by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
Personal statements can be equal parts refreshing and terrifying because of its open-endedness. How can you POSSIBLY put your whole life and personality into two pages? That is something I remember struggling with when I was applying to colleges in high school, and...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
College is a trying, and sometimes trifling time. It is a period of remarkable personal growth. It’s kind of like a second puberty now that I think about it—minus the awkward disproportionate physical growth. College is a period, pun intended, when you should get...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
Something that I struggled the most with as a first year was the feeling that I was not enough. Not smart enough, not articulate enough, not assertive enough to be able to stand toe to toe with my peers. I’m from straight hood and these girls were from a world of...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
This summer I found the Cinderella shoe of an opportunity with the Los Angeles County Department of Health in South Central Los Angeles which is also, coincidentally, my home. I interned right in the heart of my hometown of Compton which was JUST the experience I...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17
Oh God it feels nice to write something that is not an Organic Chemistry paper. I have been staring and working on that thing for far more time than I care to admit to. During the beginning of the month I had the awesome privilege of serving on a number of panels for...
