3rd Semester Down, College Can Still Be a Puzzle to Navigate

by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19

So I am writing this from the comfort of my house, now that finals have concluded. I could not help thinking something on my way back from this hard semester. Thriving does not always mean happy, but being perseverant. Aside from overloading myself with 5 courses, 3...

You Will Have Difficult Semesters. How to Deal with Them it's Important

by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19

I must be honest with all of you. It has not been the easiest semester thus far, yet if you look in retrospect, such hurdles want me to build my own character and wisdom. Since the semester started, it has been quite difficult to adjust to everything, all the changes...

Sophomore Year: How to Remain Motivated?

by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19

Another semester, another move-in. So I moved in earlier than the rest of the students to Brandeis University. I am an orientation leader (OL) this year, and with other 100 students, began the intense four-day training to become an OL. It is a training that completely...

Let Us Talk About Transitioning from High School to College

by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19

Well, it has all come to a very pleasing end. KIDS out there, expecting to move into college the following spring: many people will say that the transition is very hard, from high school to college, perhaps it is, I do not know. Maybe, for me, it was because I took a...