Hi everyone! My name is Juni, and I’m a Junior from Baltimore, MD. As a native of east coast seasons and cold weather, sunny California was definitely an abrupt adjustment. However, aside from the brutal summer heat, it’s been fun transition. If the weather permits, you’ll often find me hiking the nearby mountains, camping in the desert, or out on a surfing trip at the beach. I write for the Caltech blogs as a way to (1) fund my boba addition and (2) share some of my favorite experiences and hopefully give some (good?) advice to prospective students.

In order to get a good sense of the Caltech community, there is no better way than to talk to the students themselves. To give a little bit of an inside perspective of Caltech, I asked some students a variety of questions. Questions ranged from conspiracy theories to Caltech-specific takes and other random topics.

When packing for college, the first thing on your mind is likely not about celebrating your birthday. However, months later, as the inevitable birthday approaches, you may actually start to wonder what a birthday looks like without the friends and family you’ve likely spent every year with. Thankfully, at Caltech,…

Unlike many students, I never had the opportunity to visit Caltech before enrolling. I had visited California once in elementary school, and the first time I returned was to move in for college. The only time I had ever left home before was for a week or two of sleepaway…

Like many students at Caltech, I suffer from a slight boba addiction, where side effects may include over caffeination, minor sugar highs, and of course, a large toll on one’s wallet. This addiction is not helped by the fact that there are at least three boba shops within walking distance…