Summer vacation is coming to an end and the first day of college is already knocking at the corner of my consciousness. With it comes a shroud of fear, dread and uncertainty that clouds my thoughts with an inescapable anxiety. Many unknowns come to mind when I picture the campus map, with all its offices…
This summer I took classes at my local community college to prepare myself for college. It’s good to have fun and all but a lot of the things one learns in school can be forgotten. I decided it was the best if I took a couple of courses and continue learning. I took a math…
Since graduating high school, I was very excited and nervous to close a chapter in my life and start a new one. College can be both exciting and frightening at the same time because while you’re furthering your education, you’re also entering a new environment. As my first day of college approaches, the more nervous…
Bittersweet. That is all that comes to mind when I think of this summer, and bittersweet is quite the understatement. The summer before college is suppose to be the most fulfilling summer of your life, or at least one of them. It’s suppose to be filled with road trips, sleepovers, hangouts in cities, amusement parks…
In order to prepare for college I’ve been working to save money towards financial aid. I have also been consulting with family members who have recently graduated from college and asking them about their experiences, how living on campus was, and any tips they had for me. I got really good advice such as how…
All of our teachers have prepared us for this moment. They’ve told us numerous times that college would not be like high school and that, in college, nobody will hold your hand. And to an extent, these instructors were correct. College isn’t easy – it’s a challenge. These challenges, however, reap the greatest rewards. On…
My college experience has been something special, I learned to be more responsible for my future. I learned a lot of new skills and implemented them in the real world: academic writing, foreign language (Japanese) using math to solve certain problems/equations. I realized that going to college has helped me evolved myself. I established a…
Fellow Scholars and Community Members, I wish I had more perfect news, sadly that is not the case today. In the recent events that have happened in the City of Richmond, the City of Pride and Purpose, there have been multiple shootings, one of which ended the life of a beloved community member, and another…
After working hard my whole life to go to a prestigious University and waiting for what seemed to be forever throughout high school, it was the most surreal feeling when the day actually came. It was in a sense overwhelming, and I had no idea how to feel about it. I was happy of course,…
It’s only been my second week here at UC Santa Cruz and so far, I love it! It’s a whole different story than the one from High School.