by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
For me, it’s Rocky Balboa’s blaring theme song that rouses me from states of melancholy. It’s Steve Prefontaine’s audacious spirit. These are my role models, people’s whose quotes I have taped in front of my desk. I need all the motivation I can get to make my way...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
New Year’s Day has come and gone, and I am getting ready to enter my last semester of college. I’m graduating in May. There, I said it. Therefore, it must be true. Even though it totally doesn’t feel like it’s true. This chapter of my life is coming to a close and I’m...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
The idea of your first round of college finals can be daunting, I know. You’ve only just gotten your foot in the door and you’re already expected to take these exams. You may be exhausted and overwhelmed from the newness of college, and the sheer volume of everything...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
Once I found out that I had no classes on Tuesday the week of Turkey Break, I was like “Peace out Wellesley,”. About a week from now I will be back in sunny California and far from cold, autumnal Massachusetts. Believe me, I am so ready for this break. November has...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
Personal statements can be equal parts refreshing and terrifying because of its open-endedness. How can you POSSIBLY put your whole life and personality into two pages? That is something I remember struggling with when I was applying to colleges in high school, and...
