Mystically, my class schedule aligned in such a way that my Thursdays and Fridays are perpetually free. Because I’m deluded, a notion has settled into my mind that I’ll have less work this semester solely because my courses are distributed differently. And because I’m inclined to cling to this hope, I’ve begun to plan how I’ll divide this pseudo-free time.
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Month: January 2014
Forward Thinking!
So the New Year happened and I suddenly realized that the number I was writing on papers and calendars and events was the same number that would appear on my diploma:
2014.
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Considering the Spogro Pt. II
Happy New Year (again)! This is a continuation of the previous post.
My spogro is a strange bunch of people. On the surface we don't seem like a great match for each other – we're a pretty eclectic mismash of personalities, backgrounds, and plans – but in fact, most of my closest friends are in my sponsor group.
One very valuable (and fun!) function of the sponsor gro...
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Considering the Spogro Pt. I
Happy New Year!
As the holidays come to a close, I've been contemplating my first semester at Pomona and more specifically, inspired by my biological family, my adopted Pomona family. For the most part, at least for me, this boils down to the sponsor group.
Before I came to Pomona, I didn't even realize sponsor groups were a thing. Don't ask me how, in all the resear...
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First Semester Reflections
So, here we are, at the end of the semester and, in my case, the end of my first semester here at college. I have to admit I've had a pretty tough semester, not academically, but emotionally. That's not to say I had no academic troubles! I had papers and papers to write that I put off because I didn't know how to go about them or because I was just plain lazy. I had exams...wel...
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