Frugal is the new Fancy
One of the most influential factors that goes into considering options for furthering your education is finances. Along with printer ink and cell phone contracts,…
Money on your mind?
There is a cliche joke in society about the “broke college student.” I know that when I first came to college that I was somewhat…
Adult Life
Second. Semester. Senior. The three words that make me cringe. As a second semester senior, I have faced several struggles throughout my college career, and…
Undocumented Students
I think in my previous posts I have never made clear that I am undocumented student myself. Although I am now protected by the Deferred…
College and Finances
When I applied to college, I prioritized my family's financial situation as a marker for where I should or should not go. Despite the well…
Undocumented
What does it mean to be an undocumented student? This was a question I grew to ponder, especially at the peak of college applications. I…
Handling the Pressure of Others' Expectations
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Pressure. A single word with a powerful meaning. As a first-generation college student,…
#FirstGenOfficeHour Recap: What's In A Scholarship?
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Rest for the Weary
Let me start with this. Break was amazing; granted Brown University has one of the longer winter breaks (mine is from December 13th to January…
From Sophomore to Junior?!
Hi guys! I hope you all had a nice holiday break and a great start of 2015. I have surely began on the right foot…
Winter Woahs
Returning back to the school grind after a very long break can be one of the most difficult things a college student has to face.…
College Deferral: A Cyclical Limbo of Hope and Cognitive Dissonance
Deferred. Often the grey area that rarely gets discussed, deferred isn’t a yes or a no. Rather, it’s a slap in the face that feels…
Embrace the confusion
A lot of people refer to college as the best time of their life because of all of the friends that they made and experiences…
Love, For What It’s Worth
Soon enough there will be a lot of talk about there being “love in the air!” Couples will be scrambling to find each other the…
Following Your Heart
Valentines Day.. Only a few short weeks away and recently I cannot help but to find myself completely and overwhelmingly elated. Before you confuse this…
Words Will Never Hurt Me
I remember a point in my life when being different was dangerous. A period when words such as “smart”, “amicable”, and “Hispanic” were replaced with…
Don't Check The Price Tag
Financial aid was the number one component when compiling my college list. I didn’t care much about academic programs (because the school itself would not…
Handling Finances
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…
Senior Year- Filling out FAFSA
I don't have to fill out FAFSA this year! HAHA! :-D :-D Actually, my previous sentence made it seem that I'm more excited than I…