October 3, 2014
Four Things I Wish I Knew as a Freshman
I still find it unbelievable that senior year has arrived. The days queuing for midnight…
October 2, 2014
My Yale Experience
Before attending Yale, I had only visited the campus once and felt as if I…
September 28, 2014
Remain A Child?
Last week, a punchy puzzling bullet-point caught my eye while I was surfing the web……
September 26, 2014
Returning to America
This is my final year at Cornell and my sixth year in the United States.…
September 23, 2014
Lessons for China from America’s Wealth Inequality
While reading a long essay in The Atlantic in May, something jumped off the page…
September 19, 2014
The Unnecessity of Grades
Grade point average, or GPA, is the most crucial factor in American college admission evaluations,…
September 16, 2014
The Focus & Flurry of a Rising Star
I wrote a screenplay. It took about two days, a lot of focus, and a…
September 14, 2014
Who’s Here?
The New Yorker Sept 15, 2014 “September – it’s a brand-new year. Let’s look around…
September 13, 2014
Why Ivy League Schools have done more good than harm? （Sichun)
Right at the beginning of this new school year, I went to a public debate…
September 12, 2014
Are Elite Colleges Bad for the Soul? (Shiqi)
The key question lying here is: what is college for? Almost everyone agrees that going…
September 11, 2014
Are Elite Colleges Bad for The Soul? (Kevin)
Too many students (or their parents) view the Ivy League as an opportunity to accumulate…
September 10, 2014
Are Elite Colleges Bad for The Soul? (Fang)
Whether an elite college is bad for soul or not is a very personal question…