College with Colleagues

by Benjamin Hoertnagl-Pereira, Johns Hopkins University , '18

I have always subscribed to the idea that college is what you make of it – with true focus, one can be hugely successful at a so-called “no name” school, while a lack thereof could allow an Ivy league education to go to waste. However, I have found that aside...

Be Yourself …but on paper

by Megan Cooke, Whitman College, '19

Personal statements are meant to be personal…but it’s harder to seem authentic when you’re thinking is biased towards pleasing a top choice institution or maybe a second best. Personal statements are a way to advertise yourself, really. Maybe thinking of an ad you’ve...