NYC Tenants’ Rights Make It Harder to Find an Apartment
I absolutely hate the moving process. I hate looking for a new place. I hate moving all my stuff …
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From Homeschooler to Social Butterfly: A Collection of Embarrassing Stories
My first night at college, there was an ice cream social for the freshmen in my residence hall. I …
What Travel Really Means to Me
If you asked me four years ago what travel really means to me, I probably would’ve said a slew …
Summers in Vietnam
Not many people get to say their parents shipped them off to another country for the entirety of …
That One Time I Skipped Therapy Because of a Roomie Fight
Like most college students, I received my roommates through a random lottery system. Unlike most …
The Last Summer
From a young age, adults tell us to enjoy the childhood innocence that seems to exuberate from all …
My Unwavering Memories of Vietnam
For me, four years passing means that my family will visit relatives in Vietnam again. Every time I …
The Summer of My Second-Semester Senior Year … After I Lost Everything to COVID-19
Summer. When most people hear this word, they think of no school, warm weather and a carefree …
Why the Fourth?
While this holiday gives people a short break, many people will go to the beach, prepare fireworks …
Retired Before Age 20
As kids, our parents throw us in every sport possible. They like to see what we enjoy and have us …
A Dorm Party That Ends Up at the ER
Freshman year is all about adventures and explorations and sometimes violations, at least for me. …
Dear University, Thanks For the Invite, But Are You Sure About This?
We all know the story of Arthur, the man who pulled the sword out of the stone (or anvil, depending …
I Just Graduated College-But I Could Never Do High School Over Again
I absolutely hated high school. I know that everybody says that at least once, but I said it every …
Being First-Generation in One of the Most Expensive Colleges in America
Pursuing an academic career as a First-Generation college student comes with vivid realizations …
Where Did the Last Four Years Go?
Last week marked the end of four years of classes, homework, projects and absurd levels of stress …
Dealing with the Unreal Expectations of Being an Introvert in College
I watched all the movies about college. The ones that extremely romanticize that beautiful summer …
Till the Lessons Stick: How I Learned to Drive Manual
My relationship with cars remains, to this day, one of love and hate. On one hand, the ability to …
Being a College Student in NYC: You Cannot Escape Hustle Culture
Today, many college students dream of attending school in New York City. Across social media, …
NJ vs PA: An Unexpected Battle
New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Two states located right next to each other, although completely …
Never Too Old to Go to College
At the age of 18, I decided to go to college after attending a computer school downtown in …
Putting the Hair in Herold: Reflections on Having Long Hair as a Guy
My haircuts before the pandemic always started the same. “Keep it longer on top and shorten the …
The Semester I Lost Myself
“Based on these considerations, we have made the difficult decision to hold all undergraduate …
Home Felt More Like Home When I Left
When I first moved into the dorms at UCLA last September, I felt so free. I spent my entire first …
En Garde! Zorro Got Nothing on Me
Everyone can do at least one thing really well. Sports, school subjects, an activity; it can be …