I Almost Didn’t Apply To My Dream School

by | Jan 5, 2021 | Student Blogs

If it weren’t for robotics, I never would have known about the small engineering school on a hill in Worcester, Massachusetts. All through junior year, all I could focus on was Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). I found myself on Youtube watching WPI’s videos that...

Apartment Hunting

by | Dec 21, 2020 | Student Blogs

As a first generation student something that isn’t really talked about is finding off campus housing. Most students have at least one parent who attended university and when the time came they found an apartment, found roommates and signed a lease. As a first...

First Things First

by | Dec 21, 2020 | Student Blogs

Hi All! My name is Celia Hernandez and I am a Sophomore Psychology Major with a double minor in Sociology and Children’s Studies at Illinois State University. With this degree, I am interested in pursuing school psychology or child psychology  I am the oldest...

Sorority- Scary or Sweet?

by | Dec 21, 2020 | Student Blogs

Growing up I watched countless TV show’s tell me how scary or judgemental greek life or more specifically sororities were. In my head, this built up an image of a group of girls who were mean and cruel. Being a first-generation student made it super difficult my...

A Glimpse into a Dartmouth Winterim!

by | Dec 13, 2020 | Student Blogs

One of the coolest and also stressful things about the Dartmouth D-Plan and quarter system is that we tend to have shorter terms and so our finals come up a lot quicker. But, this also means that I typically get to be done with finals before the holidays! (Yes, even...