letter doesn't exactly feel like it does in the movies anymore simply because you really get it in an email…
(Almost) At the Finish Line!
I am about to enter week 9 out of 10 of spring term of my junior year at Dartmouth. (That's so crazy!) One of the…
Check the Cheese (part 2)
It has almost become second nature for me to spend the entire school year waiting for summer break. Then, when summer break rolls around, I…
Check the Cheese (part 1)
The other night I decided to be creative. I boiled some penne pasta, cooked some shrimp, and pulled out my favorite brand of pesto. After…
Dealing With Self-Comparison
All throughout school you compare yourself to others. “Susie got accepted into five internships already and I haven’t even heard back from one” “George is…
Exams, Exhaustion, and Emotions! Oh My!
Midterms and Finals have the ability to affect our mental and physical health in such a way that it is practically unfathomable. Without even factoring…
Working In College
As a student Freshman year, I decided to take a position as an on-campus tour guide. This job has been such an amazing blessing! I…
Rejection: It’s Not the End
As the college application process ends and the college decision season begins, I've been thinking back to where I was this time last year. A…
I am 21 Years Old and I’m Still Afraid of the Dark
I still don't know how I convince myself that there will be an ominous figure waiting outside my bedroom door if I attempt to leave…
Returning to Normal?
The past month has been filled with a number of uncertainties for me personally. With class registration coming up there are a lot of unanswered…
Doing Too Much
I am a victim to the too much gene when it comes to work! The immigrant mentality that many of us first generation children face…
March Madness-College Spring Break Edition
I was lucky enough to be going to one of the few schools that actually had a spring break this semester. Because of the pandemic…
Budgeting in College
For this month, I am going to share my tips for budgeting and saving money in college. As we all know, college is extremely expensive.…