by Michael Faikes, College of Charleston, '17
Finally, finals are over! After a semester of trials and tribulations, college students across the nation are tested with this final obstacle. We are asked to demonstrate everything we have learned over the past 4 months—everything from the study sessions in the...
by Khalil Johnson, Pitzer College, '17
I thought that my problems stopped with only being a first generation student, but this semester It’s been a little more difficult for me because of other factors. I often forget that I’m black. I don’t do it on purpose; it’s just a product of the environment I...
by Gina Bolanos, University of Rochester, '18
Senior year is halfway done, but are those college applications? Remember that although these essays may take forever to write, know that they are all worth it. Of course, it is a struggle to begin writing a paper, but sometimes you got to think back and ask yourself...
by Joseph Lynn, University of Georgia, '15
I’m a fourth year senior now, so I like to think that I know what to expect out during finals week. Winter has pretty much set in here in Athens, as it has in most college towns across the country. For UGA students, that typically means that the weather mimics...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
Once the reading period starts, the atmosphere change is oh so tangible here on campus. First off, I should explain what reading period is. We get a couple of days in which we don’t have classes so that we can use that time to study. Theoretically we should be...
