by Abigail Macias, Dartmouth College
In high school (and most high schools across the nation), the academic calendar is organized around the semester system, that is, two big blocks of instruction time that usually run sixteen weeks. Twelve years of this almost made me forget that winter existed; my...
by Lot Kwarteng, Miami University , '14
“But if I work full-time and cut down on my living expenses I can afford it, right?” As she pleads for me to understand all I do is shake my head and mouth the words “NO!” To give you some background I have a friend, for this post I will call her Ashley, who has set...
by Ashley Roberts, Illinois Wesleyan University, '13
As my semester is coming to an end there are a few things floating around in my mind. In just a few short months I will be starting my senior year. I can’t believe how quickly it has snuck up on me. I feel as if I started college last week. High school felt like...
by Khadijah Williams, Harvard University , '15
This is incredibly exciting, but scary- In September I’m entering my last year of college! There have been tons of things that happened junior year- I’ve traveled (to New York, South Africa, Los Angeles, Nevada, New Orleans); I’ve developed meaningful friendships;...
by Rodney Savannah, University of Southern California, '15
I thought once I went to college everything would be perfect. I figured I would be happy since I would be away from home, independent, and finally have all the privileges of a young adult. Although this was all true, I underestimated the amount of responsibility that...
by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13
I am in Boston right now, interning at East Boston High School, helping a group of four students through their junior year and helping them get on the college path. For the first time in my life, I have the freedom to take ideas and implement them in any way that I...
