My Summer (and future) plans

by ADaja, Washington University in St. Louis, '22

To say that I’m not terrified of the future or my after school plans would be a huge misgiving on my part. So I will not begin this post talking of how I have my life together and how I know exactly what I want to do in life. Because the truth is: I don’t....

Spring Break at the Clinton Global Initiative University Conference

by Tyler Lattimore, Emory University , '15

I had the opportunity to start off the Spring Break of my junior year at the University of Miami where the Clinton Global Initiative University conference was hosted! I met so many amazing first-generation students from around the country who were showing off their...

Living In the Present

by Steven Shi

It often seems to be the case that everything we do is geared in thinking about our future (well maybe not “everything” but a lot of the important things).  We try to get good grades so we can get into college; we try to craft perfect applications so we can enter...

Beyond Sleep and Food: Homework

by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14

I remember freshman and sophomore year (when I was still lively and bright-eyed),  my friends and I made plans to go everywhere and do everything. Hiking, biking, swimming, sightseeing, and shopping and wandering New York and Boston together. Now? I still want to do...

Make an Effort to Always be a Friend

by Cynthia Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan University, '14

Believe it or not, you’ll want a few of those in your life. Regardless of how  much friend repellent you think you possess, —you’ll want friends; and you definitely deserve to have them.  Just as everyone yearns for a great relationship, everyone, sooner or later,...