Dear ADHD, I got diagnosed with ADHD and Anxiety only a few months ago, but honestly, it’s been a long 18 years of me figuring things out. I’ve spent all this time navigating life with a little extra chaos in my brain, but I’m starting to understand it a lot more now. Me in a …
Dear Lab, You Are More Than An Item On My Checklist
Dear Lab, Anyone on the pre-med track knows how valuable having lab experience on your resume can be. When I first joined a lab, I did it with that in mind, but over time, I realized that this was more than just a resume booster — this was my future. I needed to treat every …
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Dear Academia Gossip, You make me Uncomfortable
Dear Academia Gossip, When I walked into the world of research, I had no idea you existed. I knew people were competitive, smart, and driven — that wasn’t surprising. What I didn’t expect was how mean some of them could be. I was standing outside the office of a prominent researcher at my university when …
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Dear Art, Thank You for Saving Me
Dear Art, Thank you for saving me. I used to struggle with expressing myself and being authentically me. Then I started to draw what I saw — people, objects, trees — and somehow, I began to see myself more clearly. There was a freedom there, and I loved it. You started as drawing, then became …
Dear Confused College Girl, Here are 13 Proven Tips to Achieve a 4.0 in College: Strategies for Success
13 TIPS FOR A 4.0 GPA Why Should You Listen to Me? In early high school, I felt like I had to choose between having friends and good grades. I forsook A's for the late night gossip and drama. But after a hilarious accident involving my entire year thinking I had the best grades in …
NIN Office, Lagos: We Don Suffer For This Country.
NIN Office, Lagos: We Don Suffer For This Country By: Nadine R Story Time: My NIN Office Nightmare Let me tell you, life in Nigeria is not easy. Rich or poor, we all face the same chaos. Traffic jams, network failures, and sitting in your best Gucci (or Cuggi) outfit on rickety wooden benches at …
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