Adversity comes and goes and what I have learned is to just roll with the hits and focus on one thing at a time until you are able to work yourself out of a pinch. I learned this when I had to deal with the adversity of 2 weeks of makeup school work after having been in Honduras for that time. Last February, I went to Honduras as part of a medical team to deliver medical care to a poor rural...

Growing up in the town I did, the closest thing I knew to a traffic jam was three cars stuck behind a tractor. When I needed to give directions, I would always give them in relation to the stoplight. No need to specify which stoplight I meant since there was only one in the county. There are people who would believe that since I come from a small, sleepy town like Glenwood, Minnesota, I would have nothing to offer the...

At a college like Macalester that puts an emphasis on diversity and internationalism, being from a small local town was a disadvantage, but I demonstrated how that would still set me apart and was clear that I was open to new people and new experiences so would therefore fit in on campus.

If you play a sport, don't hesitate to contact the coaches! They would love to talk to...

You can't beat Mac's location in the twin cities. There is always something to do either on...