The Broiling Flame of Rejection

I haven’t visited a Flame Broiler since last year, around this time when the emails seniors receive are groundbreaking seals of fate. (At least, that’s how they felt.) It was afterschool during the warm spring days of southern California, when I sat eating with what...

Feeling Sunk, Still Swimming

The end of sophomore year came like a sigh of relief in the middle of a series of exasperated gasps. I declared my major and immersed myself fully into my academics. I developed relationships with my professors. I became a “leader” in my favorite on-campus...

Your zone!

Hi guys! I hope this blog finds all of you well. If you are going back to college great! If your on your endeavors to college even better! I just got back to school myself and so far I love my courses. I realized that I had a long break and my courses are just what I...

NEW YEAR RESOLUTION

HI FRIENDS!!! It’s LJ – coming to you all the way from Eagle Rock, California!!! It’s move-in season here at Occidental. This week marks the end of winter break for us TIGERS, and everybody is slowly making their way back to the 90041. Technically,...

New Year's Resolution – Live College to its Fullest (Academic Edition)

With a new year comes a new semester, a clean slate, and a fresh perspective. I usually do not highlight specific goals for myself, rather I try to just be the best that I can be in everything that I do; however, this year I do want to target one aspect of my academic...