
On the Eve of Junior Year
And just like that, summer's gone. Four months flew by in the blink of an eye and now I find myself sitting here at 11:07 pm on the eve of my junior year of college. In just 8 hours my alarm will sound and I'll wake up and catch the bus and start my third year of school and oh my gosh, am I excited! I'm in the minority of students who absolutely love school. Every thing about getting back to a schedule, eating in a dining hall and turning in assignments is something that I do

Finals Week Prep -- Tips to Finish Strong
Yesterday I counted the days until summer vacation -- 29. Literally 29 days of left as a sophomore and only 18 days a class. I feel like I was just moving into my apartment and just last night, my roommate, Madison, and I were talking about how we have to start packing things up. In order to make it to my highly anticipated summer vacation, I have to make my way through finals week. Finals week is always the most dreaded week of the year for me, this year more so because I ha

Life Update: How's Sophomore Year
I have been at JMU for my sophomore year for a week now and I can already tell I am in for 16 weeks of long days, late nights, and tons of study hours. I got to live stream for the first time in forever the other day, and even though I was only on for about 20 minutes, the most asked question was how is everything going at school. For those who missed the live stream or those who are very curious to read about my school year so far, here is a general run down of how the past

5 Things Freshmen Should Do Their First Semester
College move in is just around the corner and for some of you, you've already packed up and left the nest. You are entering uncharted waters and it's a really intimidating process. You have to learn an entirely new place all while deciding how you want your daily routine to be and going to classes. As you begin to get used to this new place you now call home there are a few things I encourage you to do. Before going too far into the post, I want to mention that this post is a