by Tatyana Aguilar, Rutgers University, 2022
I recently started a Virtual Certified Peer Educator Training through NASPA and I saw a slide that resonated with me, “Common Traps of a Peer Educator: Trying to do too much.” A lot of us student leaders or even just active students on campus, fall into...
by Vanessa Bazile, UMass Lowell, '23
This semester has been quite the mental adventure. At times it was mentally exhausting but on the other hand it was also mentally stimulating. There were instances where I questioned my capabilities and instances where I felt like I had it all together. There were...
by Yohana Franco, University of Texas at Austin, '22
As Thanksgiving approaches, I can’t help but think back to how far I have come, and be thankful for those who are in my life. During this time, it is easy for me to start getting discouraged about a lot of things, especially my classes because we are nearing the...
by Brianna Gavin, University of Dayton, '21
The best advice I have been given in the past few months was that “my next step is not my final step”. Searching for schools has been a feat that I never expected to be this difficult. Finding myself in the same position four years later is absolutely...
by Raquel Diaz, Reed College, '20
On an unexceptional summer day, one of those days that feels like it could have been yesterday, or the day before that, who knows- I reached over to my bookshelf and pulled out my high school yearbook. Names I forgot existed flooded my brain with memories I had...