by Toni Momodu, Susquehanna University, 2025
Ah, yes. The time has come for summer break when we all return home and have an actual break from the hustle and bustle of college life. Although this is a time of relaxation and psyching ourselves up for the fall, I think this should also serve as an opportunity to...
by Toni Momodu, Susquehanna University, 2025
When I sat down to write this, I had to reflect on the term that has shaped a significant portion of my education, especially my college journey. First-generation. I believe being a first-generation (first-gen for short) student means I am the first in my family to...
by Braden Nguyen, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, '25
That is a wrap for this semester! Whether you are still finishing up this semester with finals and projects or just completed your last final for the semester, I want to say what a FANTASTIC job you did this semester! Sometimes for me, I can get caught up in all the...
by Jorge Álvarez, Carnegie Mellon University , '23
The first acceptance letter I received was from the Georgia Institute of Technology. The other schools I was admitted to were the University of Miami, Boston University, University of South Florida and Carnegie Mellon University, my current school. I was a QuestBridge...
by Jorge Álvarez, Carnegie Mellon University , '23
Was I academically prepared for college? Yes and no. The focus of my high school instruction was breadth, not depth. Having this breadth prepared me for a liberal arts education, not the rigorous engineering major I pursued my first year at Carnegie Mellon University....
