Sometimes I sit in the library and I cannot help but question if I'm doing the right thing by being in college. You know, I've always wanted to go to college and I thought maybe if I attended I would know for sure if I wanted to be here, but the truth is, I really do...
Getting an internship cand be daunting. Your college is going to have some form of an internship fair- do not panic. A lot of people say that freshmen and sophomores do not need to worry about going to this fair because, I mean, who wants to hire a freshman or...
When I moved into my dorm at IWU it was chaos! Students, parents, and boxes were everywhere! My mom helped me move it. She made my bed, moped the floor, and wiped down everything-- and I mean EVERYTHING! I could remember thinking "How am I supposed to live in this...
I had no idea what college held for me in the Fall of 2011. I did not know what to do or where to go within my community to prepare myself for college. How should I present myself? What kind of relationship could I have with my professors? I was friend-less in high...
Just think, in a couple of months I'll be a junior at Illinois Wesleyan! Wow! I can't believe it. It's been a tough, yet satisfying, road. As a junior or a senior your university will probably expect you to go out of your comfort zone and comfort some variation of the...
As I sit at the library on this Tuesday morning, I cannot help but think back at the year I had. You know, it's incredibly hard continuing to push forward through the year when all you want to do is give up. Last semester was by far the hardest for me. I ended up in...
You can jump without thinking: It’s okay. Trust me! As a student myself, I know the demands to be the best thinker I am. We take a countless amount of classes to enhance our critical thinking abilities. And if we're not careful, the lessons we learned in class can...
As a high school senior two years ago I had no idea what people meant when they said, "Your college years will fly by." In reality, my college years have flown by unbelievably quickly. One moment I was choosing classes for my sophomore year, the next minute I was...
Dear Mr. Stricker, As I look back on this holiday season my heart is overwhelmed with thanks. So I decided to say thank you in the best way I know how-writing. Thank you so much for taking the time from your busy schedule to write me a letter of recommendation for...
As I flip through pages and pages of this Theology book I wonder, “Where has the time gone?” Have I simply misplaced it, or has someone stolen it from me? Really, now that I’ve thought about it, it’s neither the former nor the latter. The time has gone productively...