The first full draft of my thesis is due on Friday. As in this Friday, March 29. Like, in two days.
That is a terrifying statement. And yet, it is also kind of exciting, which is why I am taking a break from working on my thesis to write about writing my thesis (it’s so meta over here). My thesis is never allowed to be too far from my mind.
Why is it exciting? Well, ...
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Senior Experience
I Broke Spring Break
Like many seniors, my Spring Break was not something I was especially looking forward to. Why? Well I had more or less tasked myself with working diligently on my thesis the entire time. Have I? Actually I think I have been pretty good about being productive. My thesis now totals over 85 pages!!! But while most people are going off to interesting places, I found mysel...
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So…I Guess I’m Graduating?
I remember pretty clearly that day three and a half years ago when I first came to Pomona. We managed to fit everything into my parents’ minivan somehow and drove the hour out to Claremont from home. I met my sponsor group, my then six-year-old brother dragged my brand new roommate all around, and we ran down College with the Pomona mascot. Back in August 2009, “Class of...
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Presidential Traditions
This evening, I dined in style. Why, you ask? Well, as a member of the senior class I got to have dinner with President Oxtoby. Alone? Um, no (that would be weird). There were about thirty or so of us seniors there tonight along with President and Mrs. Oxtoby and three other administrative staff members. So we all gathered in the President’s house to have ourselves a love...
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A Year in Review
It’s that time of year again! Finals are done (for me anyway) and 2012 is coming to a close—plus isn’t the world supposed to end on Friday? It’s hard for me to believe that one year ago I was just getting ready to start my study abroad adventure in Cape Town, South Africa. A lot has happened in the past year! So here are some of my favorite moments to share with you all. (m...
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Writing About Writer’s Block
I wasn’t sure what to write about for this post, so my friend suggested writing about writer’s block. I guess it’s not very relevant to this post, because once I write something I will have (in theory) gotten over it. On a related note, however, I am writing the first chapter of my thesis (ack!) and I’ve kind of gotten writer’s block on that as well. I mean, I have quite a b...
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Questions of Registration
I know what you may be thinking. Registration issues? But you’re a senior! You get top priority! You don’t have registration issues!
Au contraire, mon ami. True, I am a senior, and true, I did already get to register yesterday. However, my registration time wasn’t until 4:15, and seeing as I, like many other seniors, am almost done with all my requirements I wanted to ...
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Procrastination…I Mean Gap Year
On Friday, Pomona hosted a Gap Year Fair, for those of us who are unsure of what we want to do after graduation (or also for those who know they want to do some kind of cool program after graduation). There were several different kinds of programs there, like Peace Corps, Teach for America, and organizations that set you up with a cool internship or fellowship with the non-pro...
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There and Back Again: Students’ Tales of Study Abroad
Wednesday evening, the Office of Study Abroad held its Welcome Back dinner for those of us who spent the Spring 2012 semester abroad. This dinner gave us all a chance to chat and share experiences and the like, but it also has been making me think about our readjustment back into Pomona and the U.S. Most of us have had a month or two to get used to being stateside again, but ...
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Operation Futon
Since my room is quite big this year, I realized I needed some additional furniture to fill it up. Luckily, my cousin is studying abroad in Israel this year so he had a futon just hanging out in my aunt and uncle’s garage that was all mine for the taking. The only problem was getting it here to Pomona… (more…)
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