Internships, Jobs, and Summer Break Plans, Oh My!

As I mentioned in my last blog post, now is the time to apply for summer internships and jobs! The best time is to start early, over winter break or during spring break so you can secure a summer gig before most people even think about their summer plans. Working...

How To Deal with Burn-out as a College Student

As college students, we have all felt burnt out at one point in our collegiate careers. Regardless of whether this burnout is felt in your school work, job, club, etc., it is inevitable that this feeling creeps in at some point throughout the school year. From...

Halfway There

I finally finished my Sophomore year of college on May 12 at 7:04 pm, when I submitted my research project of 17 pages! This semester was tough, a lot of it depended on me holding myself accountable for time management. For example, three of my classes required me to...

Thriving Through, Not Just Surviving, Midterms

As an old TikTok goes, “the height of luxury is drinking three liquids at once… one for fun, one for hydration, and one for energy”. But instead of luxury, imagine midterm season. I must admit that this round was more challenging than last semester for a variety...

The Pursuit of Academic Excellence

Being a first-generation college student is far from easy. There are many challenges and obstacles that many first-generation students, including me, had to overcome while being a college student. Even though being a first-generation college student can be challenging...