As a senior Sociology student here at Illinois Wesleyan, we’re tasked with completing a senior project of our choice and I’ve chosen to explore the awareness of white privilege among the white students at my institution. White privilege is “is a term for societal...
I don't have to fill out FAFSA this year! HAHA! 😀 😀 Actually, my previous sentence made it seem that I'm more excited than I actually was.. because it's just FAFSA and doesn't take more than 20 minutes. One thing that does excite me about not having to fill out...
Actually didn't suck as much as I thought it would.. Sure, classes were hard, readings were a bit long, I was a bit lazy, but all in all it was a great year and I'm excited to finally be graduating in May with a bachelors in Sociology and Religious studies.. Woot.....
I'm sure some of you have noticed that I have not been blogging as much as I usually do. This is because life has happened; my mom is having brain surgery. She is not doing very well and I'm trying to hold everything together. I know I usually give awesome advice on...
Just as many seniors graduating soon, I have to complete a few milestones in order to graduate. One of these milestones is senior seminar. Senior sem is concentrated class where you get to explore a topic for the entire semester and present it at the end of the year...
Tonight, as I sip my herbal green tea with honey (You know, the loose leave tea-- yum) I cannot help but be in shock that I am a senior. Junior year was so rough for my family and me. Some of you may know that my dear mother had brain surgery- a part of her brain...
I want to give up sometimes. School is just too hard right now. I probably shouldn't have started this blog post off with that sentence, but that is definitely how I feel. Remember about a month ago when I told you my mother was getting brain surgery, well-- she did...
Wake up, 7:32 AM Can't believe it's time to do it over again.. Yep, it’s the first day of classes. Not only is it extremely early, but also it’s also -4 degrees outside. Now, I’ll be the first one to admit that I would rather crawl back in my bed. Always. No questions...
And you don't feel prepared for the new semester. I mean, a week ago I was opening presents and hanging with my sisters-- I can't go back to school now.. I was just starting to enjoy myself.. Ugh.. Does anyone else feel that way? Maybe you'd rather watch the entire...
Getting in a relationship during college can be great. There's the thrill of new love, friendship, chemistry, and fun. When you've found this great relationship the possibly that your school work will suffer is very real. We tend to want to go to the movies, stay for...