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Presenting Madam President

Longer than my resume, however, is the list of things I've been rejected from. And that list is long. The bar is simply higher here, and despite my 6'0 stature, sometimes I can't reach it. 



I'm a Literal Quaker

It took me four times to make it to Meeting for worship.  The first two times I didn't even make it out of the house.



MRS. Misses the Point

It's 9 p.m. on a Wednesday night, and in my book, I should be at one place and one place only: Copabanana, drinking margaritas.


Transfer State of Mind

I do not consider the label of “transfer student” to be my identity, but rather, I proudly identify as being part of the transfer community at Penn.


From Dartmouth to Downtowns

After my freshman year, I transferred from Dartmouth to Penn, which makes me a statistical anomaly: only a couple dozen students transfer out of the smallest Ivy League a year.




The Skinny on Body Image

Competition is everywhere—whether it’s in a math class where we can only get an A if we “beat” our classmates, or whether it’s at the gym where we must beat the girl next to us.


The Consequences of Action

What I’ve come to realize is that I don’t get to pick up and put down my privilege, I carry it around with me all day, every day.


Unmasking Penn Face

I know one thing for sure: I do not know what Penn Face is supposed to be. I have a hunch about something else: nobody else really does either.



All I Do Is Quit, Quit, Quit

Any fan of the seminal 90’s sitcom Seinfeld knows the plight of loveable loser George Costanza and his fondness for giving up: “Yeah, I’m a great quitter."