Aside from your studies, another important goal of higher ed is to meet people and make connections you can use for finding jobs, recommendation letters, or your own future employees! Here’s how to begin low-key networking in your community and start getting the most out of college for your professional life.
Category: Unit 4
da Vinci in a Discussion
Lets face it, studying can be a pretty boring activity, and doesn’t always involve topics students are particularly interested in. Many students give up, and accept that reading endlessly from a textbook is the only way to get your work done. However, by incorporating art and creativity into your everyday study routine, you can make Read More…
The Truth About College Library
After realizing just how much work college is, you’ll soon find yourself at one of the many libraries on campus. Most will end up at College Library, and I’m here to tell you why that’s not a good idea. The 3rd floor quiet section of College Library is where everyone goes to get their work Read More…
Best Way to be an Adult? Embrace it!
I always hear about “adulting” as being a thing that is thrust upon someone once they graduate high school and move onto college. The notion is that you grow up enough once you enter this stage of your life that you’re officially an adult that has left childhood. While I agree that “adulting” is a Read More…
Learn How to Learn
College is harder than high school. I’m sure nearly every incoming freshman is already expecting it will be, but it’s true. In high school, I studied for an hour or so for tests and I maintained satisfactory grades. However, upon arriving at college I quickly realized that an hour simply wouldn’t be enough. After struggling Read More…
Preparation is Key!
Ever since we were little, we were taught the importance of preparation and how it undoubtedly leads to success. Not only will preparation help you ace that calc final (as I’m sure you will) but preparing your meals at the beginning of the week can help make living life on your own a whole lot easier! If Read More…
Switch Up Your Study Spot
I think nearly everyone is guilty at some point of finding the perfect study spot and sticking there for the rest of the semester. I get it, finding a good place to study is one in a million and as soon as you get a good one, you never want to let go. However, studying Read More…
Memorization is Not Key: How to Actively Study in College
People say that getting into college is the hard part and the rest is easy…well unfortunately that isn’t necessarily true. In college, you actually have to study and put in the effort. It’s initially overwhelming, but that soon changes after figuring out helpful study routines. Everyone has different study Read More…
Tips on How to “Adult” In College
It won’t be long until Mom and Dad have left you on the front steps of your freshman year dorm, with tears streaming down their faces (and maybe even yours too), that you realize they really believe you can survive on your own. The truth is, it is going to be a struggle for Read More…
Adulting–You Had No Idea It Was This Easy.
Adulting. That’s a pretty scary idea. You’re moving away from home and you’re not even sure where to put the laundry detergent in the washing machine or how to make pasta, let alone do EVERYTHING on your own. You’re nervous for classes, you’re already worried about finding a job and quite frankly you’re probably just Read More…