Watching the sun rise in the morning can be a beautiful, if not breathtaking, experience. However, it becomes less breathtaking when I have seen the sun set and rise again the next morning, all the while sitting on my bed, typing furiously to finish an essay.
Finding an internship can be as frustrating as finding a needle in a haystack. Not only do we have to format our resumes and write cover letters, we also have to look for the right kind of internship that fits our field of interest and hope that we get the position.
Instead of vowing to stop procrastinating like you do at the start of each new quarter, why not resolve to put off those assignments as long as possible? Single serve websites are here to help!
It’s hard to say what my expectations were when I set out for Italy. Looking back now, I guess I was expecting the quintessential Italy trip: daily walks on cobblestone streets, gelato slowly melting in the warm glow of the sun, lounging on a green grassy hill while overlooking the Tuscan landscape and eating a picnic of various meats, cheeses and bread … basically everything you see in the movies.
“Most of you set the curve in school, go off and do great things. These kids are 14, and they don’t know where they’re going to get their next meal.” These were the words spoken at the Dean of Students Winter Leadership Conference in January by Erin Gruwell, a UC Irvine alumna who has become famous throughout the realm of education.