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Time Management
Have you ever heard that time management is very important? Well indeed it is. However, knowing yourself is important as well. What do you know about yourself? Do you get distracted easily? Are you likely to procrastinate? Do you have a place where you like to work...
"I have so much time."
A tinge of irony in beginning this post. Originally, I was determined to submit the draft for this post in last Friday... then the weekend shenanigans came of the college scene. Before Friday, I was up to my neck in different tasks to do. Meetings, deadlines for...
Work before pleasure
Work before pleasure. I am currently in my junior year of college and it has been going great. When I was in High School I had a lot of weird perceptions of what college would be like and now that I am in college they were all wrong. When I was in High School, I...
Bouncing back from Senioritis
Before I began college, I made a conscious decision to become better at managing my time. I’ll admit, senioritis hit me hard in my last couple months leading up to graduation. The amount of time I spent debating when and whether I should study at all was greater than...
From Student to Advisor: A First-Generation Student Story
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. I am a first-generation college student, and over the course of my life, that identifier has meant a variety of things to me. At first, it was a motivator; it drove me to be...
Don't Miss Out on Fly-In Visits!
College applications are nearing Early Decision and Early Action! This means that fly-in opportunities are opening up for high school seniors. These are the chances to take on these opportunities to visit the schools that you are considering, want to visit, or have...
Time Management? What Time?
In high school I was always told that the hardest part about college wasn't having too little time, it was having too much. I look at that and laugh. What time?! The homework load seems so overwhelming at times. Whenever I don't have any pressing assignments I think...
The Second Phase
I was tired from a night filled with difficult goodbyes, as well as waves of thank yous when the fear arrived. In a myriad of laughs, I found myself reluctant to accept that my departure would initiate the next phase of my trials in college. How could I leave so soon?...
Third time's the charm!
The third year has begun! So, my Junior year at the College of Charleston has begun. Over the course of this summer, I experienced an amalgam of emotions leading up to September. I was happy to see my current friends and make new friends. I was excited to really begin...
College Essentials: The Visit
In my opinion, one of the most important aspects of finding a college that fits you is feeling comfortable in the campus environment. Leaving the realm of high school and home life is a huge change, and being surrounded by people of all backgrounds and walks of life,...