Open Doors Are Always Nice.

by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13

It has been a while since I felt sure of what I wanted to do. I wanted to become an engineer coming into Dartmouth but after a rough relationship with physics, I decided to close that door and open a new one. After talking to my Dean and to upperclassmen, the best...

Empty Pockets?

by Abigail Macias, Dartmouth College

The rapper Kanye West once proclaimed that “having money isn’t everything, NOT having it is” and when the prospect of paying for college creeps up, this quote may ring truth for many first-generation college students. I am forever grateful for programs like Federal...

I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way

by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13

College is, in a few words, is a mixture of emotions, conflicts, successes, self-realizations, ever-increasing responsibility and many falls; these very same reasons are why I love college. As I have mentioned before, college is a continuous humbling experience,...

A Dream Does Not Have Price

by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13

I remember when I first saw the price tag of what used to be the school of my dreams. Beside the name “Duke University”, appeared a five digit number that seemed to whisper “there is no way you can afford this”. With the hope of finding other...

Raise the bar, raise the effort.

by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13

I have not blogged in a really long time. The reason for this has been the incessant amount of work that this term has brought. Although to high schoolers three classes do not sound like a lot, believe me, three classes are more than enough in a place like this one....