Thankful Blessings

by Gina Bolanos, University of Rochester, '18

Freshmen year is almost halfway over and I will soon come home and eat my mom’s amazing Mexican dishes and reunite with old friends. However, I am so happy to say, that college has been treating me so well, that sometimes I forget that I am more than 1,000 miles...

All Aboard the Struggle Bus

by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17

We are in the thick of application system, and we suddenly find ourselves married to our laptops. Hmm, on the subject of laptops let me tell you a horror story that I think a lot of people can learn from. Let me begin my horror story by admitting that I am not the...

The Time is Approaching..

by Danica Drezner, Boston University , '17

Ahhhh the fall… A wonderful time of year, unless you happen to be a high school senior going on countless college tours and pulling your hair out as you begin each new college application. But fear not! Although application season is in full gear, you have to...

Don't forget to call your parents!

by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18

As a first year student, adjusting to life on campus is not an easy process for most people who may have never been away from their family for an extended period of time. When I was applying to college, I purposely choose schools far enough in the Northeast that I...

Living In the Present

by Steven Shi

It often seems to be the case that everything we do is geared in thinking about our future (well maybe not “everything” but a lot of the important things).  We try to get good grades so we can get into college; we try to craft perfect applications so we can enter...

Classes meanwhile you're sick???

by Brenda Angulo, Trinity Washington University , '17

Okay, so once you start a new semester everything seems to be under control. You have arranged your time, you have been doing your work, you have been doing your readings. But what when something unexpected happens? Like… You get sick and you can’t make it...