Brooke Mankin's Blog

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Brooke: An Introduction
My name is Brooke Mankin, and I am a freshman majoring in Speech and Hearing Sciences (Speech Pathology) and am planning on minoring in Folklore/Ethnomusicology and Psychology. I was in show choir in high school, and I am a true musical theater nerd. (If you ever want to go see anything at the IU...
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Monday, January 28, 2013
9 Questions Answered About Life At IU - Brooke's First Vlog
On this video I talk about: what are my favorite things in Bloomington, what I like most about my major (Speech Pathology), some interesting facts about me that people find surprising or unexpected, my best college experience, my hardest college experience, the music I am currently listening to, my...
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
My Perfect Major at IU: Speech and Hearing
In high school, I was really concerned about having my major picked out for college. I knew that the odds of sticking with whatever I came up with were slim to none, but I'm a little bit of a control freak, so I figured I'd try.  In high school I was in show choir and did some musicals, and that's...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The Ideal IU Care Package
So, you want to send a care package. You buy the box, find the address, but then comes the hard part... What do you put in it?  First off, receiving ANYTHING in the mail for me is exciting. Its always a little day brightener to know that someone thought of me and wanted to send me something. So,...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Brooke's Busy Semester at IU
Hey everybody!  So, it's been awhile since my last blog. And that's because I have had so many great things happening this semester! It has kept me extremely busy, but its also made me really happy! I've noticed that keeping busy and involved have kept me on task and my grades are even raising! I'm...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The Upside to Greek Life at IU
Hey everybody! It's been a little while since my last blog. Things have been super busy as the semester rolls on, but it's been exciting! The topic of this blog is one I have been thinking about for a while now. I get asked all the time "What was your reason for going Greek" or "Why do you love it...
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
The 5 Best Things about being a Freshman at IU
Hey everybody! I hope everyone is all settled in and is off to a good start for the semester! I am living in on campus apartments this year in Union Street and they are amazing. My roommmates and I are learning how to cook, clean and truly fend for ourselves in our own place. With that being said,...
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
What the Indiana Promise Means to Brooke
Hey everyone! I hope everyone is getting really excited for the new semester. The picture above was during the fall of my freshman year. I move into my apartment on Sunday, and I can't wait for my sophomore year to start! I am looking forward to enjoying welcome week and all the festivities....
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Thursday, June 7, 2012
What to bring (and not to bring) to IU: The Freshman List
So I have been wondering for a few weeks now what I should write about in my next blog since I'm not in Bloomington this summer. I knew I needed to write something to the incoming freshman, but I couldn't come up with any earth shattering tips about orientation. Then it hit me: tell them what to...
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
A Summer Away from Bloomington...
Hey everyone! It's finally summer. The time I have been waiting for. I moved out of Teter Wissler less than a week ago, (see picture) and couldn't wait to say goodbye to dorm living (as much as I loved my roommate and Teter itself, apartment living is calling my name.) Anyway, I couldn't wait to be...
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Finals...To Study Or Not To Study.
Hope everyone had an amazing Little 5! Here's a picture from last week with me and my sorority sisters.  Something occurred to me last week. It was the Little 500, which is amazing to the say the least. I made the most amazing memories with my sorority sisters and we had a blast. They aren't kidding...
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About The Author

Brooke Mankin Speech-Language Pathology major, Class of 2015

I am a Speech and Language Pathology major with a Psychology minor in the Class of 2015. On campus, I am involved in CRU, am an active member of my sorority, and a member of the Indiana Hoosierettes pom and dance team.  In the summer, I am a counselor at Show Choir Camps of America, and I am obsessed with all things musical theater. 

These four years are already going by so fast, so I'm soaking up every second of being a Hoosier, and loving it! I can't wait to share every moment of it with you!

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