by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
When I started my sophomore year of college I was timidly, even hesitantly, committed to being premed. I kept feeling like I was not special enough, or intelligent enough to be able to make it into medical school. I was thinking of defeat before I’d even started...
by Tyler Lattimore, Emory University , '15
This year has proven to be my busiest one yet! Between my work as a Admission Fellow, my job at the performing arts center, my presidency of our campus Quest Scholars chapter, and – let’s not forget – my classes, I hardly have time to sit and enjoy a meal! But I must...
by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17
She never knew me, but boy did I know her. We walked like zombies for the first week after she went missing. Everyone’s heads were facing down as their minds wandered in confusion and fear. How could this have happened, and what actually did happen? She was all around...
by Maggie Acosta, Bowdoin College, '15
is halfway across the world from what I’m used to. It’s also 1:30 AM in the morning of one of the largest Indian holidays, Divali (or diwala or maybe even deepavali, depending on who you ask). Hahaa but I guess these are the moments when I really think. So...
by Tyneisha Richardson, Meredith College, '18
Everyone wants to try and fit in with a group that feels like them. When you are in college you don’t have any of your old friends or anything, you have to start all over again like you are a freshmen in high school. I know sometimes it can be a challenge...
by Benjamin Hoertnagl-Pereira, Johns Hopkins University , '18
For the past few years you have molded your schedule to incorporate various extra-curricular activities, delegated hours upon hours to the studying of your course material so that your precious transcript is as flawless as possible, invested time to the betterment of...
