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Sometimes it’s good to be just a face in the crowd
This is my first attempt to inject anything other than text into a post, so let’s see how this goes. I’d really like to say that I don’t advise the following student behaviour, but sometimes university requires doing what it takes to get through. My senior year of university was the first time I ever [...]
Academics or Academia?
Every now and then I succumb to feelings of inadequacy because I only have an undergraduate degree. A professional degree (teaching) wasn’t for me. Neither were the two M.A. programs that accepted me, but that I subsequently declined.With the second of the two M.A. programs, I just couldn’t bring myself to accept because I knew [...]
Students can improve by being more like salespeople
There’s a lot of information on this site about how to get into university. But it’s only responsible to also write about tips, tricks and tidbits that will help one prepare academically, mentally, spiritually and psychologically for the demands of university. If you go looking for advice on how to prepare yourself for university, or [...]