About Benming Zhang
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My William & Mary Education in Life after College
On August 15, 2016
![Classics books](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/academics-280x190.jpg)
My family vacation to China brought my William & Mary education into focus in a pleasant and unexpected way. When I left, the last
POV: A Typical Day’s Worth on the Hill (with photos)
On October 19, 2015
![Washington, DC](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/washington-280x1901-280x190.jpg)
Interning with the United States House of Representatives can be one of the most rewarding experiences in your college career. This photoblog recollects my
Engage! The StudentImpact Series, Part 1
On January 28, 2015
![diverse group of students sit on dock at Lake Matoaka](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/student-ldrship-devel-280x190.jpg)
When I tell classmates or locals about my political action committee, The StudentImpact, they jokingly ask for my age. After all, how many twenty
Observations from an Election Officer
On November 6, 2014
![Fife and drum walking in Williamsburg](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/williamsburg-280x190.jpg)
It was 4:38 in the morning when I pulled in to the United Methodist Church parking lot. Outside was still dark, with no traces
#tbt: My Quest to be the Ideaman
On October 9, 2014
![Classics books](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/academics-280x190.jpg)
A quick note: In honor of #throwbackThursdays, I am posting my college application essay as I’ve now come to the half point in my
Managing Ambitions
On October 1, 2013
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“Ambition is a passion, at once strong and insidious, and is very apt to cheat a man out of his happiness and his true
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
On September 6, 2013
![Student walks in front of the Wren Building](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/student-280x190.jpg)
Whenever a friend asks me about my future, I cannot help but reflect both my past and present. My distant and close memories converge