by Gina Bolanos, University of Rochester, '18
It’s been two years thus far. It’s now my third, and couldn’t be more blessed to be in this position. Only one year left to go! As a first generation college student, I am beating the odds. However, what has made my college experience a bit different...
by Dave Lacroix, Dartmouth College , '19
Break is over and I am back in school! I can’t say that I really need to get back into the school mode because I have been studying during my six week break. I have been trying to prepare for my rigorous courses by doing practice exams, reviewing the textbook,...
by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18
When I haven’t been watching college football games with my dad or shows on Netflix I’ve been thinking about the new year and what I want out of it. I accomplished a lot and have some fond memories from 2016, but looking back there was some things missing that...
by Benjamin Hoertnagl-Pereira, Johns Hopkins University , '18
If I were to describe myself, the first quality that comes to mind is introvert. While I am very open with my friends, getting to a point of friendship with new people that I meet is a bit difficult. Coming into college, the only people that I got to know somewhat...
by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19
So I am writing this from the comfort of my house, now that finals have concluded. I could not help thinking something on my way back from this hard semester. Thriving does not always mean happy, but being perseverant. Aside from overloading myself with 5 courses, 3...
by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18
Around this time of the year, a lot of high school seniors are probably working on finishing or still stressing about the college application process. I was one of those people who was in the boat of stressing about my writing supplements, standardized test, and how...
