by Dela Dzimega, Mount Holyoke College, 2028
Love is in the air, and in the spirit of the season, I wanted to write a love letter to myself, 2 years ago, in my senior year of high school. Dear me, You’re almost at the finish line! I know it’s that time of year when you’re getting decisions that could change your...
by Matthew Crawford, Susquehanna University, 2026
When I first started my college search, I was convinced I wanted to go to a big school—one with tens of thousands of students, the type of school where it was basically its own small city. I pictured college exactly the way it’s shown in movies,...
by Aurora Sanchez, The Catholic University of America, 2027
Hola! My summer has been packed but also relaxing at the same time. Right after school ended in May, I went to Peru for three weeks through the Spanish for Healthcare Practicum at the University of Piura Campus Lima. This was a three-credit program that helped...
by Aurora Sanchez, The Catholic University of America, 2027
Hola! I hope you are enjoying your summer and also resting from all the hard work you put into the semester. Today I’ll be writing about the experience of being far away from home while being in college and how it feels to be returning home for the summer....
by Tiffany Zhu, Washington University in St. Louis, 2026
Before starting college, I mainly worked jobs to save money for tuition and books since I knew that college itself would be a financial burden on my family. Luckily, I was able to work closely with my school’s financial aid office to come up with a package that I...
by Barsha Shah, Suffolk University, 2025
As an international student, spring break has always felt like one of those things you hear about in movies—but this year, I actually got to live it. And let me just say… it was magical! This was my first real spring break trip ever (and I’m graduating soon, this May,...
