by Khalil Johnson, Pitzer College, '17
I touch down on Campus, the first to ever do that in my family, and the first thing I feel is gut wrenching fear that almost doubles me over. My mom, dad and sister set up my dorm while I watched reminiscing over all the times they each had set up a room for me in...
by Ysabel Cueva, Stonehill College , '17
Although high school did get tough at times, overall I had a pretty good high school career. I never failed a class, I did not have anything lower than an 85{53c6eff5ce19621f7316832cfedf08caab022021f1679c62c3f44b8900ceaf72} on my transcript and I passed all of my...
by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17
Passion. I remember looking online for advice about college admission essays and seeing the word “passion”. All the articles I read warned me not to write about the death of a loved one, an injury that I had overcome, or what it meant to be captain of the...
by Michael Faikes, College of Charleston, '17
3 months into my collegiate experience, I am having an excellent time. I have made new friends, become involved in various organizations and have even started to play guitar! The freedom that college has afforded me is such a great thing, and one that any high...
by Tyler Lattimore, Emory University , '15
As I sit here thinking about how to start this particular blog, my lips are slowly curving to form a smile. I’m reminiscing on all the good times that I enjoyed as I was going through the college search process my senior year of high school. Beyond the stress of...
