What To Do If You Don’t Get Into Grad School

Here are three important things to do and keep in mind after being rejected from all of the grad programs you applied to.

One Year Out: A List of Accomplishments

Roughly one year ago, I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Elmhurst College with a degree in English. What have I accomplished this year? Well, it's not exactly the stuff the office of alumni relations wants to see on the alum updates surveys. A proper guide to life after college would tell you that I attempted [...]

On Falling and Failing and Being Okay

The class that changed my life most in high school was a PE class. Physical Education. Gym. That might be unexpected coming from an academic-focused student who hated sports, but the fact of the matter is the the class changed me. It equipped me with courage and it taught me about two things: falling and [...]