by Malajah Johnson, Thiel College , '23
Being a first-generation college student has many highs and lows. There are many positive moments that I experience while being a first-generation college student. On the flip side, there were also not...
by Brenda Angulo, Trinity Washington University , '17
Have you ever felt like you can’t concentrate in class because of the many problems that you have going on at home, at work, or at school? Have you ever thought about how your emotional well-being influences your academic life? If not, you should research...
by Brenda Angulo, Trinity Washington University , '17
Okay, so once you start a new semester everything seems to be under control. You have arranged your time, you have been doing your work, you have been doing your readings. But what when something unexpected happens? Like… You get sick and you can’t make it...
by Alexis Montes, University of Rochester, '15
I’m just a poor boy. I come from dirt roads and flea markets. I used to eat ramen noodles for lunch. My most expensive toy set was a box of Legos. How did I do it? I came from nothing. There was no house, no perfect family; no inheritance to be drawn from. I...
by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14
You come to realize after you start packing your stuff…that you have a load of stuff that you deemed necessary but ended up sitting in the corner of your dorm room collecting dust. Oh yeah. Those trinkets from back home, for example, a bottle of colored sand...
