It’s Time to Get Serious

by Ashley Roberts, Illinois Wesleyan University, '13

Holy cow, I am a junior in college. Not that long ago, I didn’t think I was ever going to make it to this point and it has taken a lot of work to make sure that I did. Now that I am half way through, I know it is only going to get harder and I need to buckle down and...

Two Steps Forward

by Darius Journigan

“I can’t wait to be out of this house!” Sound familiar?? Of course it does! I’m quite sure the majority of youth have had this thought on more than one occasion. I was so ready to move out that my idea of life “on my own” was jaded...

Yeah, it’s corny, but do what makes you happy. Seriously.

by Khadijah Williams, Harvard University , '15

Major choices- I didn’t really think it was terribly important; after all, the most important thing is doing what you love and being comfortable. But that’s exactly why choosing a major, or department, is so important. I had been decided on Social Studies since...

College can be scary, too

by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14

One of the questions that college essays ask you is “Why do you want to come to our school?” “What is it about our school interests you?” Or the one that seemed most intimidating to me: “What do you want to do after college?” As I...