The (Academic) Life
In the last month, I’ve begun to think seriously of what my role in academia is. Perhaps the most surprising conclusion that I have begun…
Pick Me, Pick Me!!
As I see the colors of the leaves change and hear the chit chat of the tours through the hallway I realize it is a…
Harvard BEAT DOWN!!
I was cornered, surrounded, and jumped by my workload this week. Let’s start from the beginning of the story. This past weekend was Parent Visitation…
Ace Your Next Scholarship Interview!
Hey seniors! I know it’s getting to be that time of year when all that is on your mind is how on earth you are…
Time Management 101
So, I’m at Harvard University. I have perfect time management skills, I’m some super-genius, and I got a 2600 on the SAT. Extra points for…
WHAT? College time already?
Amazing. That was one of my first impressions of college. College has been something that I’ve been looking forward to for a long time and…
Officially Chirping
Glancing at the familiar faces in the dining hall, a peaceful emotion settled in my heart. This was becoming my home, and I was okay…
Check out Khadijah on Oprah!
Khadijah appeared on The Oprah Show, "Don't Stop Believing," Monday, October 5 and shared her tremendous story of rising from Skid Row to attend Harvard.…
100 Miles & Runnin
I tried to think of what to say to the readers of this blog at first I was going to be specific and target the…
Something Different…Life
Fresh air, a new environment, and the future awaited me. I arrived at school several days before classes actually started. The adjustment wasn’t too hard.…
Hello Reality…Goodbye Fantasy
All the packing and shopping had paid off; it was move-in day. I was officially a college student! I had everything packed strategically in the…
Life inside the Purple Bubble
“Welcome to the next best four years of your life: College.” I drove 21 hours to finally arrive at the “purple bubble,” one of the…
I Made It HERE??
My mom wasn't able to finish grade school because she had to help out in the fields of her small rancho in Mexico. She came…
Toto, I Have The Feeling We’re not in Kansas Anymore
A kid up the hall in my dorm left last week, for good it turns out. His parents came to take his belongings back home,…