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To Anyone Still Figuring Themselves Out

It’s such a weird experience – taking ownership of an identity I hadn’t been able to determine or come to terms with for the longest...

There were a couple months left of my Sophomore year of high school before school was out and Summer was in. I just moved from the...

Trying to maintain eye-contact, keep a calm voice, avoid saying ‘uhm’, and finally breath. These were the thoughts that circulated my...

“I know you don’t have class all day. Don’t hang around too much. Don’t make too many friends. Just go to class, do your homework, and...

Coming to UCI was not my choice. I was planning on attending UCLA like my closest friends were, and when we all found out we got in, we...

As a first-generation Japanese-American incoming freshman, I couldn’t ask my parents for resources on college life because college life...

As a freshman in college, I had such an amazing time grasping onto many opportunities that came my way to try new things, surround myself...

It is OK not to do everything. There are so many resources and opportunities on campus that it’s understandable not to know where to...

One thing I wished I knew as a freshman in college was to take things one step at a time. Growing up, I’ve always disliked surprises or...

I remember when the bullying first started. It began to happen around the beginning of my 6th grade year of middle school – the year when...