College

On Rejection

Writing has always been my passion. I remember stumbling into my second-grade classroom the morning of career day, tightly gripping the…

The Lies Our Parents Told Us

I don’t know about you, but as a woman who was born in 1993, I was constantly told I could be anything I…

You Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup

When you attend college orientation, administrators, student leaders, and tour guides paint a vivid…

You Are More Than a Number: Coming to Terms with Coming in Last

My Catholic, Private High School Helped Form My Future Feminism

Beginning Grad School

Beginning grad school is like beginning pre-school for adults. When you graduate from high school and get ready to go…

Dear America

America…

Home of the brave, land of the free and country of the broke, hard working, underpaid, stressed out…

Reach for the Stars, of Course

In high school, I had two main goals — letter in theater and be accepted to the University of Wisconsin…

Moving Out & Growing Up

I have been sheltered by my parents for 20 years of my life — my entire existence. Of course, I mean that mostly in…