As the fall semester approaches an end, I think it’d be worthwhile to reflect on how my fall semester experience during my sophomore year differed from my fall semester experience during my freshman year. Though these two experiences are only one year apart, I think that they’re drastically contrasting, especially since the first semester at…Continue Reading Fall Freshman Year vs Fall Sophomore Year
One of the most stressful parts of college is registering for courses. Especially at big universities, course registration is often regarded as a competition akin to the Hunger Games, and the ability to snatch a spot in a class is valuable. At Amherst, the course registration process is much less dire, especially because of our…Continue Reading Demystifying Course Registration
12/9/2023 Hi everyone! I hope you are well! In this week’s blog, I’m going to write a little about my process writing a French thesis at Amherst College. I foresee this being a little bit of a series – today, I’ll write about how I was accepted to write a thesis and the work I…Continue Reading Writing a thesis
Hello guys, gals, and non-binary pals! For this week’s blog post, I wanted to talk about what my experience doing geology field camp with Frontiers Abroad in New Zealand was like this past summer (technically winter for me because I was in the Southern Hemisphere). You may be asking yourself, what in the world is field…Continue Reading My Experience with Geology Field Camp
I wouldn’t believe it if you told me during my first semester here at Amherst College that I’d have three student jobs the very next semester. Yet, by the end of the second semester, I was happily working all three current jobs. Of course, having student jobs takes up a lot of time, but I…Continue Reading Student Jobs at Amherst
12/1/23 Hi everyone! I hope you are doing well and staying healthy as this fall semester wraps up! In this blog, I thought I’d write a little about the dining hall on campus, food options (especially for people with dietary restrictions), and a big update that came to the dining hall just this week. Please…Continue Reading Valentine Hall
The past week, FLI week, Amherst College celebrated first-generation and low-income students by hosting several events. The activities ranged from taking professional headshots, a fireside chat with Professor Brittney Bailey, a FLI dinner, and much more. This week is meant to recognize those at Amherst College and across the world who have endured such a…Continue Reading FLI Week
Hello guys, gals, and non-binary pals! This past week I’ve been thinking about what my day-to-day life was like in New Zealand outside of classes, and I wanted to share some things that I got up to. I had so much more free time than I was used to, which gave me the opportunity to…Continue Reading What’s it like to live in Christchurch?
An important part of my experience at Amherst is my time on the Women’s Golf Team. We’re in season at the beginning of fall and at the end of spring. Since there’s a large population of athletes at Amherst, I thought it might be helpful to illustrate an example of a day in my life…Continue Reading Day in the Life During Season
Hello guys, gals, and non-binary pals and welcome back to my blog! As you know, I spent the past semester studying in Aotearoa New Zealand at the University of Canterbury (UC). Overall, the experience was absolutely amazing, and I would highly recommend studying abroad. I had little international experience before, so getting to see what…Continue Reading Classes in New Zealand