Posts Tagged ‘adjusting to college’
How to navigate college as a Black girl from a white suburb
When I was 10 years old, my parents decided it was time for a change and moved us to the small town I now call home. In my most formative years as a child, they had moved us to a predominantly white neighborhood — something I was not prepared to experience. There, the most…
Read MoreOn the other side of the screen
It’s no secret that the transition to college is difficult. But for today’s college freshmen, social media adds a whole new layer to this transition, making an already difficult adjustment exponentially more difficult. If you don’t know what I mean, think about your social media feed. The photos of parties on Instagram; the Snapchat stories…
Read MoreRe-orientating our attitude toward loneliness
Recalling first-year orientation brings back little besides the sensation of immense loneliness. Watching as my peers made fast friends with each other, feeling like an outsider observing social rituals conducted in a foreign tongue. I didn’t connect to anyone that first week at Brown, or the second. As my first semester slogged on and I…
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