by Catherine Ferro-Manzanares, Washington University in St. Louis, 2025
I finally finished my Sophomore year of college on May 12 at 7:04 pm, when I submitted my research project of 17 pages! This semester was tough, a lot of it depended on me holding myself accountable for time management. For example, three of my classes required me to...
by Eyzel Torres, University of Illinois Chicago, '22
My spring semester in high school was very exciting because I was finally going to move on to the next chapter in my life. I had been accepted into the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) as an undergraduate student, an honors college student, a recipient of the...
by Danica Drezner, Boston University , '17
March… The time of year when the transition into spring is accompanied with the anticipation of finding out whether you have been accepted or rejected by the colleges. For me, March marks the anniversary of a series of rejection letters I had received in 2013. I have...
by Cynthia Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan University, '14
As I sit at the library on this Tuesday morning, I cannot help but think back at the year I had. You know, it’s incredibly hard continuing to push forward through the year when all you want to do is give up. Last semester was by far the hardest for me. I ended...
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...
