September 28th, 2009

      

       Recently I have graduated from Chestnut Hill College (CHC) with a degree in Accounting. Soon after I had a great summer, I traveled to Europe and played a lot of basketball. Then after returning to United States I quickly enrolled in the Graduate program at CHC, studying Administration of Human Services. Some would ask “do you like CHC that much?” I reply”why yes I do.” The truth is I have been blessed with the opportunity to further my education through use of my athletic ability to play basketball. It has not been an easy transition from undergrad to graduate, but it also has not been a hard one either. Here is my answer to the forever asked question “So how is graduate school.”
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Tagged As: Adult Life, Back to School, Chestnut Hill, classes, courses, Graduate School, summer
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September 14th, 2008

Moving into school each year is probably the most stressful aspect of each school year for me, even though I should be an old pro at it by now. Every year, mid-August, I start stressing out about how much I have to bring back to school, how small my car is, how weak I am, and thus how challenging the whole experience will be. And every year, I bring more than the year before!

I have managed to learn a thing or two from all this, though, mainly in the form of, “Man, I really shouldn’t do that again next year…” Luckily, you all can learn from my experiences.

What NOT To Do

1. Don’t wait until the last minute. Every year, I wind up packing everything the very night before I have to move in… and move-in begins at 8:00 a.m.! So, I stay up all night, inevitably forget something, and am so exhausted by the time I settle in that all I want to do is crash, instead of hang out with my roommates.
2. Don’t bring everything you own. No matter what you tell yourself, you will not use everything you bring to school. Start off with only the absolute necessities: season-appropriate clothes and shoes, some school supplies, your computer, toiletries, and cleaning supplies. You can always go home to get more, have your parents ship things, or make an emergency run to Target. You can’t, however, get back the three hours you spend lugging all your unnecessary stuff up three flights of stairs and through un-air conditioned hallways.


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Tagged As: Back to School, Move-In, Res. Life
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August 8th, 2008

Although I know how excited I am to be reunited with my CHC family and campus and am counting down the days until I’m back, I haven’t quite decided if I’m eager or upset to be leaving home again.

Fortunately, as my summer job only called for a couple hours of playing piano every week, I was able to spend a lot of time with my friends and family in the area. This makes it easier to look forward to getting back to Chestnut Hill.

Since I have a lot of things going on this month though, I find that making lists and getting organized will ensure a smooth transition from summer vacation back into life at school.

Here’s hoping this might also help some of you!

Things to do:

• Finish my Wachovia loan application
• Call Brittany(my roomie) to finalize details on who’s bringing what
• Sign and return letter accepting financial aid package
• Keep conditioning and exercising in case I play volleyball
• Email teachers and Residence Life about missing first day of classes due to Lourdes Pilgrimage
• Get together folders/binders/notebooks from last year to reuse if still in good condition
• Pay tuition

Things to bring:

• Sheets/pillows/mattress pad/etc.
• Towels
• Laundry basket/stash of quarters
• Plates/utensils
• Alarm clock
• Small trashcan/cleaning supplies (Disinfecting wipes are easy)
• Plastic storage bins
• Fan
• Bulletin board/posters/pictures from home
• Desk supplies (sharpies/pens/pencils/index cards/highlighters/post-its/paper clips/scissors/etc)
• Dry erase calendar
• Computer/printer (even though school has these available in the computer lab)
• Memory stick
• Extension cord/surge protector
• Portable CD player/headphones (I go old school, and refuse to buy an iPod)
• Band-Aids/Advil
• Shower caddy/shampoo/conditioner/body wash/toothbrush/etc.
• Make-up/cotton balls/q-tips
• Spanish dictionary
• Stationary/envelopes/stamps for my pen pal endeavors
• Camera/phone/respective chargers or batteries
• Clothes/shoes
• Volleyball/kickball/Frisbee/board games/Uno/playing cards
• Favorite DVDs

Hmm I hope I’m not forgetting anything too crucial. I’ll probably keep updating this as I remember more items I need, but I think this is a decent list to keep track of things.

Tagged As: Back to School, Move-In
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