Finance for Dummies (College Students)

by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17

I was ruthless when it came to making money as a kid. My brother and I used to stroll a little red wagon full of our “drawings” around the neighborhood, hoping to use our 5-year old charm to sell them for $1 a piece. A few years later, we opened up a snow cone stand...

Over the Hump

by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17

Being a Junior certainly has its perks. You are more than halfway done with college which is a bittersweet yet oh so welcome feeling. As Juniors we probably have our majors all figured out and we are taking the upper level and hella-scary-but-still-cool classes. We...

Completing the FAFSA

by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18

Of all the parts of the college admission process, completing the financial aid portion was and still is my least favorite part of the admission process. While the FAFSA and CSS profile sound daunting with all of the terminology it uses and personal financial...

The Anti-Perks of Being a Student

by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19

Hello readers, I think the word “college” brings many anxieties and worries to the mind of a young student. Not only do we need to worry about performing well, but most of us—at least the students coming from humble backgrounds—worry about different factors, one of...

Doing Fun Things

by Steven Shi

My past blog posts have consisted primarily of school, work, and stressful situations.  In realizing that all work and no play makes Steven a dull boy, I’m going to focus on writing about the fun I had over winter break. After my stressful final in my algorithms...

A whole lot of doing nothing

by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17

This is it, the beginning of my Junior Spring semester. I showed up bright eyed and bushy tailed to my 8:30 am (God help me) class. How did I attain this glow you may ask? Well here’s my secret: by DOING NOTHING. My last fall semester was packed with upper level...