(Almost) At the Finish Line!

I am about to enter week 9 out of 10 of spring term of my junior year at Dartmouth. (That’s so crazy!) One of the hardest things about the quarter system is how late we end. It’s definitely exhausting to see your friends enjoying the summer already and I’m still...

There are only 24 hours in a day

“People will make time for they want to do.” I firmly believe this and have always applied this philosophy to my life. However, I may have over applied it since coming to college. As in high school, I find myself overwhelmed with various activities. Only difference is...

Resume in the Apple Juice

Personal statement.  Statement of purpose.  Personal-ment of the state you’re in.  No matter how the words were rearranged, it still loomed large and confusingly in my mind.  Being well into my junior year, I’m now approached more seriously by professors to discuss my...

So Much to Do!!

When I got to Williams College I was bombarded with opportunities. The second I got to Williams I noticed the insane numbers of posters advertising about activities to do and events to attend.  All sorts of clubs that I’ve never seen or heard of before were...

Phantom Limb

Imagine sitting at the kitchen table every night, head bent over bills, trying to make pennies stretch into places where dollar bills are necessary… …Working fifty hours a week behind a desk, then returning to work five more hours each night,...