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Alvalyn Dixon-Gardner

Set the sky as the limit & shatter your goals. Chicken Little Enthusiast.

Hii! My name is Alvalyn (pronounced Al-vah-lin) and I’m from Chicago, Illinois. I’m a sophomore majoring in Clinical Psychology with a passion to destigmatize and reform how mental health is viewed within Black and Brown communities. Outside of this passion, I am a devotee of the arts! Can you guess my favorite part about the Tufts campus? I love seeing the world-renowned cannon as students are able to artistically display announcements, opinions, and concerns. At Tufts, I am the Art director for the Black Student Union, Social media chair for Parnassus (a creative writing club), a RA, and a Laidlaw Scholar. If I’m not checking out the canon then you can always find me on Tisch Roof, reading a good book, listening to music, or checking out the beautiful skyline of Boston (especially at sunrise or sunset).  

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Why Tufts?

The most common question college students get asked is "why (insert college)?" How can this four-year experience be boiled down into a single sentence?…

Apr 18

Day in the Life of a Psychology Student

  Welcome to a day in my life as a third-year clinical psych student at Tufts! Mondays are one ofmy favorite days but also one of the worst because my…

Jun 09

Who Do You Want To Be? A Crash Course on Growth, Development, and a Confusing GPS

  Do you smell something? It smells like the fresh scent of new beginnings. As we head into the summer and think ahead, it is time to create goals and…

Nov 15

Wait...How Do You Spell That?

    I’m sorry...How do you spell that again? Perhaps I should enunciate more and place more emphasis on the T and S sound, but in my hometown, it wouldn…

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