by Abigail Macias, Dartmouth College
Happy New Year! I hope you were all able to celebrate the holidays with your loved ones and are ready to tackle on the second phase of the college admission process: acceptance letters. Some people consider this part even more nerve-racking than writing a good essay,...
by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13
The past few days have been a blur. The new year opened its doors and quickly, I found myself on a plane on my way to New Hampshire. After having a hard time leaving home, I was excited to be back at Dartmouth, seeing my friends and starting winter term. Seeing my...
by Abigail Macias, Dartmouth College
55-41. That was the Senate’s final vote on the DREAM Act. Thousands of undocumented students received a huge blow when these long-anticipated results came in. The DREAM Act, in essence, provides hard-working students, who have lived the majority of their lives in the...
by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13
Ask any admissions staff what aspect of an application makes a student stand out and they will reply that it is the essay. There is really no way to stress the importance of the essay component during the college application process. Being one of the most important...
by Abigail Macias, Dartmouth College
I’d like to say that over a year ago I was in the same position many of you are in now: searching for the right college. To be honest, I was worried more about the financial aspect of higher education than actually looking for an institution. I had no idea where to...
