Change: There’s a Lot of It During Your College Experience
Another semester has come and gone. I have finalized my fifth semester and I will not be physically on campus until August 2018. This has…
Making the Impossible Possible
Imagine you are finally admitted to the school of your choice. Finally all the hours you spent preparing for the SAT/ ACT, writing essays, filling…
Thanks to you
It’s been almost four years. Wow has time passed! In just five months, I’ll be walking the stage with my diploma and I still can’t…
Thanking our support circles
During the Thanksgiving break I started to reflect on my academic career now that I’m in my senior year of college and personal journey to…
Happy Holidays!
The end of the semester is FINALLY here! I am so excited. The only down side is that this is typically about the time of…
Ace the Interview: Preparation Advice
Get your resumes ready - recruiting season is in full swing. Whether you’re an underclassmen looking for that first internship, or graduating senior hoping to…
An Application Can Be a Headache: Plan, Take Action, Be Proactive
The semester has been able to turn on a more positive outlook. I feel every semester that you are going to have of college, a…
I am here, both frightened and empowered.
“I am both frightened and empowered (as the few students of color on campus)” N.G.*, a first year student, shared to the prospective students in…
College Fears (Halloween Edition)
One thing that was kind of good about being the first in my family to apply to college was that I didn’t have many fears…
A real take on choosing a major
I had a flashback today, back to last year: my sophomore year. It happened as I was looking at classes for next semester for pre-registration…
Fall is Here!
My favorite time of the year is finally here! Fall is without a doubt the best season. I can finally break out my dusty sweaters…
Asking for a Letter of Recommendation
If you are ever trying to learn more about a person without really asking them the question " What are you like?" one way to do…
Love you a Latte
The cool breezes are coming, the leaves are changing and all I want to do is snuggle in my warm blanket with a hot cup…
Sometimes the Solution is Obvious and Cliche
This was going to be my year. Or at least, I had told myself it would. August and September have visited without so much as…
Grown and Outgrowing
I am in October, almost halfway done with my first semester of senior year and I wish the clock would stop for two whole days…
Your Mental Health is Important: What If You are Depressed?
Something that I have been feeling this semester is the “-ritis,” something I call, or maybe heard from somebody, describing “abroad-ritis.” It is totally real…
What do you plan to do?
What do you plan to do? I don’t know. I feel like this question has more weight by the year. What do I plan to…
College is Not High School: Perception vs. Reality
As a student in high school, I don’t think I realized how much of a different playing filed college would be. I definitely felt prepared…