by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18
For most high schoolers, managing their finance is the last thing on their mind if it is ever is at all. The only time I thought about budgeting was when I was deciding on the lunch I ate since for the most part my father managed my bank account. While knowing the...
by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18
As cliched as it sounds, it would be an understatement if I said that my first semester of college was not what I expected. Academically, I made the first semester freshman mistake of taking Calculus I even though I just took pre-calculus this past summer before the...
by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18
As a first year student, adjusting to life on campus is not an easy process for most people who may have never been away from their family for an extended period of time. When I was applying to college, I purposely choose schools far enough in the Northeast that I...
by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18
As many of you are preparing to apply to colleges, you are revising your personal statement. Unlike your transcript, resume, and recommendations, your personal statement is the only opportunity you get to tell your story to colleges and explain why you deserve to be...
by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18
Even though I just entered my first semester at Boston College, I spent mostly all of my summer on campus. I got into Boston College under a conditional award through a six week summer program called Options Through Education, or OTE for short. I spent my summer...
