Dear College Students, As you complete final exams and prepare to move off campus, summer often represents a chance to recover from a brutal gauntlet of deadlines, sleepless nights, and painful stress. Unscheduled days of blissful freedom await you. Or do they? While it is tempting to think of summer only in terms of vacation […]
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What’s the most important skill for success in college? In my opinion, it’s self management. That means having a system that you use to capture, review, and respond to important information on a daily basis. In other words, take a cue from Santa Claus and make a list and check it twice (or more often).
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Somehow I have fooled people into believing that I am organized. It’s all purely self-defense, I assure you. One of my favorite college professors told me that he was convinced that I was “a right brain person masquerading as a left brain person,” and he was right. Organization is a learned skill, not a natural trait,
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It happens every year, that symbolic ritual that seems to define academia: commencement. It’s that bittersweet time when we all dress up in medieval robes, endure long speeches and even longer degree-awarding ceremonies, and reflect on Big Things. Every year is different. Variables like the weather and the quality of the speeches create indelible
Although I perform concerts all year long, there’s always something special about those that take place in the spring. Teachers of all stripes know what I’m talking about. It’s the culmination of the academic year, a chance for outstanding students to shine, and a time to marvel at months (and sometimes years) of progress.
