Ace the Interview: Preparation Advice
Get your resumes ready - recruiting season is in full swing. Whether you’re an underclassmen looking for that first internship, or graduating senior hoping to…
An Application Can Be a Headache: Plan, Take Action, Be Proactive
The semester has been able to turn on a more positive outlook. I feel every semester that you are going to have of college, a…
I am here, both frightened and empowered.
“I am both frightened and empowered (as the few students of color on campus)” N.G.*, a first year student, shared to the prospective students in…
College Fears (Halloween Edition)
One thing that was kind of good about being the first in my family to apply to college was that I didn’t have many fears…
A real take on choosing a major
I had a flashback today, back to last year: my sophomore year. It happened as I was looking at classes for next semester for pre-registration…
Fall is Here!
My favorite time of the year is finally here! Fall is without a doubt the best season. I can finally break out my dusty sweaters…
Asking for a Letter of Recommendation
If you are ever trying to learn more about a person without really asking them the question " What are you like?" one way to do…
Love you a Latte
The cool breezes are coming, the leaves are changing and all I want to do is snuggle in my warm blanket with a hot cup…
Sometimes the Solution is Obvious and Cliche
This was going to be my year. Or at least, I had told myself it would. August and September have visited without so much as…
Grown and Outgrowing
I am in October, almost halfway done with my first semester of senior year and I wish the clock would stop for two whole days…
Your Mental Health is Important: What If You are Depressed?
Something that I have been feeling this semester is the “-ritis,” something I call, or maybe heard from somebody, describing “abroad-ritis.” It is totally real…
What do you plan to do?
What do you plan to do? I don’t know. I feel like this question has more weight by the year. What do I plan to…
College is Not High School: Perception vs. Reality
As a student in high school, I don’t think I realized how much of a different playing filed college would be. I definitely felt prepared…
Managing YOU time!
Hey there readers! This week, I think it's important to stress the amount of time i is needed to plan things for YOURSELF throughout the…
Perception versus Reality
I remember the first time I visited the University of Rochester. I was a senior in high school visiting several campuses; this one was my…
College: Perception vs Reality
As a college senior, I think it’s funny to look back at my perceptions of college as a high school senior and match it to…
Cold Summers & Red Lakes– A July in Bolivia (Grants)
Cold Summers & Red Lakes -- A July in Bolivia Check this video out to learn about how grants made my summer memorable and full…
A New Perspective
As this is my third year in college, I was thinking about the expectations I'd had versus the reality. College is definitely different than I…
"Friends" v. Friends
Coming back to campus felt surreal, perhaps still yet. When you turn into a junior, like me, the campus starts to get smaller, not in…