Why Are You Going to College?

Why Are You Going to College?

1,332. This is the number of college essays I have read to date this season. I’m getting to the point where I need to blink every few minutes to prevent my eyes from drying out. Amidst the daunting process that …

How to Dress Like an Adult

Tag Team–back again. Check–it’s Tuesday, let’s begin. Party on WACAC, let me hear some noise. G-Cush on the blog, jump, jump, rejoice. WHOMP (there it is)! With that…Welcome everyone to another installment of How to be an Adult with your...

Empowerment is Not the Same as Expertise

I recently read a thought-provoking essay titled “The Death of Expertise,” by Tom Nichols, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College and an adjunct at the Harvard Extension School. I’m not an expert on expertise, so perhaps...
Bachelor’s at Community College: The “No” Perspective, Part One

Bachelor’s at Community College: The “No” Perspective, Part One

Would you ask Pepsi to make Coke?  You want your heart surgeon to do your brain surgery?  Do you want the Common App…scratch that. The current buzz in California higher education is discussion around community colleges offering bachelor’s degrees.  Although...
Finding the Fit: Driving Into the Future

Finding the Fit: Driving Into the Future

Leading up to the first week of November, my college counselor stayed after school with me to push me towards finishing application supplements. The week before the first of November forced me into essay-writing overdrive. Honestly, I had only started...