Research as an undergraduate is confusing. I’ll say it again, because I don’t think I even believed it the first time: research as an undergraduate is confusing. Pipetting looked like it was easy, but in reality, it took a lot…

In college, my iPad and laptop are always with me, playing a role in everything from taking notes during lecture, planning out my day on a calendar, or writing short stories for my Intro to Fiction and Poetry class. Thus,…

The icy wind blew my hair in all different directions as I stepped out of my favorite study spot on campus. It was hard to believe that just three months ago, I was using Google Maps to find my way…

This is a follow up to my previous college admissions post, which you can read here! There’s no question that there’s numerous aspects that could be better about the college admissions process, and as I now finished applying to college,…

It’s over. No more writing college application essays, trying to fit my activities and reasons for pursuing them in a couple hundred characters. No need to worry if I accomplished enough to get into the college I wanted to, and…