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How Extra Credit Saved My Life

In high school doing extra credit was something that you didn’t have to do, but was kind of forced to do anyway. Some classes would give you these extra assignments for something as simple as staying after school and help clean or show up to a school event. I rarely did extra credit in high school because my grades were already high enough, but in college extra credit is COMPLETELY different. The first few weeks of my freshmen year some of my professors said there will be extra credit towards the end of the semester, and others gave out extra credit opportunities as soon as we walked in on the first day. In a way, I just wanted to get the assignments out of the way, but then again I was thinking to myself, “What if I make a bad grade and don’t have any extra credit opportunities left?”   Luckily, I followed

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10 Struggles of Dating a Quiet Guy

Quiet guys are just as adequate as extroverted guys, maybe even more so because they may not be as cocky or rude and could be better listeners, but there are definitely some downsides to dating the quiet guy. 10. Always having to make the first move to get anything started. This can sometimes be enlightening because the guy isn’t required to make the first move, but when it happens every single time it gets annoying. And when he doesn’t understand your hints, its even more annoying. 9. Whenever you talk to one another, it’s usually a one sided conversation. You either find yourself asking all of the questions and not getting any questions in return or talking about yourself constantly without much responsiveness. 8. It’s a bit awkward when you introduce him to other people because the conversation doesn’t go anywhere. When you’re alone together, you have to train him. 7. He never acts confident

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10 Things I Will Do in 2016 at The University of Alabama

My first semester at college didn’t go as I expected, so for my 2016 New Year’s resolution, I told myself what I could do that would help me have a better experience. So, here’s a list of things I plan on doing this year at The University of Alabama. 10. Attending more sports events. I didn’t go to no football games last year, and other than the 2 basketball game I went to, I haven’t gone to any sport related events last year.   9. Get out of my dorm. I tend to stay in more dorm throughout most of the week. Sometimes after my class would end I would come back to my room and sit for 15 minutes and go back out to my next class. Honestly, that would make me rush to class or end up late so for now I need to stay out of my room. At

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8 Questions We Ask Ourselves When Thinking About the New Year

Just when you thought Christmas came way too fast, it’s time for a brand new year. As New Year’s Eve fastly approaches, everyone sort of goes into panic mode as they reflect on 2015 and the not so distant 2016. And we all experience those same bothersome questions that we feel we have to answer before the clock strikes midnight:   8) “Am I ready for this year?” No. It always go by too fast.   7) “What have I done this year?” You start to wonder whether you’ve actually done anything this year besides binge watch Master of None in two days.   6) “What am I even doing with my life?” Time is just an illusion. We’re all living a lie.   5) “Why am I still single?” It’s like everyone’s been taken, just in time to have dates for those New Year’s Eve parties. Did I miss

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10 Signs You Shouldn’t Study In Public Places

When it comes to studying everyone has their own study habits. You may find your friends asking if you want to study at the library or the computer lab, but for some people the best option is to study in private. Whether you need to study alone so that you can concentrate or just because you’d distract other people, here are 10 signs that you’re probably one of those people. 10. You’re the first to volunteer to do anything other than study. If you study with friends and all of you get hungry, you’re probably the one to immediately offer to go get snacks for everyone. Or if someone needs supplies that none of you have you offer to go get it for them. You’d basically do anything to get away from studying and this is the perfect excuse for you to get up and waste time. 9. You get sleepy while studying. If