When we launched the Heller blog a year ago, we were seven weeks into working remotely. I had no idea then that the seven weeks would turn into seven months, then fourteen months and counting; in fact, I was confident that we’d all be back in the office by the summer (of 2020!). In launching this blog, I hoped to create a space where we at Heller Admissions could connect authentically with prospective and admitted students and where current students could openly share their experiences. It also gave me an opportunity to share advice and tips that I’ve gathered (not only from my time in admissions but from my years of working as an SAT and ACT prep tutor) with students who might not be as familiar with the process of applying to graduate school. Over the past year, it’s grown to be all that I’ve envisioned and so much more. Here’s what we’ve accomplished:
I’d like to thank the graduate students who have served as writers for this blog: Elizabeth Nguyen, Sami Rovins, Doug Nevins, Andrea Tyree, Hannah Lougheed, Daniella Levine, and Sazia Nowshin. Here are some of my favorite pieces from our students (in no particular order):
- Socializing while Socially Distancing by Doug Nevins
- Peace Corps + Heller: A Perfect Combination by Elizabeth Nguyen
- A Letter to My Future Self (to read upon graduation) by Daniella Levine
- Scuba Diving and Grad School: What’s the Difference? by Hannah Lougheed
- Learning from Your Heller Classmates by Sami Rovins
- How Social Justice Oriented is Heller? by Andrea Tyree
- Hello Heller!: Sazia Nowshin’s Acceptance Story by Sazia Nowshin
- A Letter to My Future Self (to read upon graduation) by Andrea Tyree
- Election Day Fretting by Doug Nevins
- Navigating Challenges in Graduate School by Sami Rovins
I’d also like to thank each and every one of you for reading this blog, and for your interest in Heller. I’m excited for this blog to continue to grow: if you’d like, comment below some articles you hope to see from us in the next year!