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Push Through Finals by Taking Care of Yourself
Relax. The best advice I have to survive finals is to relax and stay calm. The majority of colleges, if not all, allot an amount of time where instead of having to go to class, students have free time to study and prepare for finals. This time is extremely valuable...
Mentors – Priceless Relationships
Have you ever had the pleasure to meet extraordinary people? People who are not only concerned about their lives, but also care about helping others? If you haven't, let me tell you! They are the best people to meet. I had the pleasure to meet, in my opinion, two...
My Experience with Final Exams
Howdy, If you are someone who is worried about the about the academic rigor in college, I can tell you first hand this feeling is one that is shared among every other college student. This is now the start of my second year in college as a first generation student,...
How to cope with stresses in life?
Hi guys! How are you? I hope you're doing well. If not, I hope you feel better after you read this. I just wanted to share with you a couple of suggestions to cope with life stresses. As high school or college students, we not only have academics going on, but life is...
Week 5: YouTube Live Chats with College Partners
This week, I’m First! and Strive for College hosted its 5th chat in a two month long series of YouTube Live Chats with College Partners. In these chats, colleges and universities discuss information about their schools, talk about the great programs available for...
Week 4: YouTube Live Chats with College Partners
This week, I’m First! and Strive for College hosted its 4th chat in a two month long series of YouTube Live Chats with College Partners. In these chats, colleges and universities discuss information about their schools, talk about the great programs available for...
Be Thankful
Thanksgiving is here and there are a lot of things I am thankful for. This is my last year of college and its really starting to hit me that I am graduating soon. It is really hard to believe that soon I’ll be out in the real world trying to find a job. I am mainly...
Más bonita
"Calladita se ve más bonita" "You look prettier when you’re quiet" I feel afraid sometimes and I can’t sleep at night. There are so many sentences I’d like spit out of my mouth so that they can become a sonic investment in this world of all the things I think about....
Things to think about after Thanksgiving Break
At this point in time you have gone through a good portion of the school semester. As you head into this thanksgiving break, I would like to remind you of a few things that you might want to consider during this break and after the break. Use this break to re energize...
College with Colleagues
I have always subscribed to the idea that college is what you make of it - with true focus, one can be hugely successful at a so-called “no name” school, while a lack thereof could allow an Ivy league education to go to waste. However, I have found that aside from...