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To The Girl Who Balances Partying and School

Dear Girl Who Balances Partying and School, Monday through Thursday you can be found in the library or at a meeting for a club or at your on campus job. You work hard and strive to get the best grades possible-however there is another side to you. On the weekends you can be found at a local fraternity party, taking shots at the bar or dancing your night away on the dance floor. Unlike most college students your age, you have managed to find the perfect balance between your studies and your social life. You know you have to wake up early during the week and spend long hours at the library in order to go out to your sorority’s mixer Thursday night. You know that you have to maintain a job, so you will have to miss the pre-game, but can still make it to the bar on Friday

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8 Reasons Why Professors Should Offer Extra Credit In Class

Extra credit can often be a blessing in disguise. If you’ve ever tackled a school subject that you weren’t prepared for, you understand. The great thing is that extra credit is like your second chance to prove that you are worthy of graduating. Unfortunately the opportunity to get extra credit isn’t offered much in college. Here’s why more professors should give a kid a break. 8. School can be cool, but it’s so stressful that you practically HAVE to watch Netflix for hours to de-stress. Not trying to be an enabler here, but it’s true. You can’t think while stressed out and if you can, it’s not always rational thinking. That can get you in a lot of trouble. 7. Who knows, you may unveil a new talent that could help you get a job. Some professors love being creative when they give second chances. This could mean an opportunity

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14 Times Mariah Carey Described Your Feelings About College Life

Mariah Carey is a talented diva who has topped the charts with her awesome vocal range. She is most popular for hits like “Always Be My Baby” and “Vision of Love.” More recently, “Infinity.” As she evolved as an artist, so did her divattitude. Ms. Mariah has no problem feeling emotions or sharing them either. Here are a few times Mariah Carey gifs described your feelings about college life. 14. When you first arrive on campus: You will feel brand new, as though nothing but amazing things can happen for you. 13. When you try to figure out how to register for classes: It will seem like the most difficult thing in the world to find space in the classes that you actually need. #likecmonman 12. How you feel about morning classes: Knowing that you haven’t slept in 8,000 years makes it kind of hard to be filled with excitement. 11.

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Finals Week as Told by The Hunger Games

It’s that time of the semester where everything feels hopeless and you have no energy left. That’s right, it’s finals. Professors are piling on the work, you’re up for all hours of the night and your meal plan is down to nothing. It’s dog eat dog, and people get desperate. It’s kind of like The Hunger Games. Katniss and her crew can perfectly sum up the desperation of finals week. May the odds be ever in your favor. 13) Your professors assign a million projects, 50 papers and 100 tests in one week.  12) You don’t pay attention all semester and you have to teach yourself all the material the night before.  11) When your professor denies your request for an extension: 10) You get really familiar with the library.  9) You put absolutely zero effort into your appearance. 8) When you spend all your remaining meal points on red

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10 Stages Of Studying For Finals

I will break it to you nice and easy, finals are coming and they are coming fast. So get off your butt, and get moving! We all know that you have been dilly dallying the whole semester, so why not put it into high gear now. Along the way you are going to go through a slew of emotions, so it’s better to brace yourself now, for what is to come. 10. Time Lapse- Wait, finals are next week?! 9. Denial- No it’s cool, I’ll be fine, I can get everything done. 8. Motivation- I will just make a list of everything! I will be super prepared and ready to kick ass. 7. Procrastination- I can start the list tomorrow, it’s not that long. 6. Frustration- What do all these professors think, I only take their class? They didn’t even teach this!