by Jorge Álvarez, Carnegie Mellon University , '23 | April 30, 2019
The next few months seem to be brimming with opportunity. Opportunity often brings me feelings of anticipation, but recently, fear. I say fear coming from the workload I’ll have in the fall semester. I applied to the Washington Semester Program for Fall 2019. I’ll be...
by Jorge Álvarez, Carnegie Mellon University , '23 | April 30, 2019
Currently, I work as one of the Building Supervisors at the Info Desk at the Cohon University Center (CUC) on campus. Thankfully the process for acquiring my current job was easy, only requiring a casual interview. Soon after Orientation, I had heard of a place that...
by Ruth Fiore, New Jersey Institute of Technology | April 21, 2019
Before entering college, I, just like most other prospective college students, was very nervous about the level of academic rigor. Although I did always receive good grades in high school, I was still worried that either my teachers were either always too lenient on...
by Alexa Yanar, Emory University | March 5, 2019
Let’s talk about the narrative of “resilience” that is spoken of as the prized possession that happens when first-gen/low income students are put through elite institutions. I went to a dinner the other day that my university was hosting, and it invited FLI students,...
by Jorge Álvarez, Carnegie Mellon University , '23 | January 11, 2019
My first semester was fun in some ways and not fun in others. Although the enjoyment and awe of Orientation had finally run out, I spent tons of my time outside of class chatting and meeting new people. In order to save my meal blocks and my DinExtra (Dinex), I...
by Jorge Álvarez, Carnegie Mellon University , '23 | January 11, 2019
At CMU, the semester ends on a Friday. That day Activities Board, the only student-led campus organization that holds campus wide events hosts the semesterly extravaganza called End of the Semester. The campus basketball gym, Wiegand Gym, becomes a hub for fun! And...
