by Luis Espino, Pitzer College, '17
As my first year comes to a close, I realize there have been too many opportunities I have not taken to leave things I did not want to do. Example: I came in totally thinking I was going to be a mechanical engineering, and going to a liberal arts college meant that...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
This morning I was eating breakfast at my college dining hall and it hit me that I am a college student. When I say it hit me, I mean it HIT me with the mental weight of a freight train. This is the big leagues now. Pretty serious business. When I was little I always...
by Alexis Montes, University of Rochester, '15
As I hugged my mom one last time at the airport, I took one last look at the scenery beyond the large window panes. “My new life starts now.” I thought to myself. My first year of college was extraordinary to me. It represented the materialization of a fantasy that I...
by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13
December and January have flown by. February is soon to leave us as well. As these months pass by, so have college application deadlines. You are now done with all your applications (or most of them, in case there are later deadlines) and are just patiently waiting...
by Leah Jean-Louis, Swarthmore College, '14
Valentine’s Day is around the corner so I thought I’d make this clear for you high school students or freshmen in college. College is not an institution that manufactures boyfriends and girlfriends. It’s not the place where you go hunting for your future spouse. It’s...
