I came from a relatively homogenous high school. The uniformity was not one-dimensional either: my classmates in high school were all generally the same whether you looked at academic interests, race ...Read More
I know that as I get older, the world constantly asks me to narrow my interests. It asks me to focus my energies, to improve my skills, to become more specific. That frustrated me toward the end o...Read More
In one of the great Northwestern traditions, the Northwestern Alumni Association annually organizes Dinner with 12 Strangers, an evening for community members to come together and share a meal at the ...Read More
remember coming to Northwestern as an undeclared student and being unsure of what I was going to do with myself. I knew that I would need some time to decide what my major would be and to find some ac...Read More
My mom dragged me to my first opera when I was a junior in high school. She wanted me to understand what I might be studying if I went to Northwestern. I remember sitting through Il Barbiere di Sivigl...Read More
When I was a senior in high school, I would constantly have people telling me that “College is all about learning new things.” Being the typical 18-year old, I never really believed them. ...Read More