by Estefani Rivas Sierra, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, '23
When I first started applying to school, I never had a dream school or any particular career I was heading for. I did know that I wanted to attend college and become the first in my family to attend college. I started applying to a lot of different school. Some close...
by Adriana Gonzalez, Pomona College
Approaching fast is the infamous March drain of motivation and enthusiasm across college campuses. There is a tangible difference in the tone of my friends’ statuses online that range from directed frustrations to pleas for the break to come sooner. The phrase...
by Brenda Angulo, Trinity Washington University , '17
Have you ever seen life as being this journey in which you educate yourself in order to educate or help others? If so, what a great start! When I was younger I remember wanting to be a lot of things. I wanted to be a pediatrician, a veterinarian, a writer, a singer, a...
by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19
As I enter my fourth semester at Brandeis, I realize how college is full of decisions—decisions that only you can make. Decisions about writing that paper a week in advance, a day before the deadline, or simply not do it at all. Decisions about your major(s) and/or...
by Adriana Gonzalez, Pomona College
This spring semester I won’t be in California for school. Instead, I’ll be studying in Rio de Janeiro. I boarded my plane a day after it starting snowing in Chicago and arrived in a jungle. There’s so much green here. The weather waters my skin every...
