In the second grade I would eat my lunch alone. I had friends but I didn’t want to expose them to Indian food. For extra protection, I used folders to make temporary walls around my desk. The folders, I regretted, were not enough. There was no hiding the scent of curry. One afternoon my teacher asked me if there was anything wrong and why was I hiding myself behind folders, but I didn’t answer. I just put them...

I first joined the South Asian students' association, EKTA, so that I could find homies who would understand my Hindi/Urdu slang. This being my first year, I didn't really think much about which ECs would look best on...

My favorite course thus far is a tough question to answer, so I will cheat. I loved my biology intro classes, because they were...

This is a really interesting question. I think it wasn't easy finding out that Smith has an open curriculum, partly because the website is really badly designed (sorry, Smith, love you but it's the...

I did need a private college counselor, but because I was applying from India and studying in a board of education that was...