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Read more: Rutgers–Camden Student Lands Full-Time Accounting Job Months before Commencement
Hideki Octavio Yamamoto’s visits to the Rutgers University–Camden Career Center paid off in a big way. After meeting with a staff member who critiqued his resume during his junior year, he followed up with her and told her about his hopes for an internship. “In less than 20 minutes, she called and said, ‘We have…
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Read more: Spring 2023 Mid-Term Progress Reports
Spring 2023 Mid-Term Progress Reporting opens on Monday, March 6th, and extends through Friday, March 24, 2023. During this period, faculty are asked to provide students with feedback on their academic progress. The purpose of progress reporting is to help students improve their academic outcomes prior to the end of the semester and to recognize…
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Read more: Feeling Like a Tumbleweed? 3 Tips to Help You Reengage
What’s up first-gen scholar! So, now that you are a few weeks into the spring semester, how are you feeling? Are you as excited and confident as you were when the semester started? Maybe you are experiencing some personal or academic challenges and may feel discouraged at times, but you are finding ways to persevere…
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Read more: Small Steps, Big Wins
“Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Chances are, you may have heard this adage about how achieving large goals, making sustainable changes, or producing big outcomes do not happen overnight but rather with time. A lesser known, but I would argue, more important version of this saying, as expressed by James Clear, is: “Rome wasn’t…
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Read more: Benefits of Meditation
Find a comfortable and quiet space, close your eyes, and focus on your breath. In through the nose and out through the mouth. Pay attention to the pressure points of your body wherever you are at the moment. This is all you need for a quick meditation session. Meditation doesn’t need to be costly, extravagant,…
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Read more: What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means
Imagine this: You prepared weeks on end for a class presentation—you followed the grading rubric, convinced yourself that you were an expert in the subject matter, and even practiced a few times in front of family and friends to ensure that you were ready. When it’s finally time to showcase your presentation in class, you…
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Read more: Tips for Surviving Finals Week
Final exams are around the corner. Are you ready? Do you have a strategy to help you in preparing for your finals? With the right approach, your exams can shift from a considerable weight on your shoulders to determining if you have accomplished the results highlighted in the course syllabus. The key to reducing your…
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Read more: How to Make an Academic Comeback After a Short Setback
Imagine you are home skimming through TikTok and watching videos. Eventually, you’ve gone down the rabbit hole of “#DanceTok.” You call some friends to come over to learn the “Cuff It “challenge to hop on the new trend. Three hours into the practice, you hear the keys unlock your front door and immediately remember that…
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Read more: Recognizing & Preventing Student Burnout in College
Has the rush of excitement you felt when starting college turned into stress, fatigue, and lack of motivation? Are you worn out from writing papers, studying for exams, and preparing group projects? While some stress is to be expected in college, it is important to recognize the signs and symptoms of burnout, which left unaddressed,…
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Read more: Five Tips to Starting the Semester Strong: The first-gen student edition
I hope your semester has gotten off to a great start. Hopefully, you are more relaxed and getting a feel for the new semester. If you still feel a little nervous, that’s totally normal. Many first-generation college students feel anxious at the start of the semester. The goal of this blog is to help relieve…
