Applications, Internships and Deadlines! OH MY!

Just think, in a couple of months I’ll be a junior at Illinois Wesleyan! Wow! I can’t believe it. It’s been a tough, yet satisfying, road. As a junior or a senior your university will probably expect you to go out of your comfort zone and comfort...

Continuing on, when Continuing is Hard

As I sit at the library on this Tuesday morning, I cannot help but think back at the year I had. You know, it’s incredibly hard continuing to push forward through the year when all you want to do is give up. Last semester was by far the hardest for me. I ended...

While You Wait…

Hello Bloggers! I know it’s around the time where you all are waiting for acceptance letters and yes, it sure is nerve racking. You’ve finally gone through all the time spent on applications, recommendations, standardized testing, and those pesky essay topics....

Beyond Sleep and Food: Homework

I remember freshman and sophomore year (when I was still lively and bright-eyed),  my friends and I made plans to go everywhere and do everything. Hiking, biking, swimming, sightseeing, and shopping and wandering New York and Boston together. Now? I still want to do...

Waiting Was Worthwhile

Waiting for responses from the schools I applied to was a pain in the hiney. One night, I dreamt that I had received an acceptance letter from Brown University. It was merely a dream. It felt so real though. What did this dream mean? Was it a sign? Was this my fate:...

The Wait

Boy, do I remember being in your shoes! Around this same time last year is all but a single endless, anxious day. I had completed all my applications, sent in all of my transcripts, finished the SAT forever, and now I had to wait… and wait… and wait! I had done...