Living on Top of the World, or at Least Global Village
It’s that time of the year where people are beginning to think about housing for next year (early right?). A lot of freshmen have been asking me about my housing in Global Village. All in all, I...
View ArticleFall 2014 Career Fair in Review
October 1st, 2014 saw hundreds of students and scores of companies in the Gordon Field House for the annual Fall Career Fair. I've previously written about my preparation process for the Career Fair...
View ArticleMy Top 5 Study Spots on Campus
I have never been the type of person that has been able to study or get a lot of work done when I was in my apartment or a dorm. My desk has always felt too stiff to sit at for a long period of time....
View ArticleWaterfalls and Apples Galore
This year has been flying by so quickly! It’s crazy to think that the semester is already halfway done. This past weekend I went to Ithaca with other honors students in my college. We visited and...
View ArticleSummer Co-op in Review
My co-op experience this summer was all that I could hope for and then some. I was fortunate to spread the summer in Herndon, VA working with the Managed Security Services team of Symantec. During the...
View ArticleCampus Tour with President Destler
This past summer RIT President Dr. Bill Destler accompanied two of our student ambassadors as they gave a tour of RIT to prospective students and their families. Check it out!
View ArticleNew and exciting (and difficult)
Learning is exhilarating. As a journalism student at RIT, I have an incredible opportunity to branch out into different areas of study to supplement my writing and editing classes. I get to dabble in...
View ArticleTransferring to RIT
As a transfer student and a tour guide, one of the most common questions I am asked by prospective students and their families is why I decided to leave my previous college to come to RIT. When it...
View ArticleMy Reasons Why Early Decision is the Best Decision
Back when I was applying to colleges, I kept hearing about all these different ways to apply (early action, early decision, single choice early…) and honestly had no idea what the differences were...
View Article[Im]patience is a Virtue, Early Decision and You
Anyone who knows me well knows that I am very impatient. If I have my mind set on something that I want, it cannot come or be done soon enough. It is for this very reason that I am an Amazon Prime...
View ArticleLessons learned with sleepless nights
Midterms and projects have been attacking us here for a couple of weeks. These few weeks have been full of stress and a lot of sleepless nights. However, with every all nighter comes a lesson! This...
View ArticleWinter Is Coming...
November 7th, 2014. This first snowfall. That’s right everyone, I woke up this morning and looked out the window to see the very first flakes of the season. Nothing stuck to the ground, and the snow...
View Article"I'm A Big Kid Now"
Yep, that's right. Potty training and Pull-Ups were only the beginning. Going from high schools and home to college and on your own is a big step! I remember how much I wanted to "grow up" in high...
View ArticleEarly Decision
Oh hi! I didn’t see you there. My name is Kevin Mead, and I want to talk to you about an issue that affects thousands of college applicants each year – early decision. Early decision comes from the...
View ArticlePicking The Right College
There are so many questions people ask, like.. 'what is the secrete to life?' or most likely you are asking youself 'what am I supposed to do,' 'how do I know I'll make the right decision?' Well lucky...
View ArticleLearning for the Sake of Learning
“What I’ve learned is that you can always add new skill sets at any point of your life”. -Dr. Sanjay Gupta This year for our Brick City Homecoming Horton Speaker Series, Dr. Sanjay Gupta came to give...
View ArticleThe Real Story on the Weather @ RIT
So as an ambassador who originates from the great (and warm) state of Texas, I typically get the question “So what is the weather REALLY like?”. Well here I am today to give you an honest answer. It...
View Article315 Miles
I was born and raised in New Jersey and I drive like it too. I love to drive; it provides me a rare opportunity to sit in silence for a few hours and let my mind wander while on the road. To get from...
View ArticleBroomball - My Favorite Intramural Sport
Broomball is probably my new favorite intramural sport. I have done intramural soccer and flag football, and even tried a bubble soccer league. Broomball is very similar to hockey. It follows many of...
View ArticleFun with Finals
Twas the week before finals, and all through the house, not a roommate was sleeping - they were yelling and crying and screaming and dreading instead. Every semester I tell myself that this will be...
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