The book that taught me nothing (and everything)
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrase “sga”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter column covers Bryce Leiberman’s reflections on writing, college admissions and authenticity.
- The article says Leiberman wrote a 90-page poetry book at 13 to strengthen his future college application, but the project left him feeling empty.
- The writer reports that revisiting the book after college applications helped him recognise that he had been creating to impress others rather than for himself.
- The article says many students feel pressure to prove they belong, including through activities such as pre-med society, Mock Trial and SGA.
- The reporter writes that he is now writing his column, “Looking up at Water,” to reconnect with the voice and enthusiasm he had lost.