Last semester was intense as I learned how to balance life as a full-time employee and full-time graduate student. I took difficult courses while I also worked on seven doctoral (Ph.D.) program applications. Now, I am one semester away from completing a Master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin (UT). My time in […]
Mental Health Is Also Part of Your Wealth
“I have a bunch of work and assignments due soon. I guess I’ll go through another week without sleep. Who cares if I barely sleep 4 hours a night. I’m stressed out so much. All I want to do is just sleep but I can’t.” This is the typical response I would give to anyone […]
Navigating as a First-Generation College Student at UCLA
“My parents didn’t go to college. I didn’t know a single thing about the college application process or when I started my first year. Why has it been so difficult for me?” My parents dropped out of middle school, so high school was my higher education. I was unfamiliar with the college application process but […]