How my Last Fall Semester Went at UC Berkeley
Last semester was such a rollercoaster for me… but isn’t every semester in some way a rollercoaster? I’d like toRead More…
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Transferring from Community College in the Middle of a Pandemic
The pandemic has shifted learning as we know it. The difficulties of transitioning to a virtual classroom in the midstRead More…
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Piecing Myself Back Together: My First Semester Online
This semester contained some of the heaviest meltdowns of my college career. I’d always heard junior year was the hardest,Read More…
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My Father Wanted High Quality Schools For Me and My Sister, So He Never Gave Up
Education has always been a hot topic in my household. My family is always finding something to discuss or debateRead More…
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How I Scored My First Paid Internship as a College Freshman
It’s a sunny Wednesday morning, and I’m sitting in Peet’s wondering how I got here. I would be lying ifRead More…
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#RealCollege: Surviving My First Year at Cal Berkeley
Earlier this month I turned in an application, and one of the questions revolved around the notion of the mostRead More…
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My Experience Attending the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Conference for the First Time
I am a college student who attended the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Conference for the first time. MyRead More…
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Meet Yazmin Mercado, First Generation College Student From Riverside County Headed to Cal Berkeley
Yazmin Olivia Mercado was born and raised in Riverside, California. She is the daughter of immigrants from Mexico and aRead More…
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Advice for First-Generation College Students
College is both an exciting and intimidating place to be. As a first-generation college student, I oftentimes found myself inRead More…
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My Transfer Student Experience from a California Community College to the UC System
In high school, some parents, students, and educators look down on students who go to a community college rather thanRead More…
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