by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17
Hugging isn’t for us. There’s simply no need for it. As with most other twins, my brother and I are inseparable. I’ve never gone a day without seeing him and while it sounds crazy saying that, it’s true. We never experienced the same level of boredom as other people...
by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17
Passion. I remember looking online for advice about college admission essays and seeing the word “passion”. All the articles I read warned me not to write about the death of a loved one, an injury that I had overcome, or what it meant to be captain of the...
by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17
Well this isn’t bad at all….I’ll go to my classes, work out at the gym, attend one of my club meetings, grab something to eat with friends, come back to my dorm to finish my latest Netflix addiction, and get a good night’s sleep. This doesn’t feel like college. My...
by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17
I don’t understand. How can everyone make friends by asking each other the most generic questions: “What’s your name, where are you from, and what do you want to major in?” All I hear are these same three questions and then silence. It’s so difficult to keep any other...
by Duylam Nguyen-Ngo, The University of Virginia , '12
Well, I suppose it’s quite appropriate that this post would be about a fairly large event in my life given that my last post was months ago. It’s been 3 months since I traded in case studies for problem sets. I transferred from Babson College to...
