by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
I don’t think I fully understood how college would change me. Prior to coming to Wellesley, I really had no clue about who I was. As cliché as that sounds, it’s true. I didn’t know if I was a follower or a leader, a shy person or an outgoing one. In high school, I...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
The end is near for my Junior year here in college. You’d think that I’d be some sort of veteran to the whole ceremony of midterm season. And I guess in some ways I am. I learn and take everything by stride. I’m an expert in the art of calming down. I mean, if you...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
There is a lot of room for pride in a first generation student, and believe me, it is merited. We have fought through obstacles that our disadvantaged backgrounds have posed for us. We made it. We’re here and we have a presence in collegiate institutions. For that I...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
I’ve noticed that a lot of incoming first year college students are worried that they do not know what they want to major in, or what career path they want to take. Those decisions take some real thinking and self awareness—it’s not something that you can just rush...
