Balance

College is not high school. You can do a million things in high school but it is important to not stretch yourself thin in college. This is advice I received going into my first year of college.  I managed to maintain balance well my first semester but second semester...

Second Year

Sophomore year is so different from freshman year. I’m finding myself less stressed and actually sleeping. Gasp. (I know!) Despite the fact that classes are more intense, time is going by so fast, and declaring a major is right around the corner, I really am enjoying...

Wise Words

One year ago I was a high school senior stressed about the college application process.  As you narrow down your list of colleges and begin (or continue) the application process I would like to give you some advice. Firstly, dream big, My mother always encouraged me...

Tons of unfinished thoughts

It’s been a long time; way too long. I’ve been thinking about, planning, and have written posts, but I haven’t followed through on execution. And, in large, this is what this post is about. There are times when things get put off. It’s...

Lessons learned from my first semester

Home for winter break, I had lunch with CSO’s Executive Director Matt Rubinoff. He brought his FlipVideo and convinced me to do a video blog. It was fun, so I think I’ll do more video blogging this semester. In this video, I talk about the lessons I...