by Brenda Angulo, Trinity Washington University , '17
It just all fell apart. I started doing very well in school at the beginning of my Spring ’14 semester; I kept up with most of work and I tried to participate and complete the work for all of my classes. However, little by little I started slipping. There was...
by Cynthia Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan University, '14
I want to give up sometimes. School is just too hard right now. I probably shouldn’t have started this blog post off with that sentence, but that is definitely how I feel. Remember about a month ago when I told you my mother was getting brain surgery,...
by Tyler Lattimore, Emory University , '15
Procrastination. It’s a word that we students are all too familiar with. We find every excuse not to do an assignment, study for a test, or any other task. Don’t get me wrong, I know that there are those times when we just have a lot on our plate; when the to-do list...
by Samuel Hayes, Northern Arizona University , '17
The last semester of senior year of high school is one of the most fun times ever. You are about to graduate, most people have already gotten accepted into college, now you just have to cruise through the rest of high school. When I was a senior, I just kicked back...
by Michael Faikes, College of Charleston, '17
Hey everyone! Can you smell summertime? I know I can! This past month has been a whirlwind, but a very enjoyable one… If that makes sense. I’d like to tell y’all about what’s been going on! If you don’t know, I am involved in Student Government. It has been a very big...
by Khalil Johnson, Pitzer College, '17
Here I am, almost finished with my first year of college as a first generation student and I am shocked with what I have accomplished. Last year I took a course called Power and Politics in America–a class full of seniors–and at the end of the course my...