10 Mistakes All College Students Make When Sending Emails
Emails. Ugh. As a graduate student, even during the summer, I send and receive 30+ emails per day. Because most of the world has shifted online, college students are relying…
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Emails. Ugh. As a graduate student, even during the summer, I send and receive 30+ emails per day. Because most of the world has shifted online, college students are relying…
"Why are you majoring in communications?" "So, you're premed? What made you want to become a doctor?" "Why elementary ed?" "Why photography?" "Why sign language interpreting?" College students get asked…
Repeat after me: Your dorm room does NOT need to look like a photo on Pinterest. There, I said it. College culture has created this idea that along with being…
This recipe was inspired by my garden. For whatever reason, my lavender plant is HUGE in its pot. So many beautiful lavender blooms! They smell and look amazing! I've been…
Undergrad was busy for me. I was consumed by classes, spending time with friends, and working. I threw myself fully into each thing on my calendar, started my day with…
3.3, 2.7, 4.0? Your college GPA does not matter nearly as much as you think it does. As a college student, it can feel like our GPAs are directly related to our value and worth. But this is NOT true at all! Sometimes, GPA matters. But most of the time, it does NOT. You are worth so much more than your GPA.
When I was hired as a college RA for a freshman dorm, I was excited! I’ve always been a big sister and always sought out leadership roles, so I figured being an RA was the PERFECT job for me. After two months of living, eating, sleeping, schooling, and breathing my RA job 24/7, I realized…it wasn’t what I thought it would be, and I wasn’t happy.
If you're new to college life, I want to break something down for you about roommates. I had 6 different roommates in college, not including my husband, and no one…
As a dietetic intern, most of my family and friends (and strangers) end up asking me for nutrition advice at some point. I LOVE talking about nutrition, but I need to remember that I am not a professional yet. I am in the midst of my education, I know a LOT of stuff, but I have to know my scope of practice. I'm not licensed (yet!) and cannot prescribe, treat, or diagnose nutrition issues.
After investigating which of the several grocery stores in my area had the cheapest groceries, I wanted to dig deeper. Would the same store in the same geographic location have the same prices for their groceries? I chose Target for this experiment. There are 5 Target stores with a Minneapolis address, each in different neighborhoods. I made up my grocery list of staple items in many white Americans. Pasta and pasta sauce, apples, milk, ground beef, etc.