El Estoque

Final questions with seniors

Eshika Tiwari and Pranati Kotamraju • June 2, 2024

FAFSA failure

Arjun Dhruv and Aaryan Sharma • May 30, 2024

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the official application for the largest college/career school financial aid in the country, as well as the most efficient. For the 2020-2021 school...

Chatting Communities

April Wang, Staff Writer • May 25, 2024

Parent chats and networks, from organized WeChat and WhatsApp groups to parents simply talking to fellow parents online, are a common part of MVHS’s student culture. Senior Jennifer Long recalls...

The ultimate college debt

Meggie Chen and Sarah Liu • May 23, 2024

Understanding financial plans for college helps relieve feelings of immigrant guilt

Nostalgic much?

Meggie Chen • May 23, 2024

Learning how to overcome my sentimentality and live in the present

Overcoming the thief of joy

Crystal Cheng, Opinion Editor • April 8, 2024

“Most people don’t get in,” I reminded myself, silently preparing for failure as my computer screen loaded with a status update from my dream college. A moment passed, and a letter with my application...

Taylor takeover

Ananya Chaudhary and Jason Chu • April 8, 2024

From sold-out stadiums for the Eras Tour to social media frenzies, pop sensation Taylor Swift becomes increasingly popular after each album drop, with her impact expanding to college-level courses. Universities...

Trading trauma for admission

Kathryn Foo and Alan Tai • October 19, 2023

olleges love a good underdog — a story of someone starting from the bottom, taking the unlucky cards they were dealt, then rising to the occasion and becoming the model student. So, every year, when...

Filling my own shoes

Abha Dash, Staff Writer • October 19, 2023

It was the end of summer break, and my brother was leaving for college, traveling over 2,400 miles away to Cleveland, Ohio. As he was about to leave, he ran back into the house and hugged me tightly, crying...