by Chris Flores, Williams College, '26
“What APs did you take in high school?” is a question I am often asked as part of my admissions ambassador job by incoming students. The reactions always get me as I list out all the APs my school had cut by the time it was my turn to take them. By the end of my...
by Chris Flores, Williams College, '26
As an old TikTok goes, “the height of luxury is drinking three liquids at once… one for fun, one for hydration, and one for energy”. But instead of luxury, imagine midterm season. I must admit that this round was more challenging than last semester for a variety...
by Adriana Gonzalez, Pomona College
More than halfway through my study abroad experience in Brazil and the lessons I have learned up until now are too plentiful to recount. I feel as though I arrived at the airport just last week, although the fact that I recognize street signs and know how to speak...
by Adriana Gonzalez, Pomona College
Approaching fast is the infamous March drain of motivation and enthusiasm across college campuses. There is a tangible difference in the tone of my friends’ statuses online that range from directed frustrations to pleas for the break to come sooner. The phrase...
by Adriana Gonzalez, Pomona College
This spring semester I won’t be in California for school. Instead, I’ll be studying in Rio de Janeiro. I boarded my plane a day after it starting snowing in Chicago and arrived in a jungle. There’s so much green here. The weather waters my skin every...
