A lot of kids at Yale are suffering from depression and anxiety. The environment breeds that: the idea that you can’t stop, that you must keep going, and there’s so much on everyone’s plate. It’s a lot to handle, and I think it throws off everyone’s brain chemistry. When you’re Read more…
The fall of my junior year, I was going through an especially rough patch having to change majors and deal with the recruiting season. After consulting close friends and my dean, I decided to seek help from YMHC. Getting an intake appointment scheduled took about two weeks, which I had Read more…
Yale knows we can’t afford to go here, but they’re still asking me to provide what is essentially free labor, because I can’t keep those profits. Whether it be calling alumni to ask for donations or washing other students’ dishes. It’s hard to watch people do the “fun jobs” or Read more…
My relationship to the SIC has always been one of confusion and mysticism. Though I was fortunate enough to win a scholarship that’s covered that portion of tuition, I don’t know what I would’ve done had things gone differently. The administration talks so much about how rich they want student’s Read more…