I’m excited to announce that I’m participating in one of my school’s longest running traditions, which is also one of the largest all student-run philanthropies in the nation – the Northwestern University Dance Marathon. On March 6th, I’m gonna dance for 30 hours straight.
Category Archives: General Opinion
2:45 Thoughts
Hello internet. It’s been a while since I’ve posted. While that doesn’t mean I haven’t been writing, it does mean that I’ve been putting this blog on the back-burner while I run myself haggard trying to keep up with a busier schedule.
5 ways to make every minute count
Similar to Seven ways to not waste your life, except this post is a little less abstract and a little more concrete. As of lately, I’ve been extremely frazzled, finding myself running from meeting to class to meeting, barely having time for meals and walking across campus multiple times a day. I think I may haveContinue reading “5 ways to make every minute count”
Why Being Sick in College is the Worst
a guest post I wrote for 100 Ways to Write Because everything hurts. Your arms hurt, your head hurts, your throat hurts, even your eyelids hurt. Every movement is an aching reminder that your body is losing a battle to something so small it’s invisible to the eye, though you can feel it invading everyContinue reading “Why Being Sick in College is the Worst”
Seven ways to not waste your life
One. Do not believe that social media illustrates reality.
This is the Greek life
40%. This is the percentage of students involved in Greek life at Northwestern. Even some of the largest state schools in the South report around 25% of students to be involved in Greek life, but who knows how the number at Northwestern could change in the upcoming years?
Apply your passion to the world around you
It’s difficult to conceive how anyone could be excited about something like engineering, or chemistry, or biology. But I have met people who truly live and breathe for science.
Writing: a form of therapy?
A lot of people tell me that therapy isn’t helpful. They say that anyone who comes back seeming “improved” or more functional is simply relying on a false, blind happiness that’s been prescribed to them. But is that not to be expected when someone is dealing with something as extreme as death or depression?
On taking a more appreciative and engaged approach to academics
In high school, I remember dreading the homework for my classes, especially math and science ones.
This Amateur Might Be Going Pro.
I bought the website! This blog is (metaphorically) my property now. Welcome to my home! It’s a little bit s c a t t e r e d right now, a pretty accurate description of my mind. I’m renovating a bit; I’m in the middle of a transition (but aren’t we always? wink) You’ll noticeContinue reading “This Amateur Might Be Going Pro.”
Cat Zhang 