If you ask any freshman who’s currently taking calculus how the homework is, they’ll probably mention a site called “Gradarius.” While the way to pronounce the name is debated among some students (some say grade-arius, others gruh-darius, or still others gra-doodle) there’s one common theme among opinions: it sucks.
Posts published in “Mind of a Freshman”
Mind of a Freshman is an Opinion column written by one or two first-year Stevens students to discuss life experiences during their time at Stevens, and other related subject matter.
A few days ago, I talked with a sophomore friend of mine about college, and I asked him if he had any plans for where he might want to go.
Throughout the years of going through high school, graduating, and starting college, I've learned to trust the process.
I can’t help but feel sentimental that this is my last Mind of a Freshman column for the academic year. I swear it was just the other day that I was drafting my sample to send in to be considered as a columnist.
Every Saturday morning, I execute the same routine. Wake up at 9 a.m., get ready, fill my backpack up with school books, block out the world with Spotify, and head out to Pierce for breakfast and a few hours of schoolwork – just a morning to myself.
When I love something, I really love it. I’m hopelessly romantic, selfishly optimistic, and genuinely empathetic. I’m emotional but realistic, dramatic but sensitive, and unapologetically expressive but introverted.
For the past couple of months, I’ve been trying to sort out my plans for the summer. My main focus is landing an internship, and I’ve already applied to six different ones.
"I don't really believe in coincidences being simply coincidences."
I’m not really the type of person who doodles during class. I’m more of the pen-tapper, knuckle-breaker, glancing-at-the-clock-every-five-minutes type of person.