Junior Year

About Me: What is an interesting fact about you that most people would find surprising or unexpected? I really like to be organized.  I do a lot of planning for everything, especially my classes. I think this helps me manage my time so I can do both school work and fun stuff!  I am also a huge...

It's that time in the semester when classes are starting to get real. We're past the first few basic lessons and approaching test day, where I suddenly have to remember how to study after not prepping for an exam in over 3+ months.  What's great about this semester is that a lot of my classes relate...

Hey Hoosiers! So for those of you that read my posts, you may have noticed that I haven't posted in a while! This brings me to this post- General schedule planning! These tips aren't just for freshman, but for everyone who feels overwhelmed with their current schedule!  This is especially important...

Last year around this time I wrote my first blog about something that was weighing heavily on my mind: Landing an internship. This year, the time is quickly approaching for interviews, and a slightly different topic has been on my mind: Landing a Full-Time Job. Using my internship experience from...

Hello yet again everyone and welcome to the exciting 4th eddition of my blog. In this post I will share with you all a truly harrowing tale of my adventures with ATM machines and airplane tickets. The defining experiences of week four, and part of week five here for me have been a rather unfortunate...

1) Go to a free athletic event! My personal favorites are rugby games and soccer games (we won 3-0 in soccer on Friday night!). The games are fast-paced and full of great energy, especially for those of us who can't afford season basketball tickets but still want to cheer on our fellow Hoosiers! 2)...

The Hunger Dating Games are brutal at IU. Dating at IU is nearly impossible. Not fully impossible, but it’s hard. My high school sweetheart of three years broke up with me in early October of my freshman year (October of 2009, I’m old) and it took me two years to get over it (until October of 2011)....

Hello again everyone and welcome to the third week of my blog, study abroad edition. Last week was my first week of classes here and I'm sure that you are all just dying to know how it went. Was Chris able to understand his professors? Could he find all of his classes? Did he get beaten up and have...

Getting involved at IU is very important. For any of you freshmen out there or for anyone who wants to meet new people while doing things you enjoy clubs are a great idea!  The Student Involvement Fair is tomorrow (Wednesday August 29th) from 11am to 3 pm in Dunn Meadow. Take action because this is...

Hey you-- yeah you, there-- do you want to volunteer for a cause you're passionate about? Don't know where to start? Well, I've compiled some links for you here to make exploring the options a little easier. There are so many great organizations and events to volunteer with here in town, so I can...