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Dravin

Headed Home as an Out-Of-State Student

Thursday, December 26, 2024
dmurti
So many students around the country find the idea of going to a school that is far away or out-of-state, away from family, not knowing anyone, and general uncertainty, daunting. While this can be for a few reasons, one of the main reasons is travel. Also when I say out-of-state, I live in Pennsylvania now, so I mean REALLY out of state, not Minnesota. Y’all can suck it up and make the four hour drive. ...
Ava

My first experience with finals week

Monday, December 23, 2024
Ava
Hi everyone! It’s so hard to believe that I’m already done with my first semester of college! With the first semester wrapping up, I also experienced my first finals week and dead week of college. Dead week is what we call the week before finals start. If I’m being honest, I thought dead week was worse than finals week. I dislike exams (who doesn’t) so I was pretty stressed out during this period of the ...
Elana

My Top Six Moments This Semester!!!

Wednesday, December 11, 2024
efwalters
Hi everyone! We’re officially at the end of the semester! Personally, I’m super excited to be finishing up my classes and my final projects even though I have to spend this next week grinding on my homework. Fingers crossed that I finish everything in time before I head out of town in less than a week! It’s always during the final week of school that I start to get sentimental about the end of the ...

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