by Adriana Gonzalez, Pomona College
When you begin your college journey, you will be tempted to partake in everything and anything happening on campus. Unfortunately, you are only granted 24 hours in a day. You simply can’t fit each activity that you find interesting into your schedule, especially...
by Khalil Johnson, Pitzer College, '17
Here I am, almost finished with my first year of college as a first generation student and I am shocked with what I have accomplished. Last year I took a course called Power and Politics in America–a class full of seniors–and at the end of the course my...
by Tyler Lattimore, Emory University , '15
This week marked the start of my fourth semester as a college student – I’m almost halfway done! As I finalize my schedule, order textbooks, and get reacquainted with dorm life, I’m having the bittersweet realization of just how much time here I have behind me and...
by Lot Kwarteng, Miami University , '14
So this past year I had the privilege of studying in Washington, D.C. through a program run by my school (Miami University). The program allowed me to immerse myself in DC culture through meetings with prominent elected officials, lobbyists, media personalities etc....
by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13
This post is mostly for sophomores and juniors in college. And maybe freshmen as well. I want to share something that happened to me over my freshman and sophomore year, which I wish I would have known about. During the first two years of college, everything is in...