Happy New Year, dear reader. I hope you had a refreshing break (if you were indeed lucky enough to have one at all!) full of family and friends. One of the benefits of being in college is that the quarter ends before Christmas vacation, meaning that there is not much bothering you once school lets…
Category: Academics
Fa la la la la Fall Quarter is over!
Winter quarter is right around the corner, which means that I survived my first quarter at UCLA. Congratulate me because it was a little rocky. New place. New job. New people. I’m definitely looking forward to next quarter. This time I’ll know what’s going on most of the time. The only thing I’m looking forward…
Working Off Finals Stress
This is my favorite time of the quarter for working out. Unlike most of my fellow bruins who hunker down and study only, I still enjoy a nice workout at the end of the quarter. Plus, we are coming off Thanksgiving and going into Christmas! I view working out as a “vacation” away from studying….
The Beginning of a New Year
It is almost the end of 2011 and 2012 is almost here. It’s the beginning of new year which means the beginning of shifting your focus to new goals and accomplishments for the year. Here is to an amazing 2012 for all of us! 2011 has brought a lot of amazing experiences for me….
Schedule Planning
Decisions. Decisions. As soon as the schedule for winter quarter classes comes out, deciding what to take and when to take a class becomes a seemingly cumbersome process. I thought, this shouldn’t take me long, I’m a third year now, shouldn’t I have limited options of what classes to take? Wrong. In fact, even now…
Thanksgiving Break
After making it through lab until five on Wednesday, I ventured ten miles across town to my mother’s house. This was my first year not driving to Northern California, so the significantly shorter drive was fantastic. Of course, being in Los Angeles, I decided to go on a flash card making binge after lab…
Things I do before Finals…
Well this is week 10 which means finals are next week! So what are the things I do to prepare for finals? So much is going on…but I couldn’t be more excited. As a college student, you have multiple things going on at the same time. If it isn’t something it’s another thing. I have…
Princeton Ly – Study Time
It’s hard to believe that the quarter is almost over. They’re already playing Christmas music on the radio! In any case, for us college students, the approaching holidays mean that we must overcome one last major obstacle between now and complete freedom: finals. One of the hardest things to do in studying for finals…
Princeton Ly – It All Comes Together
One of the classes I’m currently taking as part of my Marine Biology major is Ichthyology, or the study of fishes. Taught by the Merlin-esque Professor Buth, the class is one of the most interesting I’ve taken in a long time. For instance, our laboratory exams involve identifying the taxonomic information of around three hundred…
Time Management and Procrastination
To begin, time management is a common problem among students on any college campus. Students must divvy their time between classes, extra-curricular activities, studying, and sometimes working. Let’s not forget sleeping. Outside of the academia of college life, students must delegate time to spend with friends and family as well. From what I’ve learned over…
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