Her Campus at Holy Cross
A Letter to My Future Self
Ann O'Malley writes a letter to her future self discussing the self-discovery she's done, new passions she's found, and old passions she has revisited.
Her Campus at Waterloo
Uplift yourself this spring (and the next!)
As the winter season comes to an end, many of us are looking forward to the arrival of spring, a time of renewal and new beginnings. During certain times...
Her Campus at St. John's
A Letter to My Freshman Self
Dear Freshman Me, I know. I know all about the intrusive thoughts that kept you awake in the night. I know all about the deep-seated traumas that constantly triggered...
Her Campus at Manhattan
An Open Letter to My Body
By Kerry Sullivan Dear Body, We have been stuck together for nineteen and a half years. I’m sorry that for so many of them I’ve hated you. I’m sorry...
Her Campus at Hofstra
A Letter to My High School Self as a Freshman Finishing Their First Year
Dear High School Self, Never think anything is impossible. I mean, I should know. We survived our first year in college in the middle of a...
Her Campus at UC Berkeley
A Midterm Season-Inspired Diary Entry
As midterm season looms in the not-too-distant future, I feel my sense of self hang in the balance once again. Out of nowhere, I’m flooded...
Her Campus at DePauw
Things My 14-Year-Old Self Thought I Would Know by the End of College
I’m a senior, and the end of my college career is quickly approaching. In just a few short months, I will have completed my last semester...
Her Campus at Tampa
It’s Okay, Not to Be Okay
Dear Self, It’s okay not to be okay. A pandemic is happening, your college switched to online mid-semester, Broadway and Hollywood both...
Her Campus at Tampa
To The Girl I Was At Fifteen
To The Girl I Was At Fifteen, Long time no see. As I sit awake in my college apartment, I can’t help but think about you and the person...
Her Campus at Susqu
Letter to Myself From Eighth Grade
Throughout the course of the summer, I finally wrote back to a fourth-grade teacher who sent a card to me after my high school graduation...