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8 Summer School Feels We Can Relate To, All Summer Long

1. Why. Did. I. Sign. Up. For. This?

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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8 Summer School Feels We Can Relate To, All Summer Long

Amanda Brennan

Between having full, maxed out semester schedules during the school year, the last thing us college students want to do is sign up to take more classes during the warm summer months that were made for fun, sun, and relaxation. But, if it means graduating in four years, I guess it's what has to happen. At least we can all struggle together and bond over the fact that we are all in this together.

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Life Stages

To The Students Who Want Finals To Be Over, You Don't

Don't let final exams drag you down, as what happens next isn't all that fun.

University of Maine

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To The Students Who Want Finals To Be Over, You Don't

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Well, it's finals season, and with it come late nights of studying, copious amounts of coffee, and the urge to say "screw studying, I'm just going to go on a Netflix binge".

To those graduating, I say congratulations. You've made it to the end of the tunnel. But do you really want this to end?

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5 Steps To A Proper Study Session For Finals

Following these steps chronologically will lift a lot of weight off your shoulders.

Florida State University

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As finals are approaching, many students have already started studying and some are waiting for the weekend before. The best way to endure Final's Week is to make a schedule and stick to a continuous study routine. This means you should start studying early and remain healthy throughout the week. Keeping a positive outlook while studying before and during finals week will allow for a more tranquil mindset as you embark for stress of finals.

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Dear College Freshmen, Here's Everything You Need To Know, From Someone In The Know

First semester is rough, but it really does get better.

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Dear College Freshmen, Here's Everything You Need To Know, From Someone In The Know

Lorena Best

It's been seven months since I came to college. I feel like I've been in college for a while, but at the same time not long at all. There's been a lot of firsts and a lot of lasts this past year and during spring semester I've gained more awareness, learned how to manage time and get involved.

Even though I didn't miss living in a dorm over the long breaks, they are many things I've learned:

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Dating

I Don't Believe In Love At First Sight, But There's No Time Frame For Love

The clock does not tick to time you on how fast you take to fall in love. The clock only ticks for the people that love genuinely... and eternally.

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I Don't Believe In Love At First Sight, But There's No Time Frame For Love

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"Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity."
- Henry Van Dyke

"For those who love, time is eternity." The end of this magnificent statement by poet Henry Van Dyke epitomizes the philosophical ideas that are parallel to contextualizing what 'love' is and how 'falling in love' varies from its common misperceptions and what people mistake it to be.

There is a strong distinction between infatuation and love. Often times, people convince themselves they found the loves of their lives and believe they are head over heels for the person they, in reality, only found a temporary liking to. Infatuation is defined as "an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something."

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1. Why. Did. I. Sign. Up. For. This?

"Why. Did. I. Sign. Up. For. This?"

"It's better than taking it during the school year."

"Well, at least I can use Google on the tests."

"Ugh, I wish I had friends in this class."

"I wonder how much I can get done in one night..."

"Okay, if I do an hour now, some at work, I can come home and be done by midnight."

"How many new coffee shops can I find?"

"Can I watch Netflix and do homework at the same time?"

Don't let final exams drag you down, as what happens next isn't all that fun.

Following these steps chronologically will lift a lot of weight off your shoulders.

1. Grab a Planner.

2. Set your schedule.

3. Make use of study guides.

4. Take a study break.

5.Keep nourished.

First semester is rough, but it really does get better.

How not to be a jerk

2. Learn and grow as a person

3. Put yourself out there and don't stop getting involved

4. Create a positive environment for your roommate

5. When in doubt, always say hi

6. Talk to people

7. How to have something in common with everyone

8. Always give other people the respect they deserve

9. How to be outgoing without getting drunk

10. Don't spend money of stuff you don't need

11. Stay well and eat

12. It gets better

13. Work hard first semester

14. Don't feel the pressure to decide on a major right away

15. Try hard to find a good roommate

16. Have a car if you can

17. The bookstore is not your friend

18. Everyone's equal

It happens to the best of us.

The clock does not tick to time you on how fast you take to fall in love. The clock only ticks for the people that love genuinely... and eternally.

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