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🏔️🏖️ Pomona College has a tradition that never fails to sound fake until you see it happen: Ski-Beach Day. Once a year, in early spring, a busload of students piles on board before sunrise—parkas, gloves, beanies, the works—and heads ou
PROPOUND: (v.) to suggest for consideration; to propose Not just “to say,” to propound is to put an idea forward with a bit of weight behind it, like you’re placing it on the table for others to examine, debate, or build on. Philos
Group projects: the great equalizer of higher education. 😂 You’ll sit in lecture convinced everyone around you is secretly a genius—footnoting Foucault from memory, doing mental calculus for fun, name-dropping internships you’ve n
“What if I fail?” 😰 “What if they laugh?” 😳 “What if I’m not good enough?” 🤔 That loop can get loud. It feels real. It feels urgent. But here’s the truth: most of those “what ifs” never
“I’ll start tomorrow …” Sound familiar? 😅 When it comes to college applications, procrastination is almost a rite of passage. But here’s the thing: deadlines creep up faster than you think—and suddenly “t
🎓 Did you know? Before it became Columbia University, the school was founded in 1754 as King’s College, making it one of the oldest universities in the United States. After the American Revolution, the name was changed to reflect the new nat
📚✨ Word of the Day: ENUMERATE ✨📚 Ever heard someone say, “Please enumerate your points”? Enumerate (verb) Pronunciation: ih-NOO-muh-rayt Meaning: To list or mention things one by one, clearly and in order. It’s a more formal a
Funny how in high school we had 500 classes a day, every single one mandatory, teachers taking attendance like the FBI was funding it personally, hallway passes required just to pee, tardy slips that followed you home like a personal vendetta ... and
✨ Why “Eclectic” Is the College Essay Power Word You Never Knew You Needed ✨ You know that moment in your college essay when you're trying to explain how you're really into robotics, 18th-century French poetry, urban gardening, and compe
Imagine building a life where someone telling you “no” over an iced coffee makes you walk out and never come back. 🥤 That‘s not main character energy. That‘s giving away your power over nothing. Here‘s the thing about
Every family walks in with the same list logic: a couple of reaches, a couple of matches, and a “safety”—usually the state flagship—to fall back on if the reaches don’t work out. That logic is outdated. UCLA’s ov
Summer break flies by way too fast, and going back to school after time off can feel like the last thing anyone wants to do. That first alarm clock. That first stack of homework. That first “Wait, we have a test THIS week?” It’s a l
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