This year, I have been so thankful and blessed to have so many amazing things happen to me. I am so grateful for everything I have experienced. In recent weeks, a lot of my friends have approached me and commented on how much positivity I radiate on my official Facebook page. Well, to them I…
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The Holidays
The Holidays are upon us which means finals are coming up! These times call for great gratitude and appreciation. I am such a happier person during these times. I am a happy person in general. But super duper happy during Thanksgiving and Christmas. This upcoming week brings Thanksgiving which makes me so thankful to celebrate…
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…
Preparing Yourself for College
This past week, I had the privilege to participate in College Week Live’s Live Chat along with another one of UCLA’s students. Let me begin by saying that I had such a blast participating. Being able to answer questions from prospective students, particularly about UCLA, was amazing. We had question after question coming in. Being…
Princeton Ly – UCLA Swag
Hello there! So I recently ran across a spate of UCLA-themed hip-hop references in the last week or so and thought I would share them with you all. The first is a tribute to the greatest UCLA basketball player of all time, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, then Lewis Alcindor: Yes, that is the rapper Twista you see…
UCLA Spotted: “University of Farmers” commercial
One sunny day half a year ago, I passed by a blank sign of the same motif as the four beautiful buildings in Royce quad, and didn’t think much of it. The sign was blank and positioned slightly crooked, but I thought no more of it and continued on my way to class. If I…
Packing Tips—Part 2
In the last post, I offered some general packing tips. Now in Part 2, I will give you some really basic, completely obvious tips on how to organize yourself for the packing process: Drink some tea / eat dried fruit / listen to Beyonce. Do anything that will put you in an awesome mood for…
Packing Tips— Part 1
(In all honesty, this post is really for me to organize my thoughts and prepare for the grueling packing experience that awaits me (my room looks like a Goodwill collection center (don’t get any ideas, Mom…))) Packing. It is incredibly important. Without packing, your clothes would just be in the trunk of your car, intermingling…
Advice from a nonAdviser: An Essay
For all of you future, present, and past Bruins out there following this blog, and of course for all of you nonBruins who have a fantastically passionate admiration for UCLA and are thus following this blog, I write to you with advice. I know what you’re thinking, what could she possibly know that I don’t…
End of the Quarter Procrastination
Students are able to experience many things on the UCLA campus, but as soon as the end of the quarter hits you can feel the tension in the air. It’s just about time to crack open those textbooks and start memorizing those flash cards. We are currently on our eighth week of school going onto…
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