Right now you’re busy with preparing for the next step in your life: filling out scholarship applications, revisiting your top schools, watching videos on how to prepare for college, and deciding on where to spend your next four years. Take a deep breath, try not to stress too much, because I’m here to assure you everything is going to work out.
You’re probably really stressed right now about the college decision process, as you don’t want to make the “wrong” choice. Ultimately you’ll end up loving where you go, and it’ll work out in the end. I know change can be really scary but it’ll be a lot easier than you think!
As my time at the University of Massachusetts Amherst quickly comes to an end, I find it hard to think of what my life as a college graduate will be like. Whether it be for a job or graduate school, my heart aches to leave the place I’ve been lucky to call home these past four years.
As I enter my last semester of college, the inevitable job search has finally begun. However, much like the rest of America’s class of 2021, my application process is a bit different than previous classes — we’re in a pandemic, and as I look for jobs now, I am finding more and more positions offered entirely remotely.
Hey me my senior year of high school, I’m writing to you three years later as a junior in college! I know you’re probably super stressed right now from juggling school, extracurriculars and choosing where to go to college but I hope that by writing you this letter, as a junior in college now, I could ease your stress a little and give you a few tips.
Due to the COVID-related changes to the academic calendar, the University of Massachusetts Amherst implemented two Wellbeing Wednesdays in lieu of the spring break and long weekends that usually occur during spring semester. On February 24 and April 14, classes are cancelled, encouraging students to take care of their mental health and wellness in the midst of the pandemic. Here's a recap of my experience with the first of the two Wellbeing Wednesdays, which ultimately culminated into a wellbeing weekend for me!
My last semester as a college student at the University of Massachusetts has begun! It is bittersweet to know that I only have a few months left at this incredible university.
As I enter my last semester of college, the inevitable search for my postgrad job has finally begun. However, much like the rest of America’s class of 2021, my application process is a bit different than previous classes — we’re in a pandemic.
Although the number one reason people go to college is to get their degree, there are so many more things we will take away from college than just that.
Bonfires, boba tea, and paint alongs! I wasn’t sure what to expect from Wellbeing Wednesday, but the experience was actually really nice — and UMass planned some fun activities where my friends and I could hang out in a safe manner!
For many of us here at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, this is our first entirely remote semester, which could be a significant adjustment for students who are accustomed to traditional face to face learning. You may not have been prepared to turn your living space into your workspace for this entire semester. Suddenly your bedroom, dining room, or even your kitchen has turned into your new classroom and workspace, which can be a rough adjustment especially if you are living with other people who have completely different schedules.
To help make this new normal a bit more manageable, here are four tips for working remotely that will make your experience this semester less stressful and more productive.
