Amanda Hill

Adulting with Money

Being responsible with money is one of the biggest steps into maturity, but sometimes sticking to it isn’t as easy as it sounds. For freshmen in college, who may not have any experience with freedom of their finances before, it’s so easy to be sucked into social...

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Opportunities Await

While summer is still ways away, for many, including myself, now is the time to start prepping for it. Summer for a college student holds many possibilities for many different people. I identify three categories from among my peers. The first group of students treats...

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Getting Back

Welcome everyone back from break! I hope everyone had a relaxing and fulfilling break and is charged up for the rest of the year! Personally, I always have a bit of difficulty getting back into the swing of things when I first start back up. The difference in workload...

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Goodbye Finals!

With finals finally behind us, I can now reflect and appreciate the dedication that college students put towards this time. The environment of campus shifts, suddenly the common areas go from hangout spots to study areas. A sense of camaraderie fills the silence as...

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You’re Doing Great!

I hope that everybody is having a great holiday season! While this is a time for festivities and relaxation, I know a lot of you are freaking out about taking this next big step in your college career: applications. My advice, and something I wish I knew about filling...

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Taking Breaks

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! With being a commuter I am usually already at home, but to see all my friends get to travel home for a nice break was great to see. Usually, for Thanksgiving, my family gets together at my oldest brother’s house, but this...

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The Importance of Support

Since November has passed in a flash, I find myself looking back at what I was grateful for during that time of thankfulness and community. I definitely had a rough start to college last year. I had no clue what to expect, both from my professors and the workload to...

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Nice to meet you!

Hi everybody! Before I started posting more, I wanted to make sure to introduce myself properly to not only be able to connect with everyone more but to also try to help others not make some of the rookie mistakes that I did.  My name is Amanda Hill, and I go to...

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Nightmare Before Freshman Year

Preparing for my freshman year of college was pretty terrifying, as there was a whole lot to do and I didn’t have much experience or knowledge on how to do them. Everything felt incredibly overwhelming, and there were times that I felt I had no idea what I was doing....

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