by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14
Given that my undergraduate days are almost over, I realized…most expect me to be an adult now. You know when you have that moment of slow, shocking revelation when something bad happens and you look around the room for the adult…and you realize that’s you. Or the...
by Lauren A. Mayo, University of Georgia, '15
Nearing the end of my junior, I have had quite the college experience. There have been difficult times but the positives genuinely outweigh the negatives. We attend college to gain a degree but we take away so much more. The bulk of tools and lessons I have learned in...
by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17
I knew her, but she didn’t know me. Alexia had posted on the UVA Class of 2017 Facebook group over the summer with a link to her Youtube channel. Her cover of “Skinny Love” by Bon Iver was amazing. When I saw her in the dining hall that Tuesday afternoon, I instantly...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
A lot of us have heard about the starving college freshman, right? You have no idea how true that can be for a lot of college students. I attend a college where the vast majority of the students are well off and able to pay four years worth of tuition in one single...
by Nahomi Velasquez, Boston University, '15
As a first generation college student from a low-income household, I always have difficulty adjusting to the cost of my college education. Each year the cost of tuition; and room and board increases by approximately $3,000. Additional expenses, such as the cost of...
by Cynthia Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan University, '14
Wake up, 7:32 AM Can’t believe it’s time to do it over again.. Yep, it’s the first day of classes. Not only is it extremely early, but also it’s also -4 degrees outside. Now, I’ll be the first one to admit that I would rather crawl back in my bed. Always....
