College Application Season – Staying on Track

by Jorge Álvarez, Carnegie Mellon University , '23

Whether you apply to the one college or thirteen (this was my situation, I really wanted to get in), the college application process is a journey to go to college, the next frontier in your life. Shout out to my friend Malik who told me to “Be selfish.”...

Expectations v. Reality – After 1st Semester

by Jorge Álvarez, Carnegie Mellon University , '23

My first semester was fun in some ways and not fun in others. Although the enjoyment and awe of Orientation had finally run out, I spent tons of my time outside of class chatting and meeting new people. In order to save my meal blocks and my DinExtra (Dinex), I...