by Benjamin Hoertnagl-Pereira, Johns Hopkins University , '18
To be frank, I didn’t really need to “try” in high school. My small town, public school of about 600 students total did not boast impressive research opportunities or robotics clubs, advanced STEM courses or top notch professors. So, I was left with no other option...
by Maggie Acosta, Bowdoin College, '15
So I took my first round of junior- year midterms a couple of weeks ago (granted, there are only two so I don’t know why I wrote that sentence as if there were many more rounds of junior-year midterms to come.. Hahaa). But reflecting on that, I am realizing how...
by Tyneisha Richardson, Meredith College, '18
My first semester of finals have been hard becuase I struggled with two of classes this semester. I never gave up and I kept pushing hard in the class but when it got down to finals I got worried a lot more. Now for the rest of my classes I was not worried about them...
by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14
I came out of my high school with a 4.0 GPA and was one of the valedictorians for our graduation. I thought I was doing alright, balanced and well-rounded academically. I did well on my AP tests, and I thought that meant I’d be okay in college. Right? I was so, so...
