by Megan Cooke, Whitman College, '19
Wow. Time has passed so quickly. I remember clear as day my anxiety in beginning to write the personal statement needed for the Common App. I remember I couldn’t relate to any of the prompts so I chose the “freewrite” option. But going into the...
by Khalil Johnson, Pitzer College, '17
What makes super heroes so interesting to us? Is it their laser beams, flying ability, or super strength? Maybe we are fascinated by their gadgets instead, or their chiseled heroic physique. We are captivated by neither of those things. Instead, it is there journey to...
by Rolando Perez, Pitzer College, '19
One of the greatest parts of the college process is the personal statement. Rather than measure you as a simple statistic, UC’s and most private colleges will have a committee dedicated to reading the personal statements of prospective students. When I first began the...
by Abraham Vicuna, University of Houston
Howdy, For some juniors and seniors this might the time you are starting to, if not have already started, to generate a list of the schools where you will apply to. Now that you have this list and have ranked the schools you are interested in, you want to make sure...
by Andrea Haerther, University of Houston, '19
Fall is finally HERE!!! I am so excited to no longer be sweating and actually be able to enjoy being outdoors. I don’t have any midterms and I only have one maybe two finals so I’m not completely swamped but I am in the process of writing a paper and...
