Summer Bumming
The sad thing about finishing a school year? Saying bye to all your friends that are going abroad. And then wondering why you aren't. Oh…
Catching Up…
Grrr… Bad news. Everytime I try doing a video blog … things go wrong. I’m talking laptop-basically-blowing-up-in-my-face wrong. So here’s a quick update and I…
Coming Full Circle
In high school (and most high schools across the nation), the academic calendar is organized around the semester system, that is, two big blocks of…
Reality Check
“But if I work full-time and cut down on my living expenses I can afford it, right?” As she pleads for me to understand all…
The Way Time Flies
As my semester is coming to an end there are a few things floating around in my mind. In just a few short months I…
Reflections of a College (eep) Senior
This is incredibly exciting, but scary- In September I’m entering my last year of college! There have been tons of things that happened junior year-…
Freshman Year
I thought once I went to college everything would be perfect. I figured I would be happy since I would be away from home, independent,…
Life Outside of Dartmouth
I am in Boston right now, interning at East Boston High School, helping a group of four students through their junior year and helping them…
Back in Action
After talking to Cara today, I had to take a moment and look back at the bio I first submitted to her almost two years…
Lysa & Long's Williams College Video Tour!
Hi Everyone, Fellow CSO blogger Long Dang and I got together this past weekend, to give you our version of a Williams College Campus Tour!…
Gettin' the Scoop
This past weekend, a group of 40 prospective students were visiting Pomona’s campus. Last year, I was actually the intern who worked with the admissions…
Financial Aid Applications in a Nutshell!!
Hi everyone it's hard to believe that my first year of college is nearly done!! I apologize for the late blog; things have just been…
Want $8,000? — Apply for the Opportunity Scholarship
High school seniors, could you use $2,000 to help pay for your freshman year of college? Or better yet, could you use $2,000 every year…
The end is almost near?!
WHOA?! Really?! Is there only ONE MONTH of school left? Time FLEW by. Just comes to show that you really have to make every second…
High School vs. College: Classes
High school vs. College: Classes One day my sister asks me what the difference between high school and college is. At that point in time…
Spring Break 2012
One of the best things about spring break in a small college in the middle of nowhere: no one on campus. No one to catch…
A "Spring" Break from the Stress
Spring Break 2012 can be summed up with road trips, ultimate Frisbee, stargazing fireworks. Break started at 3:00pm on Friday the 16th after my paper…
Teacher-Student Relationship
You will hear it all throughout your college career, you might even hear it during your preparation for college. Talk to your professors outside of…
All about the Internship!
I am so sorry about the late blog! I have been unbelievably busy thissemester, both for academic and non-academic reasons. I plan on submitting a video…
Internal Comfort…Part 1
It has been ages since I have last written here. My mind's eye is squinting at some obscure number...1.5 years? Good gracious really? Has it…