(Belated) welcome back! For me, too.
So, I studied abroad second semester last year, which was quite possibly the most awesome thing ever. Like, ever. I’ll go over some of the (minor) complaints I had and then get into the awesome.
I studied abroad in Japan, which is where I’ve wanted to be my entire life. Occidental’s study abroad program there is through a college called Tokyo International University, and I’ll have to say that the academic electives I took there were probably some of the most boring/least useful classes I’ve ever taken in my life. So not only did I waste a ton of learning-time, I also came back to my senior year with the worst case of senioritis in the history of ever.
That said, it didn’t take long for me to get...
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I'm currently undeclared but I am planning on declaring Sociology as my major this spring. I play defense on the women's varsity lacrosse team and write for HerCampus Oxy. I'm usually seen on the turf (playing or cheering on whatever team is there), in Rangeview (my lovely dorm!), or in the comfy green chairs in the Academic Commons.
clue of where to go. Sounds scary, right? RIGHT. Exactly two months ago, that was me... and my mom. My dad decided to let us discover on our own that we needed him to plan out the entire trip for us. Given that my mother and I are both the most stubborn people on this planet, we decide to embark on a fun journey to California on our own. As soon as we stepped out of the airport we felt the warm air and saw the beauty of LA that everyone...
have recently joined a research group. It’s exciting because I am able to get more hands on experience in a lab. Other than that, classes have kept me busy but I’m glad to be back at school. I have also continued to write to HerCampus Oxy and if you all haven’t checked it out yet, click this
(Critical Theories and Social Justice). Some say I’m studying ETCSJCLS, and attempting to formulate the most obscure area of study possible, but my dream is to be a book Editor, and editors need to read a lot! Last semester I studied in Bristol, England, where I re-affirmed my dislike of...
and I am a second year Economics major with a Math minor and an avid interest in Diplomacy and World Affairs. I’m an Indian national, but I was raised in Bangkok, Thailand, before I arrived at Oxy and the United States for the first time in my life. I’m excited for the opportunity to share my experiences at Occidental College through the Admissions Blog. 
entire Oxy career, until the application deadline got closer and I got a little scared of what it would be like to “miss” half of senior year, especially after going abroad fall of my junior year. Yet even during the application and preparation process, while doing my summer reading, and when finding out about my placement at UN Women, the whole thing did not seem real. And to tell you the truth, even though I’m here now, and have been for over a month (OMG!), I still have to pinch myself sometimes to remember that this is actually my life.