Today on the blog we are talking about sororities, and specifically, the three best pieces of sorority advice I ever received. When I joined my sorority in the Spring of 2012, I was blessed with a great sisterhood, and over time I received many pieces of advice that have helped me make the most of my sorority experience. I hope this advice helps you all as much as it helped me. read more[...]
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Today on the blog I am bringing you part two of my series "10 Mistakes College Students Make When It Comes To Writing Papers." Last week I shared part one which featured tons of fantastic tips that I have learned as a student and graduate assistant, and this week I am coming back at you with five more tips to end this series. read more[...]
If you are an upperclassman with a relatively good GPA you have probably been approached at some point by an honor society on your campus. Today on the blog I am going to talk about the various kinds of academic organizations that are out there and give you a few reasons to join them. I am currently a member of two organizations in the sociological world--Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology's hono[...]
This weekend I made the trek to Memphis, TN to enjoy what I thought would be a great concert and time at Memphis in May's Beale Street Music Festival. This great event happens on the first weekend of every May and a ton of different bands and musicians come to Memphis to play. When I got there though, I completely froze, and got super overwhelmed. Today on the blog I am sharing how to deal when yo[...]
Today's blog is all about reading with purpose, understanding the parts of an article, and skimming that article with intent. In graduate school right now I read a minimum of 6 articles a week between my two courses Violence & Society and Crime, Control, & Inequality. That's a lot of reading, but you don't read everything--you skim! I am going to teach you how to skim with purpose in today[...]
February for me means the quarter semester crisis. This isn't often talked about, but the stress and strain of September/February is real for many students. It's the time of the year when the heat starts getting turned up, you get your first test or paper scores back, and even though there are tons of points left in the semester you begin to worry about if you can actually pass a course or not. No[...]
During my time in graduate school last semester I wrote many posts about my experience. Honestly, most of them kinda seemed unhappy. I basically laid out that I wouldn't be returning to school in the spring, but as all things with me, life changes. Today I want to talk about my decision to return to graduate school. Let's Talk About Last Semester So obviously, first things first, we gotta ch[...]
