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dear cornell freshmen,

Fusing into your couch with Zoe Barr

Senior Zoe Barr, ’21, tells a wild tale of getting locked out of India, emergency flights, and managing mental health in a global pandemic

1 min readApr 8, 2021

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Fusing into your couch with Zoe Barr

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dear cornell freshmen,

Put On Your Own Mask First — with Abi Dandapani

Abi Dandapani shares a story about dropping off the grid, leaving her people pleasing tendencies behind, and…

1 min readMay 13, 2021

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Put On Your Own Mask First — with Abi Dandapani

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dear cornell freshmen,

27 Random Strangers — with Kira Lee-Genzel

Senior transfer student Kira Lee-Genzel shares her reflections on the exhausting…

1 min readApr 26, 2021

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27 Random Strangers — with Kira Lee-Genzel

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dear cornell freshmen,

Friendship Among Fireflies — with Serene Raslan

Serene Raslan, a transfer student from the class of 2021, shares a story of…

1 min readApr 12, 2021

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Friendship Among Fireflies — with Serene Raslan

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dear cornell freshmen,

“Celebrate the little victories.”

Help is much more accessible at Cornell than you realize.

4 min readAug 23, 2019

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“Celebrate the little victories.”

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dear cornell freshmen,

“Walking in with the intention of succeeding over everyone else is a surefire way to push…

When you strive to be better than your past selves, your journey through college will take on a healthier growth.

2 min readSep 10, 2018

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“Walking in with the intention of succeeding over everyone else is a surefire way to push…

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dear cornell freshmen,

“If things aren’t going well, show yourself radical and unconditional empathy.”

For some folks Cornell is more or less of a breeze, but for you it won’t be easy — it’ll be really fucking hard.

3 min readSep 10, 2018

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“If things aren’t going well, show yourself radical and unconditional empathy.”

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dear cornell freshmen,

"Your first week at Cornell…"

You are now a Cornellian. I hope you have the adventure of a lifetime.

6 min readAug 10, 2018

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"Your first week at Cornell…"

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Dear Cornell Freshmen,
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dear cornell freshmen,

"Don't become consumed by your major and the environment that encompasses it."

You'll learn some pretty cool fungi facts in "Magical Mushrooms and Mischievous Molds".

4 min readAug 10, 2018

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"Don't become consumed by your major and the environment that encompasses it."

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Dear Cornell Freshmen,
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dear cornell freshmen,

"You'll meet some of the best people ever from Day One."

Spoiler alert: you do get into med school but you don't meet your soulmate in chem lab.

3 min readAug 10, 2018

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"You'll meet some of the best people ever from Day One."

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Dear Cornell Freshmen,

Dear Cornell Freshmen,

Founded in 2016 and now re-launched in 2018, Dear Cornell Freshmen is a series of letters written by Cornell seniors, addressed to their freshman year selves.

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