Placement Tests: The Gateway to First-Year Courses

This article is published in the 2017 I’m First Guide to College As a high school student, you’re probably no stranger to taking tests. Chances are, you’ve already taken the SAT, PSAT, ACT, PLAN, and SAT IIs, or some combination thereof. But while most students are...

Packing for College

This article is published in the 2017 I’m First Guide to College Plan for the Long Haul When packing for college, it’s important to remember that you are not packing for just a few days or weeks. If your college is far from home, you’re likely packing for months. If...

Combat Rejection with Perseverance

March… The time of year when the transition into spring is accompanied with the anticipation of finding out whether you have been accepted or rejected by the colleges. For me, March marks the anniversary of a series of rejection letters I had received in 2013. I have...

The One in which I Stay

As you may know, we have or have had, as in the past, our spring break. For Brandeis is a weird timing, we have a spring break in February and then another one in April. Like I told you the last time, I was planning on going to Israel and I am back safe and content...

Spring Break is Here!

Spring Break is finally here!!! I am so incredibly excited for this much needed time away from school. I am going back home for a few days to visit family and friends, nothing extremely excited, but I have just been so overwhelmed by all of the tests and assignments...