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Lakea Youngblood
6/9/2010 10:02:44 am
Reflecting on my third year in college, I can easily say it was an intense year. It was filled with papers, tests, an overload of classes, a busy work schedule that never seemed to end, bills, protests, car accidents, and an overwhelmingly 32% increase in my school’s tuition. On top of all of that I also had to find time to enjoy myself, hang out with friends and keep in contact with my family. Ironically, this was also the year that I was able to balance and handle the stress the best. Every quarter I made it on the Dean’s Honors list and I only received one B+ this year, while the rest of my classes toted A’s as their final grades. How could I possibly handle everything on my plate, while still getting great grades and having fun? The answer is something every freshman should be told at their college orientation. The answer is making college cater to your passions, interests, likes, and desires. Once you make college work for you, instead of working for college, you will find everything a lot easier. Going to school and being in college will seem like an exploration of yourself and the things you love rather than work. 3 quick simple ways to make school work for you is by 1) Finding a major you love. When you do this going to class will be exciting, doing your homework will feel like leisure time, and it will be 100 times easier to get A’s. 2) Don’t get bogged down in school and give up the things you love to do. You can even get college credit for your outside passions through internship and research classes. Staying involved in the things you love will keep your college experience enjoyable. Plus if you get class credit for your passions, doing the things you love will also help you graduate. 3) College is already expensive. Make sure you take advantage of all the small financial opportunities available to you. The office for students with disabilities often pays students to take class notes for disabled students. You should be taking notes in your classes anyways so this should just be free money. There are also many different types of stipends offered to college students. All you have to do is find them. Having some extra money is a definite way to make the college experience more enjoyable. In future blog posts, I’ll go more in-depth into each area, but for now you’re off to a great start as you begin to make college serve you.
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Devon Blount
6/10/2010 04:55:21 pm
This academic year, my third year in college, was enlightening in good and bad ways. The fall semester was very busy, so it was nice to study abroad in the spring; I lived in St. Petersburg, Russia for the last four months. Living with a Russian family was interesting. Thanks to my university’s Cross Cultural Training program, I was very open-minded to trying new things, and had little difficulty adjusting. An open mind can keep the heart and soul healthy in tough situations. Unlike some of the other American college students in my program, I was virtually free from culture shock; free to be myself and enjoy new experiences and learn from this new culture. There were times each person was irritated by the little things that made Russian culture stand out; slow trolley busses, backs on black ice, but some people seemed to be perpetually miserable. I’ll call them the “Doroga Downers” (doroga means expensive in Russian). The Doroga Downers did not have a strong desire to study in Russia in the first place. Most had chosen Russia at random. When asked “Why Russia?” the Doroga Downers would usually shrug their shoulders and say “why not?” or “I just picked it.” They had no passion in their answer. At the end of the trip they had still found little or no connection with Russia. They were the most open-minded people when it came to selecting a place to study abroad, but once they got to the frigid Russian winter, there was nothing but a desire to finish the program keeping them there. They constantly criticized parts of Russian culture and by being closed-minded they didn’t explore the city or learn the language as well as they had opportunity to. I wish could’ve helped them better appreciate the experience.
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Kenitra Diana Patrick
6/11/2010 04:01:42 am
Message to the Youth
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Jacob Williams
6/11/2010 09:35:18 am
Message to the Youth:
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E. Summer Wimberly
6/11/2010 08:07:41 pm
Upon graduating (Yay 2010!) I feel very confident in saying the highlight of my Princeton career has been meeting people. Most overtly it has been making friends: be it people in my own year, seniors when I was a freshman or freshmen when I was a senior. It seems almost trite to say that they were my favorite part, but it is true: they were my study buddies, my late night gossip cronies, my I-refuse-to-do-homework-because-it’s-Saturday-night sistergirl’s. Really they were my everything and still remain so even as we move home to California and Jamaica or discover new locations like Germany and North Carolina. Our education helped us get to where we are today, but our friendships help us stay sane.
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Jacob Williams
8/27/2010 04:23:23 am
Painting a Picture with Stereotypes
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Lakea Youngblood
9/1/2010 02:15:18 pm
The Weirdest Week in Los Angeles.
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Emajee' Summers
10/23/2010 11:42:52 am
Senior at last!!!
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10/26/2010 07:22:41 pm
Cosmic beautiful, Because the love of god, Flowers are beautiful, Because of love, The sky is greenery is beautiful, Because BaiYunZhi love, Earth is beautiful, Because the love of friends! My good wishes, Through the space sent to you!
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