Over the past few days I’ve spent some time looking on the Hope on Facebook site for newly admitted students (if you haven’t joined you should) and I’ve noticed a few different things: all of you look really nice you’re all willing to share and get to know each other lots of you are trying to …
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If you’re a prospective student, you just read that title, and you’re already closing the window, I understand. You could keep reading, though; that would be cool. Alumni and others may understand what I’m about to say. I finally think I know what I want to do with my life, and how can I tell? …
Hey Everyone, I hope all of your breaks were wonderful. We have one week of our new semester down and it is looking like it will be bringing all new challenges. Change of major, higher-level classes, starting another job as an overnight host, and the opportunity to meet new people in new classes. Although there …
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Welcome back from Christmas break! Since I went home to California over the break, I didn’t get to see how much snow Michigan got. Hearing from my roommates that there was hardly any really surprised me and once I flew back, inches upon inches piled up and were blowing very aggressively. I’m currently writing this …
Hey Everyone, I am going to share some tips with you on how to survive the devastating week known as Finals. 1. Overprepare Make sure that for every exam you are going to be taking you study more than you think you need to. I don’t just mean a little more. Make sure its a …
Being a Leadership minor has its perks, and one of them is the Keurig coffee maker in the Idea Lounge. I haven’t actually used it personally, but I’ve heard good things about it. And we can’t forget about the sweet whiteboard walls in VanZoeren 182, one of the few times in our lives in which it’s …
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This is a final. In order to procrastinate even further, I have taken a spontaneous study break to write you this lovely poem about finals week. Enjoy. I’m looking at the pile of books stacked against the wall A hundred shirts exploding from my upper dresser drawer Starbursts, chips, and coffee are my selected foods …
Finals week is here and these goats know exactly what you’re going through. 24/7 Quiet Hours have started but all you want to do is scream. You now have to attempt to balance studying, food, studying, sleep, and more studying And maybe find some time to shower. You start thinking about which class you can slide by without …
Do you have a nursing major roomie, or have friends who are nursing majors and you can’t seem to understand what they’re talking about? This the is blogpost for you. As a nursing major, I find myself using jargon that no one understands but nurses (and other healthcare professionals). At times, I feel bad because …
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“Take what’s dead, and make it come back to life.” Back home in Iowa, the week before finals is what many schools call “Dead Week.” This is because while you’re studying for your cumulative exams for 4 classes, you’re also writing three 5-page research papers, eating food, socializing for 10 minutes a day, and sleeping …
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