Hello blog! My time with y’all is ending today since this is my last day of working in the admission office this summer 😞. Don’t worry! I’ll still be around during the academic year, but I just won’t be blogging anymore. I thought a good end to my time with y’all here in this corner of Wellesley’s internet is to…
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Consistency is key…
Hello beautiful people, I can hear my mother laughing “Free-paper bun,” a Jamaican saying that refers to the end of holidays and a return to school. While my summer intern position will be concluded after this, fear not! I will be working at the admission office for the entirety of the year, so feel free to reach me at askastudent@wellesley.edu…
New Month – New Goals!!!
Hello beautiful people, Happy new month! The countdown before the first day of classes (FDOC) has officially begun!! I have been reflecting on the mistakes I’ve made when it comes to goal setting for academics…and here are the ones I’ve fallen victim to (esp 3#): I set too many goals! This is also known as FANTASY PLANNING…it’s like I just…
End of Junior Year and Advice 😿
Happy end of the school year! I cannot believe that this is my last blog post of junior year. This year has been great and has gone by incredibly fast. As with any school year, it has had its ups and downs: it has been academically challenging, and managing three jobs has not been easy. But, I have learned so…
Winding Down
This is my last blog post of the semester! My sophomore year at Wellesley is really almost at an end. Next Wednesday is the last day of classes here. Then, reading period begins, which is our preparation period for finals. This semester, I have a final exam for my computer science class and final projects and papers for my statistics,…
#Checking_In
Hi everybody! I hope you’re all doing well. It’s been starting to cool down in Wellesley, so giving tours around campus hasn’t been nearly as painful as last week. Despite that, it’s important to remember to stay hydrated! Today I just wanted to check in with y’all! I know that the school year is going to start soon (if it…
To 2022, from 2018
I have been thinking a lot lately, about you, New Purple Class of 2022. As a member of what will soon be the Old Purple Class of 2018, we have more in common than just the color purple, although that is the best class color, you should know. We, you and me both, are beginning new and unfamiliar chapters of…
Advice.
Another Playlist for FOCUSING: http://8tracks.com/betsyrae/focus-guaranteed-take-4-my-ultimate-finals-study-mix It snowed a lot these past few days. aaaand…. !!!! First Semester classes are over! Wellesley is now observing Reading Period, five days with no classes for students to focus on studying for finals and finish the semester strong. I can’t believe my first semester of college is nearly over – a week from now…