Mentors & Magicians

by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17

If they wanted to fly, they flew. If they wanted to disappear, they disappeared. I wasn’t just their mentor; I was their magician. This past summer, I had the opportunity to mentor 8-11 year olds in a special effects filmmaking workshop in Charlottesville, VA. I...

Thesis, Submitted!

by Jesse Sanchez, Harvard University , '14

After more than a year of work, I have finally submitted my Harvard Senior Thesis! It’s challenging to find words to describe how it feels to have completed such a big project… The only thing left to do now is rest and start the search for the next big...

The Senior Thesis

by Joseph Dingman

Thesis? I first heard of this strange abstraction during my first year of college.  In my second year, I met lonely seniors in the college library working on what sounded like an impossible project. When you are a second year in college, “thesis” still...

Take 2

by Abigail Macias, Dartmouth College

I just got done with my math midterm. Phew. This is the third one I’ve taken since I’ve arrived at Dartmouth but let me tell you, it doesn’t make it that much easier. In the last couple of weeks I’ve learned more about myself as a student than...