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Trying to Navigate Elite College Culture When You’re Not Elite

As a low-income student at a top-tier university flooded with wealth and status, I faced a certain amount of financial insecurity throughout my undergraduate experience. My freshman year signified my…

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Reimagining the Night In

As a result of the current pandemic, thousands of college students are soon to be trapped in tiny dorm rooms and apartment suites for the upcoming semester, bringing new meaning…

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The Myth of Meritocracy in Education

Though the initial panic of quarantine has simmered down, economic stresses for lower-income families still remain. Businesses have closed, Americans have been terminated for sickness, and medical staff have been…

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Melanin and Stuff: Why I, a Black Girl, Took the SAT Four Times

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Deconstructing My Dream of the “Elite” University

I go to my dream school. And I did what I had to do in order to get here. By that, I mean I did everything that an applicant vying…

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A High School Junior’s Take on College Admissions

“Hi! How are you, it’s been forever!” A hug ensues. “I’m so great, school is crazy, but I’m hanging in there.” “I totally understand that.” A pause, the question bubbles…

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Southern Girlhood and Misconceptions: A College Student’s Perspective

Bankston Creech is a talented poet, writer, and performer who hails from Alabama. A sophomore at Bryn Mawr College in suburban Philadelphia, Creech’s relationship with being Southern was in flux…

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What the University of Amsterdam Is Actually Like

If you search “University of Amsterdam” on YouTube, you’ll get a handful of perspectives, from the school’s picture-perfect admissions videos to ex-students’ slanderous depictions. Combined, these videos don’t offer a…

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A High Schooler’s Take on the College Admissions Scam

News broke on Tuesday that the Justice Department is charging fifty people in a college scam, including thirty-three parents and numerous college sports coaches. The scam was orchestrated by William…

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Trying to Navigate Elite College Culture When You’re Not Elite

Reimagining the Night In

The Myth of Meritocracy in Education

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Melanin and Stuff: Why I, a Black Girl, Took the SAT Four Times

Deconstructing My Dream of the “Elite” University

A High School Junior’s Take on College Admissions

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You Should Still Be Getting Tested for STIs Right Now

COVID-19 and the Prison Industrial Complex

My Father and I

All My Homies Hate Retail Therapy

Southern Girlhood and Misconceptions: A College Student’s Perspective

What the University of Amsterdam Is Actually Like

A High Schooler’s Take on the College Admissions Scam

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COVID-19 and the Prison Industrial Complex

My Father and I

All My Homies Hate Retail Therapy

You Should Still Be Getting Tested for STIs Right Now

COVID-19 and the Prison Industrial Complex

My Father and I

All My Homies Hate Retail Therapy

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