Advice on Letters of Recommendation

Letters of recommendation are a vital component of an application given that they reflect on the kind of person you are from the perspective of another. Therefore, it is very important to establish relationships with the people in your life who can accurately shine a...

Mentors and Building Relationships – The Key to Success

The most influential mentor I have had was a teacher in high school who taught courses ranging from hospitality and tourism to entrepreneurship. The way his class worked was extremely hands on, so instead of a bulk of lecture type classes, we focused on real world...

Bittersweet Taste of Rejection

When I was first applying to colleges during my senior year of high school I was admittedly not putting enough of an effort into my applications. The reason for not putting the energy needed was a mix of personal problems going on at the time with family as well as...

My First-Gen Experience At Brown

I think one of my greatest strengths is my confidence. I never doubt my abilities to succeed in any context or standards I set for myself, and rarely do I allow external forces to negatively influence my indomitable spirit. However, I think that this was also a...

Growth Vs. Change

It’s Carlton again. I would like to thank everyone who has been following me since the beginning of my college career. In this video, I discuss the difference between growth and change and how I’ve grown as a person since the beginning of college....