by Sydney Campusano, Washington University in St. Louis, 2028
My freshman year was full of ups and downs. I feel like the large amount of downs that occurred were all more than worth it for how much they built me as a person and a student; however, this is the time to talk about all the ups. Freshman year was my first time...
by Sydney Campusano, Washington University in St. Louis, 2028
I never felt I was good at anything in high school; I had no special talents or skills, no specific or niche interests, and all I had were some silly fast-food jobs. Downplaying my own accomplishments made me feel that my options were limited to whatever college would...
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....
