Dual Benefits of Dual Degree
Diversity is essential in any environment, whether work related or not, because it allows different viewpoints and thought process to be utilized. Every individual is…
The Importance of Timelessness: A Reflection on New Orleans
On my way back from a spring break trip to New Orleans, I listened to an NPR podcast that was all about screens and the…
Real Talk: College and Finances
College can be such a great place of opportunities. Almost everyone I'd talked to while in high school said that college was the best time…
Academics & Social Life: The Rubik's Cube of College
The very first book freshman year of high school I was required to read was Sean Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens which…
Fan your fire
For me, it’s Rocky Balboa’s blaring theme song that rouses me from states of melancholy. It’s Steve Prefontaine’s audacious spirit. These are my role models,…
Preparing for the Ides of March
Approaching fast is the infamous March drain of motivation and enthusiasm across college campuses. There is a tangible difference in the tone of my friends'…
Undergraduate Studies
Have you ever seen life as being this journey in which you educate yourself in order to educate or help others? If so, what a great start! When I was younger…
New Beginning Leads to More Beginnings
During the month of December 2016, I tried to go ice skating at least once a week. On the ice, was where I found the…
Self-Care is Necessary for Self-Growth
February 16, 2017 This is fourth week studying abroad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The city is a beautiful quilt, vibrant with mismatching swatches of…
Keep a tab on your tabs
Finances in college are terrifying--you're out of under your parents' wings, what do you do? There's so many things to do! Going out with friends,…
Ode to College
I don’t think I fully understood how college would change me. Prior to coming to Wellesley, I really had no clue about who I was.…
The Not-So-Perks of Being a Wallflower
Sometimes normal prose can’t convey the kind of emotion that poetry can so I decided to make this post a bit experimental in nature. After…
Moving Forward Looking Back: College Access for Undocumented Students
Fear is a perfectly valid response to the recent immigration raids across the country, especially in light of all the trauma that undocumented folks have…
Institutional Privilege
Upon being admitted to Pomona College, I knew that studying at this institution carried a lot of weight. I did not understand just how much…
Time, Busyness y mi Madre
I have mentioned in previous posts that when I came to college, I came at a time when I felt like I needed my own…
The Hidden Benefits of Community Engagement
I remember the excitement I felt from learning about the many campus talks and lectures about social justice topics throughout my first year of college…
Budgeting in College: When to be cheap and when not to
One of the shows I used to watch when I was younger was Everybody Hates Chris which I liked for how relate-able Chris Rock’s story…
Advice: Scholarships
Second only to printer ink cartridges, a college diploma must be the most expensive item that will be purchased during your lifetime. Tuition at a…
Dave's Finances
Being in college has given me a different outlook on how I manage my finances. Socially, I wouldn't say that my financial situation has affected…
Understand Your Financial Aid Package
This article is published in the 2017 I’m First Guide to College By Bob Giannino-Racine Congratulations, you’ve been accepted to college! Now comes the hard part…