by Joseph Dingman | March 22, 2010
The month is Marching by and those decision letters are going to start trickling in. Some will have good news, others will have disappointment. Perhaps the best advice I can think of is the same I was told the first time on an airplane, “whatever is going to...
by Khadijah Williams, Harvard University , '15 | March 17, 2010
One of the most important things in the college process is visiting the colleges. Even with all the research you have done, there’s just nothing like being there. Often, schools will pay to fly you out. Take advantage of this! The best way to know if you want to go...
by Duylam Nguyen-Ngo, The University of Virginia , '12 | March 16, 2010
I must say from the get-go I never really had a “mentor” or someone who helped me along the college process, at least not in the strictest sense. And this is true for many first generation students. We just don’t have anyone who takes our hands and...
by Jesse Sanchez, Harvard University , '14 | March 16, 2010
I always thought that college wasn’t an option for me. I didn’t really know anyone who had made it to college and no one in my family had gone either, so it seemed like college was nothing but a fantasy for me. Not having a mentor can leave you without a sense of...
by Lysa Vola, Williams College, '14 | March 15, 2010
Now, ask yourself a few questions. Would you move into a house you’ve never seen before? Would you buy a car before you test drove it? Probably not! Now, consider the college you think is the right one for you. Would you go to a college you’ve only heard...
by Seanna Leath | March 13, 2010
One of the hardest things about doing something new that has tricks and turns, stumbling blocks and stop signs…is exactly that…it’s something new with tricks and turns…stumbling blocks and stop signs. Junior and senior year were hectic. Sometimes I felt that I was...
