Summers: Before and After College

by Jorge Álvarez, Carnegie Mellon University , '23

The summer before my first year of college I served as a camp counselor’s assistant at the summer camp at my local park. The thing was, I didn’t live in the city where I volunteered; more precisely, I drove about half an hour to get to Lake Eva Summer Camp every day....

“So, what has been your favorite college experience thus far?”

by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17

I was crushing the interview, articulating my answers better than I had expected. I talked all about my hometown, my majors, my summer jobs and internships, my involvements in classes, and my future career aspirations. But then one seemingly simple question completely...