ESSAY
Affordability
A new pressing on how college costs land on today's students.
J. Akamine · 14 min
Contributing Writer
J. Akamine
J. Akamine writes for Students Need More on the questions students are actually carrying.
Side A
7 tracks
★ Recorded★ INTERVIEW
A Senior in Her First Year Out
Navigating the world beyond high school: a conversation with a recent graduate.
J. Akamine · 12 min
ESSAY
On the Gap Year
Exploring the choice and the reality
J. Akamine · 11 min
ESSAY
The Four-Year Plan, as a Fiction
Exploring the myth of the traditional college timeline
J. Akamine · 8 min
ESSAY
On the Friend Group as a Practice
Exploring the fluidity of friendships in high school.
J. Akamine · 7 min
ESSAY
On the Strange New Pressure to Have a Plan
Navigating the pressure to design a future before you've lived it.
J. Akamine · 9 min
ESSAY
On the Teacher Who Changed Everything
An essay on the archetypal "teacher who changed everything" , what makes a teacher land like that, what students remember years later.
J. Akamine · 8 min
Side B
6 tracks
ESSAY
The Strange Comfort of the Library
An essay on the school library as a third space , what it offers that no other room does.
J. Akamine · 7 min
ESSAY
The Friend Who Transferred
Navigating the void when a friend leaves
J. Akamine · 6 min
ESSAY
A Note on Showing Up
A short essay on the underrated discipline of just showing up , to class, to practice, to the thing you said you'd do.
J. Akamine · 5 min
ESSAY
The School Dance, Reconsidered
Examining the purpose and impact of school dances on student culture
J. Akamine · 8 min
ESSAY
On Burnout Before Graduation
Exploring the burnout some students face before finishing high school.
J. Akamine · 10 min
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Why Some Students Take the Bus When They Don'T Have to
Exploring the school bus as a social space and choice
J. Akamine · 7 min
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