Leveraging Support: 2 of 7 Things I’ve Learned in College

by Kaelyn Hicks, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, '22

There is something so isolating about struggling in college. Sure, no one is perfect, and the occasional slip ups are expected, but persistently struggling in college is often a lonely experience. Between the “maximum productivity” work culture that glorifies working...

Study Abroad Triumphs and Tribulations

by Adriana Gonzalez, Pomona College

More than halfway through my study abroad experience in Brazil and the lessons I have learned up until now are too plentiful to recount. I feel as though I arrived at the airport just last week, although the fact that I recognize street signs and know how to speak...

Ode to College

by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17

I don’t think I fully understood how college would change me. Prior to coming to Wellesley, I really had no clue about who I was. As cliché as that sounds, it’s true. I didn’t know if I was a follower or a leader, a shy person or an outgoing one. In high school, I...

Studying Abroad in Rio de Janeiro

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...

Cool Things I've Done In College Thus Far: Part I

by Steven Shi

Firstly, I’d like to apologize for my lack of updates recently.  As many of you may guess, I’ve been more busy than our president (as my mom would describe it).  With that, I’d like to use this blog post as a recap of all the cool things I’ve done in my first two...