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Managing YOU time!
Hey there readers! This week, I think it's important to stress the amount of time i is needed to plan things for YOURSELF throughout the year. Right now, it's about a month into the semester of my junior year. I'm taking two labs a week, a total of 8 hours plus time...
Perception versus Reality
I remember the first time I visited the University of Rochester. I was a senior in high school visiting several campuses; this one was my first out of state. A lot of things were going through my head. How is the campus going to look like? What programs do they offer?...
College: Perception vs Reality
As a college senior, I think it’s funny to look back at my perceptions of college as a high school senior and match it to the reality I’ve been through the past few years. There wasn’t much dialogue in my household or middle school about college until I entered high...
Cold Summers & Red Lakes– A July in Bolivia (Grants)
Cold Summers & Red Lakes -- A July in Bolivia Check this video out to learn about how grants made my summer memorable and full of learning experiences!
A New Perspective
As this is my third year in college, I was thinking about the expectations I'd had versus the reality. College is definitely different than I had pictured it to be. I had pictured going out lot with friends, being very active in clubs, and just being able to juggle...
"Friends" v. Friends
Coming back to campus felt surreal, perhaps still yet. When you turn into a junior, like me, the campus starts to get smaller, not in the literal sense. I mean that my group of friends reduces, but that does not mean it is a bad thing, the complete opposite. This...
Long Nights, Early Mornings
What is the point of senior year. My friend asked me that the other day. It’s the kind of question you ask out of misery, not the kind you want to someone to answer. The ritual of graduation is supposed to end this academic roller coaster (with the many dips, points...
SeniUR Year
It's that time of the year again! School has just begun but this year is different than any other. It's my last year! It's a bittersweet moment for me, as I just came back from abroad in Spain and now I feel like a brand new student. My campus has opened their new...
Summer Reflection and Experiences
My junior year at the University of Houston is off to a memorable begging already. This summer I was finally able to find two organizations that could help me gain some experience doing nutrition related work. In thinking about what I want to do after I graduate, I...
Bittersweet Goodbye.
A couple of months have gone by and I am here I am, writing one last blog! As of May 20th, 2017, I, Brenda Angulo, graduated from Trinity Washington University with a degree in Psychology and minor in Education. It only seemed fair to share with you guys a little bit...