By Carla Rubio With just a few months left until graduation day, there’s one thing every senior in the nation has on their list of priorities: the next step. The entire process distorted in the advent of a pandemic. Asking for a teacher or counselor recommendation, and even going to the CAP advisor’s office, is…
By Juanita Cardona Thank you for your interest in being a part of our upcoming fall semester. Unfortunately, it is with regret that I write to inform you that we are unable to offer you a position in our upcoming freshman year at [insert university name here]. After waiting anxiously for that small envelope, or…
By Edysmar Diaz-Cruz As I walk through the halls of Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC), students with dark circles and thick AP review books clutched in their arms all become one monotonous wave of anxiety, depression, self-doubt and everything a teenager shouldn’t be experiencing in the prime of their youth. The pressure to “make something…