Thoughts on College Admissions: What Could Be Better?
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,…
Thoughts on College Admissions: We Need a Mindset Change
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…
Conquering Our Inner Prufrock: Understanding and Tackling Our Insecurities
It’s the feeling that overcomes me when I’m about to press the “Share” button — an action that will put my creative piece out there for the world to see. It’ll never be good enough. You’re not even qualified to…
Life is a marathon, not a sprint: A monologue
A couple of years ago, while pondering the whole college application process as an unaware, naive sophomore, I turned to the Internet – wanting to hear what people who were wiser than me had to say. I stumbled across a…
A Dive Into Epigenetics: Unraveling the Punctuation of DNA
Your science teacher asks you, “Do you want to pursue a career in science?” You answer, “I want to be a genetics researcher.” Your friend, Johny, answers, “I want to. Be a genetics researcher.”