You Will Have Difficult Semesters. How to Deal with Them it's Important

by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19

I must be honest with all of you. It has not been the easiest semester thus far, yet if you look in retrospect, such hurdles want me to build my own character and wisdom. Since the semester started, it has been quite difficult to adjust to everything, all the changes...

The First Semester

by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18

As cliched as it sounds, it would be an understatement if I said that my first semester of college was not what I expected. Academically, I made the first semester freshman mistake of taking Calculus I even though I just took pre-calculus this past summer before the...

Where Hope Stems

by Luis Espino, Pitzer College, '17

I recently did a thirty-minute presentation for a service class at my high school on the topic of immigration. I’ve always appreciated the help and support I’ve received from my parents, my family, and the mentors I’ve had in my life, but never to...

The load will never get lighter, and things aren't going to get easier.

by Joseph Lynn, University of Georgia, '15

So, here I am on the verge of my second year at UGA. I find myself wondering quite often, especially in the wee hours of the night, why life hasn’t gotten any easier for me yet. I flew through freshman year. It wasn’t easy, but it didn’t kill me...