by Raymond Velez, Virginia Commonwealth University, '22 | March 29, 2021
For this month, I am going to share my tips for budgeting and saving money in college. As we all know, college is extremely expensive. The early years of your adult life are the best time to engrain savings and good money habits into your life. Budgeting can be...
by Berenice Perez, St. Olaf College, '23 | March 15, 2021
I am from the Southside of Chicago. To be more specific, I grew up in Mckinley Park, which is 5 minutes away from Back of the Yards, 10 minutes away from Pilsen, and 10 minutes away from Little Village. I grew up in a Mexican household, and my parents are immigrants....
by Kaelyn Hicks, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, '22 | March 1, 2021
I love being outside. There’s just something about the outdoors that sends me into a trance. As soon as I step outside the door, all I can do for the first few minutes is stand motionless and take everything in. However, due to the weather and my attempts at...
by Jessica Hernandez, Dartmouth College , '22 | March 1, 2021
I initially wanted to write this post about love and all the wonderful things about my school. However, I also think it’s important to acknowledge the beauty in honesty when things aren’t going quite right. Winter can be a difficult time for many people. I for one...
by Adiba Hussain, Barnard College, '23 | March 1, 2021
Barnard College was my dream school when applying to colleges. I had made the decision to apply ED to Barnard after a month of going to campus and understanding the environment and community that I would be a part of if I was lucky enough to get accepted. December 12...
by Adiba Hussain, Barnard College, '23 | March 1, 2021
Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Otherwise known as FAFSA. When I look back to high school, filling out FAFSA felt like this daunting task and scarier than applying to colleges themselves. What made it even scarier was that a lot of students tend to feel...
