Hi all, I wanted to share some of the things I noticed since I’ve been in college; but most importantly, the change I noticed in the second week of college while I was sitting in the lobby of Dwinelle Hall. Usually on the hour, every hour its hallway rush hour. Literally hundreds of people: students,…
Starting off college was very ruff due to family emergencies. College is a little bit of a challenge for me still. Having to find different buildings and the classrooms stressed me out the most. I’ve heard a quote a couple of times it’s “Don’t let your situation dictate your character.” That’s my motivation. I’m going…
Within my first week of college I have accomplish so many things! I am adapting pretty fast which is such a big surprise. I have met several interesting people already… Not to mention my roommates they are really interesting and I enjoy talking to them all day. On move in day all of my suite…
The months leading up to making what I thought was one of the biggest decisions of my life was anything but calm. I had to work on college apps while trying to manage my time for the AP classes I was taking. I would say it was very hard and also very stressful. I never…
So far, my experience with college has been a continuous cycle of pain and growth. I was apart of a summer program here at UCSB, which allowed to to take classes over the summer and get a jumpstart on learning the ins and outs of the campus. At first, I hated the thought of shortening…
This first month has been a roller coaster for me as a student. For the first time in my whole educational career, I am going to a school where I’m not familiar with anybody here. In some respect, I was very excited to go an experience a brand new adventure. On the other hand, I…
College life for me was something really unexpected, i am the first in my family to actually attend college so there were a few things i was behind on already. The first thing that is immediately different is that no one forces you to do your homework or go to class, coming from high school…
I moved to the dorm at UC Berkeley on August 23rd. My dorm is located about a hill, and it’s really beautiful here. My dorm is in a castle (a hall that is officially a castle which was built in 1928). It looks like Hogwarts from Harry Potter. Sometimes turkeys and deer come here from…
College. Yes, summer is over and now I have to accept the fact that once again there will be homework. Then again, I had a summer reading assignment, which turned into summer homework because I procrastinated. The purpose of the assignment is to provide “common intellectual experiences that introduces them to the University and to…
This summer, I travelled to Europe for 14 days with the El Cerrito High School Jazz Ensemble. We visited four different countries in Europe: Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and Italy. In Germany, we were treated like family, and welcomed to stay in a community hostile, where we were fed, and entertained for three days. We did…