There is a common saying among college students: A college student has three options—grades, sleep, and a social life. And of those three, you are only allowed to choose two. Any attempt to juggle all three at once will end terribly. For most students, this is more of a prophecy than a saying. But Lucinda […]
Author: Edward He
Incubating Success
“A lot of the skills you learn in college are just life lessons.” ~ Kevin Ryan, Founder of Gilt Groupe, Business Insider, and MongoDB The dynamic nature of modern demands has left students and academic counselors perplexed about what will make today’s students successful as tomorrow’s leaders. Academic excellence doesn’t seem to be enough in today’s […]
Lab Report: Examining the Good and Bad of the Changing Pre-Med Expectations
INTRODUCTION: Deciding to follow the pre-med track is a dedication to a four-year journey. However, new changes to the MCAT —the entrance exam for medical school in the US—may turn the journey for future students into a more difficult trek. These changes, though in good will, are meant to engage aspiring physicians in the rapidly […]
Pushing Dust Beneath the Carpet
My twentieth birthday was one of the saddest days of my life. I had decided to take a hiatus from school and the stress of coming exams by taking a stroll along New York harbor. Within a few minutes, I had encountered a young woman in her twenties homeless, hungry, and utterly helpless on the […]
