Coming Back to Harvard!
Check out the latest Video to see how it felt for me to come back to Harvard! One of the best parts of college is…
Brazil (Round 2) & Former President of Mexico
These past 8 months have transformed me in more ways than I can put into words. 2011 was a life-changing year and it seems as…
Resume in the Apple Juice
Personal statement. Statement of purpose. Personal-ment of the state you’re in. No matter how the words were rearranged, it still loomed large and confusingly in…
There's No Place Like Ames!!
When choosing a university every aspect of that school has to fit like a glove, - if it doesn't feel right, turn around, jump on the express way, and visit…
The Importance of Recommendation Letters
If you are in college, it is that time of the year when you start thinking about what you are going to do with your…
Sometimes you pick the school, and sometimes the school picks you.
Surely, most current high school seniors are lacking finger-nails right about now. In less than a month, admissions decisions from hundreds of colleges around the…
Financial What?!
Looking back a year ago, I was one big stressed out mess – so I understand what you guys are going through. Essay after essay,…
Spring Admission
I remember when I got my acceptance letter in the mail. It was a big envelope with "The University of Southern California" on the front.…
Money, a Source of a College Student's Sorrow
Now that everyone's gotten the applications over with, I bet you'd like to relax. Well, don't. Not yet anyway. There's something else...FINANCIAL AID! DUN DUN…
Scholarships Are Key
No loans. No loans. No loans. Ever since I learned of the skyrocketing rates of college tuition (even at in state schools), I feared I…
The Excitement of Looking Forward
It’s a new year, a new semester, and a new opportunity to make good on those long-contemplated New Year's resolutions! As I begin the second…
Confessions
I have to confess…I failed to set any New Year’s Resolutions for this upcoming year. I don’t have my usual slip of paper with five…
Reminiscing for a Better Future
My first semester in college was definitely not what I expected! My social life had its ups and downs throughout the semester. Since I was…
Twenty Twelve
Happy New Year!!! I cannot believe it is 2012 already! 2011 flew by, especially my first semester of college. My first semester of college went…
Defying Gravity
Despite all the suspense, hopelessness and stress that plagued the earlier half of 2011; the year ended well, granting me admission into one of the…
New Year… New Me
Considering that I am starting the second semester of my junior year, there are many things that I should have in order by now. These…
Winter Term, 2012.
If you have read my posts from last year, you probably remember how winter term was a really rough time in terms of academics. Despite…
Not an Empty Promise
The New Year is the best time to reflect on the many challenges and successes you had throughout 2011. But more importantly, it’s the perfect…
Welcoming 2012!
Welcoming 2012! First thing first, happy new year! It’s hard to believe that my first college semester is over and done with! My first college…
1/8 DONE. Just 7/8 Left…
DONE. First semester of college is finally over! I never thought that I would get into college; so finishing the first semester is such an…