Distance

by Luis Espino, Pitzer College, '17

Coming to college was an exciting experience for me because I came at a point in my life where I felt like I needed my own space. I love my family to death and was sad to leave them, but I was very happy to come to a place that was close enough for me to see them...

Rejection and Heartbreak: College Acceptances

by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14

I’m not usually a crier. I don’t like people seeing me cry. It’s just not me, you know? I mean, I cried when Ash died in Pokemon: The First Movie, but it wasn’t the same as having your eyes water in the computer lab with strangers all around as...

Homesickness 101

by Seanna Leath

A niggling of homesickness and sadness washed over me as I glanced back at my friend Alejandra.  Just like most of the campus, she was heading to the airport…excited about going home for the Thanksgiving break.  And unlike most of the campus, I was walking to my Latin...