They watched intently as my eyes grew larger, my heart beat faster, and my steps slowly brought my suitcase and I into a whole new world. I sensed them scrutinizing me, young and innocent, suddenly enveloped and immersed in a culture strange and unfamiliar to me. Despite all the pictures I’d seen, talks I’d heard, lists I’d read of what to expect, nothing could have truly prepared me, nothing could truly explain the experience of immersing oneself...

In her fourth year at UVA, Laura Nelson was inspired to create Flash Seminars, one time classes which facilitate high energy discussion about thought-provoking topics outside of traditional coursework. If you created a flash seminar, what idea would you explore and why? The ball hit me with a thud in the back of my head and as I crumpled to the ground, my world went black. I suffered through my first concussion in my freshman year of high school, headaches,...

Intriguing, eye opening and crucial, the field of International Relations has become more essential than ever in today’s globalized world. I would love to study International Relations at the College of William and Mary, in particular, as part of the St. Andrews William and Mary Joint Degree Programme. The Joint Degree Programme is a unique and exciting opportunity that would allow me to receive a high quality education and an enhanced global perspective. Like any other International Relations major,...