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Maximize your university experience with these tips for all things collegiate–how to achieve a perfect GPA, select the right major, finance your college education and more.
Hug a Grad Student
As I sit here feeling completely overwhelmed while trying to figure out how to make ends meet, I find myself wondering, what is the deal with society’s glorification of the struggling graduate student?
Holly PainePublished 6 years ago in EducationWhy Finding Meaning and Happiness in Your Life Is Important in College
After graduating high school you feel as if you have everything figured out: Scheduling your college orientation, packing up your things, and taking charge of your own life finally. Or, it feels that way. Until a month and a half in, you are knee-deep in homework, eating “dinner” at 10 PM, and debating if you can risk another absence from class just for some extra sleep.
Alana LewisPublished 6 years ago in EducationThe First Year After College
I see the first year after college as being an extremely important one. And I don’t mean that you have to figure out your entire life in this year, I mean that you need to claim this time for the things that are going to develop you into the best version of yourself as you begin your adult life. This is a time to engage in some deep self-discovery, to take some risks for the things you care about, to resist any urge to define yourself or commit to one path and to prioritize your own growth above everything else.
Francesca MamlinPublished 6 years ago in EducationStudent Life from the Perspective of a Socially Awkward, T-Total, Broke and Clueless 18 Year Old
I'm writing this when I should be reading an article about Non-Interference in Southeast Asia as part of a group project for International Politics (by Lee Jones if anyone is remotely interested). Only five weeks in to year 1, and already I feel like I just can't be bothered; I should be sleeping, I should be finding a job so I can actually afford to live, I should be doing the reading for the next year that I didn't know existed until yesterday.
Eleanor WilsonPublished 6 years ago in EducationGoing Back to School
I have recently decide to go back to school and finish what I started around ten years ago. Once upon a time I dreamed of becoming a teacher and making my money by helping others. Truth be told it is the only job I have ever truly enjoyed. However, after getting a teacher's aid job I pretty much dropped out of college and forgot about my dream and settled for something that was close enough. Now, however I find myself feeling like I am capable of doing so much more for students. Also, students who I have now seen grow up from preschool to junior high are asking me why I'm not teaching yet (talk about pressure). So this year I finally gathered enough courage to go back to School.
How to Study in College
One thing a lot of college students struggle with is studying for exams, and actually absorbing material well enough to perform well on exams, but there are a few quick things you can do that will help you remember and understand even the trickiest of topics.
Shelby MacAnannyPublished 6 years ago in Education- Top Story - October 2018
The Truth About Being a College Freshman
Before you move into college, everyone will have something to say about what to bring and how fun it is going to be, but what college is really like is different from anything you'd ever expect.
Shelby MacAnannyPublished 6 years ago in Education The Post-Grad Reality
"I hope you are prepared to explain yourself." This is a phrase I have heard more than once from the individuals in academia who are more ready to abase than they are to praise or respect your decision.
Feeling Hopeless
*This story is very informal in structure and was written during a period in which I felt the need to get my thoughts in writing. In other words, this is a product of its time. Grammar Nazis beware...*
Moving on After College
Like many of the people I went through grade school with, I had a job since I was 16-years-old. My first job ever was as a waitress at a retirement home... that's how badly I wanted to make my own money! I've always been an independent person (holding down three jobs as a full time student at one point). So, when I graduated college, I naively assumed life would continue as it always had: working, having fun, hanging out with friends, a little snip of day time drinking (no shame).
shelby mayesPublished 6 years ago in EducationChronicles of a ULL Student - Mini Series
Like everyone in high school I knew that college was going to be no joke. Just how serious, I had no way of knowing. First, let's start from when was looking into all the colleges I could go to. They had the same fun flair, some more serious than others, but most had the impression that they had the downtime for students to not always feel the pressure of massive amounts of debt and studying weighing so heavily on them. This way it'll just be that little voice in your head that you can ignore for a couple hours.
MementoMori 0_oPublished 6 years ago in EducationMy Life After High School
You know, I’m not ready to be an adult. I wish there was a way to time travel back to when I was a kid. By junior and senior year everyone always told me that I should get prepared for college and to be ready for adulthood, but I put it off because I thought I had time. Now it’s here and I’m just making it. Adjusting to life after high school is definitely different for everyone, but I’m going to tell you about mine. Right now I’m in college about 170 miles away from my house and I’m struggling between missing my family, friends and dog and trying to keep up with my college classes, homework and having some relaxation time.
Rosemary GuzmanPublished 6 years ago in Education