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A Stress Free Finals Week

Dec. 8, 2012—In a few days I will be complete with my 5th finals period. Finals are naturally a really stressful time. There are so many projects to finish, papers to write, office hours to go to, homework to finish, and of course final test. It also does not help that it happens to be at a...

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The Wonder of Communication

Sep. 12, 2012—Quite simply, your professors will be the way you can connect to the world. They will write your references to jobs, to internships, to anything you want to do. They will be able to recommend you to their colleagues, and they will help you however they can so long as you reach out to them. Professors LOVE students who reach out.

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Done with Exams

May. 2, 2012—I just did it. I finished my last exam... Reflections on Exam Week

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The Mechatronics Master

Apr. 27, 2012—As I mentioned in a post near the semester’s beginning, my Mechatronics class culminated in a final design project. I celebrated Rites of Spring (click here for Victoria’s article) by staying up very very late night after night in order to design, build, troubleshoot and complete my project, and the fruits of my labor (the system and the 10-page...

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The Quick Approach of Finals

Dec. 8, 2011—I have learned one thing: no matter where you are in the world, the approach of finals will always induce stress, regardless of how little actual exams you have.

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Pre-Exam Mega Stress Fest!

Nov. 30, 2011—This Friday is the Vanderbilt Office of Housing & Residential Education’s annual Mega Stress Fest!  This event is put on every year in an attempt to help students get some much needed stress relief before exams begin the following week.

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How to Survive Finals Week 101

Apr. 29, 2010—Being in the middle of my 6th finals week here at Vanderbilt, I thought I would impart some of the wisdom I have learned over the past three years about how to survive this stressful week. Each of my finals weeks have been very different; some have been full of tests, while others full of...

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