by Danica Drezner, Boston University , '17
Valentines Day.. Only a few short weeks away and recently I cannot help but to find myself completely and overwhelmingly elated. Before you confuse this jubilance with love, I’ll have you know that this excitement is actually built up from all the new and...
by Gabriel Reyes, Brown University , '17
I remember a point in my life when being different was dangerous. A period when words such as “smart”, “amicable”, and “Hispanic” were replaced with derogatory terms such as “nerd”, “gay”, or “dirty.” I never understood why I was subject to such cruelty; I don’t know...
by Gabriel Reyes, Brown University , '17
Financial aid was the number one component when compiling my college list. I didn’t care much about academic programs (because the school itself would not have altered my passion to become a researcher, professor, or a doctor), but rather whether or not the school can...
by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18
For most high schoolers, managing their finance is the last thing on their mind if it is ever is at all. The only time I thought about budgeting was when I was deciding on the lunch I ate since for the most part my father managed my bank account. While knowing the...
by Cynthia Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan University, '14
I don’t have to fill out FAFSA this year! HAHA! 😀 😀 Actually, my previous sentence made it seem that I’m more excited than I actually was.. because it’s just FAFSA and doesn’t take more than 20 minutes. One thing that does excite me about not...