Personal essays


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Four years of unforgettable memories: a list

I locked myself out of my apartment every year except senior year. I’m officially ready for the real world.


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Day in the life of a Hopkins-Peabody Double Degree student

This article is interactive. You will need a 6-sided die (or random.org/dice). Try to maximize your GPA, Health and Artistry. Your final score is Gx + Hy + Az, with coefficients x, y, z based on the character you chose at the beginning. Make choices wisely. The author recommends procuring a pencil and printed copy before trying this; try playing it with other players, too.


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Hopkins and the art of watching bad movies

It’s been an amazing two years here at Hopkins, and it’s sad to be graduating when I just got here, but I’m glad to have been able to see some duds because of my time here.


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Rated R for Rocky Horror

Nobody knew what would happen next. And yet, for one gloriously unhinged midnight in Baltimore, none of that mattered. We were all equally lost, equally bewildered, yet somehow completely at home.


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Do hard things

If you had asked me four years ago what my college experience would look like, I never would have imagined 4:30 a.m. wake-ups, jumping out of planes or leading a battalion of 60 people before turning 22. 


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