by Khadijah Williams, Harvard University , '15 | December 22, 2010
I want to start this blog post with an apology. I have gotten so caught up in the demand and flow of college, that I forgot my responsibility as a blogger. My lapse in blog posts does not reflect how important I think this blog is- what it does reflect, however, is...
by Khadijah Williams, Harvard University , '15 | December 22, 2010
Major choices- I didn’t really think it was terribly important; after all, the most important thing is doing what you love and being comfortable. But that’s exactly why choosing a major, or department, is so important. I had been decided on Social Studies since...
by Khadijah Williams, Harvard University , '15 | December 22, 2010
Ok, so honestly, first year, freshman year, you will probably get your butt kicked. Seriously- different environment, high expectations, you’re on your own- even if you’re a beast academically, you will get your butt kicked. Even if you are a social butterfly, you...
by Abigail Macias, Dartmouth College | December 20, 2010
55-41. That was the Senate’s final vote on the DREAM Act. Thousands of undocumented students received a huge blow when these long-anticipated results came in. The DREAM Act, in essence, provides hard-working students, who have lived the majority of their lives in the...
by Jordan Lillegard, University of Southern California | December 17, 2010
I am sorry I haven’t been able to post for quite a while. I have been very busy with classwork and then finals. However, finals are finally DONE! I am so happy to have finished my first semester of college. It went so quickly, and now I have seven more semesters to...
by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13 | December 15, 2010
Ask any admissions staff what aspect of an application makes a student stand out and they will reply that it is the essay. There is really no way to stress the importance of the essay component during the college application process. Being one of the most important...
