For those of you who have read my other articles on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, you know how Act 4 is going to end. (Spoiler alert: John Proctor hangs.) Looking back, John’s fate seems unavoidable – he’s a good man whose uncompromising nature is inapt to a world that...
Read MoreCal Poly SLO, the shortened name for California Polytechnic State University—San Luis Obispo, is the most selective of the 23 schools within the massive CSU system that serves nearly half a million students. With affordable and well-regarded bachelor’s degree programs in areas such as mechanical engineering, business administration, computer...
Read MoreGone are the days when you had to show up at Blockbuster with your fingers crossed and hope the movie you wanted was still on the shelf. Now, we simply sign in to one of our 800 streaming accounts and have just about every movie ever made at our...
Read MoreIf you’ve read my series of articles on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, you know it’s not a particularly happy text – nor should it be. Published in 1953 as a criticism of McCarthyism, The Crucible distills a uniquely American paranoia. Looking around at the current media landscape, I can’t...
Read MoreI never had to answer any private school interview questions. My first real-deal interview didn’t come about until after I graduated college. Of course, I showed up way overdressed. Everyone in the office was wearing jeans, tees, and scuffed Chucks; I was rocking dress shoes, a button-down, a preppy...
Read MoreConsidering law school but not sure where to start with the application? Looking through each school’s admissions website can be overwhelming, not to mention deciding which law schools to apply for, taking the LSATs, and writing your personal statement essay. Continue reading for a discussion of important law school...
Read MoreBrainstorming often gets a bad rap. Many people either find it completely useless or outright hate it. Quick, try it—what do you think of when you hear “brainstorm”? A group of students sitting awkwardly around a whiteboard, waiting for someone else to share their idea first? Staring at a...
Read MoreKnowing where to start with cover letters is tricky terrain. The endless types of jobs out there only seem to make it more challenging to customize each cover letter. What do recruiters want? How long should the letter be? The process seems tedious and time-consuming our increasingly digitized and...
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