by Nahomi Velasquez, Boston University, '15
Over the course of these past three years, I have realized that what I am most thankful for is being a first-generation college student. Being the first in my family to attend college has motivated me far more than anything else to achieve my goals in life. Although...
by Gabriel Reyes, Brown University , '17
It’s very easy to take credit for all of your accolades. Got an A on the hardest exam in all of academic history? You earned it. Excelled on your test scores? You worked for it. Got into college? You deserved it. It’s only natural to be proud of achieving success, and...
by Benjamin Hoertnagl-Pereira, Johns Hopkins University , '18
Having reflecting on this past academic year—on its late nights, existential crises, and applications—one factor found itself atop the list of stress; the insistent, unyielding nagging of where I was applying, what my top choice school was, and what I wanted to study,...
by Luis Espino, Pitzer College, '17
Spoken word poet, Denice Frohman, once said in a performance “The first time I read a book by a Latina author was in college. The wind in my chest stood up. It had been 18 long years of textbooks filled with everything but me. For the first time, my body knew a...
by Tyneisha Richardson, Meredith College, '18
Do you have people in your life that you just want to give thanks too? Well, I do have people that I am thankful for in my life. These people mean the world to me and I probably would not be where I am today because of these people. I am thankful for my teachers in...
by Joseph Lynn, University of Georgia, '15
During your first year of college, there are going to be these weird times when you’re out with some new friends, and you say, “Let’s go home guys,” referring to your dorm. In that moment, you might feel a little awkward, because you probably...
