by Malajah Johnson, Thiel College , '23
Being a first-generation college student has many highs and lows. There are many positive moments that I experience while being a first-generation college student. On the flip side, there were also not...
by Estefani Rivas Sierra, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, '23
Today, August 31st, is the day I begin writing this blog. This says a lot about how stressed I am already with the amount of school work and we are just got back to class! Okay, let me rewind…. I am a senior and this semester I am taking 3000 and 4000 level...
by Malajah Johnson, Thiel College , '23
When I first started college, I began to feel the weight of a college student. Exams, presentations, homework, attending lectures, and participating in club meetings outside of class were jam packed in...
by Eyzel Torres, University of Illinois Chicago, '22
My spring semester in high school was very exciting because I was finally going to move on to the next chapter in my life. I had been accepted into the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) as an undergraduate student, an honors college student, a recipient of the...
by Cessia Gonzalez, Southern Methodist University, '26
After months of writing, interviews, and fighting for myself, I uneasily opened the letter that held my fate. My future was riding on the contents of this one letter. After shakingly opening the letter, my heart raced and dropped… I had applied to Texas A&M...
