#MentorsMatter Twitter Chat Recap
On January 31st, Strive for College had the honor of being a part of #MentorsMatter Twitter chat! Hosted by Better Make Room and ACT Equity,…
The Positivity of Selfishness
As January comes to an end, I reflect on the resolution I made nearly a month ago. My New Years resolution for 2017 is to…
I am an immigrant, I am a first generation college student, I am a student of color and I am also a college graduate
This semester I am co-facilitating a one credit course titled Beyond the Border: Immigration Stories. My co-facilitator and I knew we wanted to teach a…
Para, para, paradise
Just a week ago, I landed to a whole new world, that is Madrid, Spain. The travel to get here was an upside down, thrilling…
Being Together
Coming back home for Winter Break, I wanted to catch up with everyone: friends coming back home from college, a marine friend whose time was…
Radical Balancing
Man has it been a while since my last post (like an entire semester). I can't believe I'm still a functioning human being. Oddly enough,…
Do all first generation college students value education and hard work?
Today as I was walking on campus I came across one of my friends who is also a first generation college student. My friend is…
Studying Abroad in Rio de Janeiro
This spring semester I won't be in California for school. Instead, I'll be studying in Rio de Janeiro. I boarded my plane a day after…
Plan Your Summers and Other Aspirations in Advance
It’s funny how you need to start planning your next summer from one year in advance. High school used to be different, at least for…
The Phenomenon of Scromping
Scromp (v) – succumbing oneself to the act of devouring I know, I know. Scromp isn’t actually a real word. But growing up, my friends…
Work Hard, Play Hard
Happy New Year everyone! It's that time of the year again where life takes a whole new fresh start. Well at least, we want it…
Leadership Development Programs
Happy New Year everyone! I hope that everyone’s year is off to a great start and we are all getting ready for the new semester…
The Last Semester
School is about to start again and getting back into the mindset of school is always hard, especially this semester because it is my last…
Necessary Courses Out the Way!!!
Hello, guys! Happy New Year! I hope that this year is full of blessings for each and every one of you reading this blog. As…
Get ready for the travel!
This time around, college students are 90{53c6eff5ce19621f7316832cfedf08caab022021f1679c62c3f44b8900ceaf72} of the airport population! I'm sitting in the airport at this moment (Denver!) and looking around at the…
The Lowdown on Finals
Reed during finals week becomes a raw, ugly version of itself- a version we all dreaded would appear after it waited simmering silently for a…
The Beauty of CS
Perhaps the most inspiring aspect of computer science for myself is its versatility and accessibility. Whereas other fields require an extensive array of complex machinery…
One More Semester, with Feeling
It’s been three semesters and I still don’t know how to “do college” right. I attended an amazing summer program that prepares inner-city students for…
Post-Obama College: Being a Student of Color in the Wake of Trump's Election
Three hours. Three hours, at most, was how long I napped before I checked the election results on November 8th. Throughout the day I had…
New Year, New Semester
2017 has finally arrived. It's hard to believe, time seems to be flying by so quickly (during the semester, however, it seems to drag on…