Who am I? Do you really know who I am

Why we should believe in the value of the Liberal Arts education

In the formidable process of deciding on a college, individuals are forced to choose between a vocational-technical/career (specializing in a particular industry) institution and...

The top three problems teenagers face

As a teenager, I can say with confidence that adolescence is challenging. My teenage years came with sets of problems because there were always...

Things I learned from my first semester of college

I vividly remember August 17: the day I officially moved into college. For months, I had been nonchalantly counting down the days until I...

Breaking Barriers

Author: Tanvi Varma One of the biggest problems that I have faced growing up is figuring out who I really am. I am Indian by ethnicity,...

Clinton: Her views over the last 7 years

Author: Tanvi Varma Seven years ago, Hillary Clinton ran against Barack Obama for the Democratic Party nomination. She lost, and Obama went on to win the...

A Letter to Myself

Author: Tanvi Varma On Thursday evening, I received a text message from my mom that said: “Look what just came in the mail.” Since I was in the...

Things I learned from my first semester of college

Author: Tanvi Varma I vividly remember August 17: the day I officially moved into college. For months, I had been nonchalantly counting down the days until...

The top three problems teenagers face

Author: Tanvi Varma As a teenager, I can say with confidence that adolescence is challenging. My teenage years came with sets of problems because there were...

Why we should believe in the value of the Liberal Arts education

Author: Tanvi Varma In the formidable process of deciding on a college, individuals are forced to choose between a vocational-technical/career (specializing in a particular industry) institution...

Breaking Barriers

Author: Tanvi Varma One of the biggest problems that I have faced growing up is figuring out who I really am. I am Indian by ethnicity,...

The college process through the eyes of a first year

Author: Tanvi Varma As the only child to two first-generation immigrants, navigating the college process was scary, stressful and difficult. I approached the search not having...

Stress and its effect

Author: Tanvi Varma If I were to sum up my four years of high school, I would say that it was an emotional roller coaster. On...