by Alexis Montes, University of Rochester, '15
As you may or may not remember, I started off my first semester of my sophomore year in a rocky place. I felt extremely angsty about the future and life in general, and that all took a bit of a toll on my friendships and my grades here in school. Fortunately, I’m here...
by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14
The sad thing about finishing a school year? Saying bye to all your friends that are going abroad. And then wondering why you aren’t. Oh yeah, thats riiight! Mom was scared I was going to get dangerously ill because she heard from her friend’s...
by Abigail Macias, Dartmouth College
In high school (and most high schools across the nation), the academic calendar is organized around the semester system, that is, two big blocks of instruction time that usually run sixteen weeks. Twelve years of this almost made me forget that winter existed; my...
by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14
This Thanksgiving, I‘d like to thank Mr. Turkey for allowing me to feast on his yummy turkey goodness. Honestly Mr. Turkey, without you, Turkey day wouldn’t be Turkey day. Yessiree. Thank you for being so well-muscled and eating well while you were growing up, I...
by Khadijah Williams, Harvard University , '15
I got my first midterm back. I’m excited, I’m hoping for the best. Then I look at it- a horrible grade. A horrible horrible grade. This means I’m a failure. Here I am, so many people think I’m smart, so many people believed in me. By getting this bad grade, I’ve let...
