I stared down at a sheet of lined paper filled with scribbled notes and attempted to gather my thoughts. Ahead of me, a judge stared expectantly. To her left, opponents glared. The classroom was silent, and sunlight from a window streamed in like a spotlight. I took a deep breath. My mind flashed back to a piece of advice my captains had dolled out a week before. “Everybody’s first debate is rough,” they’d said. “You’ll get the...

Defining yourself is tricky. You want to be specific and interesting, but not stuck in a box. You want your definition to be dynamic and open, but not so wide as to become meaningless. For these reasons, I try to avoid labeling myself. Instead, I define myself by my quirks, interests, and aspirations. I’m a big technology geek, always sure to keep up to date with new advances in science and computing. In today’s world, it is easy...

Business gets a bad rap. Some of it is well-deserved; the actions of both individual investors and greedy financial institutions, for example, contributed greatly to the subprime mortgage crisis that devastated the economy in 2008. But amidst accusatory headlines, it is easy to overlook the massive good business often provides society.  I want to do what I can to change that perception. With this goal in mind, I joined Junior Achievement, an organization that empowers high school students to develop their...

Pippin, a much-loved “play-inside-a-play” by Stephen Schwartz, follows the adventures of Prince Pippin, son of King Charlemagne, in his quest for fulfillment. Guided by the inscrutable “Leading Player,” Pippin tries to fill the void in his life with everything from war to women, but ultimately matures and accepts a simple, happy existence. When I saw Pippin in May, I was, like most teenagers, mulling over some big questions: How do I define myself? What do I want from life? How...

Babson has a unique culture of entrepreneurship that I experience every day. It is known in the business world for providing a top-notch business education, and its national recognition is just beginning to...

All my interviews were conducted at Starbucks by alums. I believe they went well. The alumni are putting in...