My graduation is T H I S Friday at 3 pm! I am so excited, but so are my parents so I can start job hunting! I want to share a website that has really helped me out to get organized on my job search. Sorry for the short post, but after having a semester full of detailed posts, I figured I would end by keeping them shorter. 🙂 One more post…wait for it!
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Graduation is quickly approaching, and who is freaking out about what to wear!? Luckily, I already knew what I wanted for my special day. I definitely wanted to go with a Lilly Pulitzer dress, so dress shopping was much easier for me. I went to the Von Maur in Lombard, IL because they were the only ones that carried Lilly, anyway. I found so many cute dresses, but I had arrived so late! 🙁 Most of the dresses were extra small or sizes way too big!
I was really hoping to buy a white dress, but I figured that would be too messy. Therefore, I chose the same dress that I liked in white, but in a very pretty light blue color. I hope it is not too bright, but it is very simple. I cannot wait to wear it! I am so happy that I bought the dress ahead of time because I hear too many people that are struggling. However, if you are graduation next year: DO SHOP EARLY. I mean about a month before, because two weeks before will only give you a dress that you like, but NOT love.
My boyfriend who will be joining me on the 8th was also debating on what to wear! If there are any guys that have any ideas, let me know down below! I want to hear feedback, please. 🙂 ttyl!
I cringe every time a professor tells me that they record his or her lectures. Why? Well, at that point, he or she is giving me the chance to not listen. I am tempted and the struggle is real. However, I understand why the professors do it. I really do! I love hand writing all of my notes. I am a fast writer, but sometimes I cannot get every single word that the professor is saying. Sometimes, it is so difficult to understand what he or she is saying. Sometimes, my thought processes are faster than my typing. There are pros and cons to every method of note taking. This is why recorded lectures have been very beneficial to me as well.
When reading my notes, I find uncompleted sentences and sometimes I do not even understand my own handwriting! However, these recorded lectures do allow me to follow my notes and clarify what the professor was saying. This is a pro, right! This is like listening to the lecture twice. Then, there are other days…
…Days which I find myself just sitting in class. Sitting in class and that is all. I am not listening to a single word the professor is saying. This is just very easy to do since I know that I can just listen to lecture later at home. To me this is a con because it is not fair for the professor or for you. The professor is obviously trusting that you will still listen in class, regardless whether she uploads the lecture or not. This is why I cringe every single time a professor says that he or she will record the lecture. It is a love and hate relationship! Do you love it more or hate it more? Please leave your comments below. What are your thoughts on this?
I think that recorded lectures are great for reference use while studying, but you cannot solely rely on them! I understand how some commuters appreciate this because accidents happen and sometimes they are unable to make it to class. We are all old enough to understand that recorded lectures are not substitutions for class time. We should still go to class, right?
Walking into my exam, last Thursday I realized that I needed my coffee fix. I am a coffee drinker, yes. Coffee is on deck 24/7, like almost every other fellow rambler! I decided to stop and get a coffee when I saw Brenda! I have known Brenda for a long time, like Rambler Room long time! She has always been so welcoming and friendly. When I saw her, I had to stop her and congratulate her for Employee Appreciation Day. I only knew about it because I heard another worker talking about it.
The coffee shops were decorated with balloons and the employers were wearing beads. I thought it was a very nice gesture, and I hope they were thanked by all of their hard work! Brenda and I talked for a while about the new shop and how much Loyola has changed. We were both reminiscing about the Mertz dining hall and Rambler room. These memories made me feel so sad that I was graduating! It has been a long time coming and Loyola became my home. It is so difficult to wrap my head around the fact that I will never step foot as an undergraduate, again.
Brenda congratulated me for graduating and asked me what my future plans were. She told me that she was excited for me and that she hopes to see me again, some day! I think I will. The friends that you make at Loyola become lifetime friends. I never realized how true this was: you meet your best friends in college.
Thank you for the friendships, Loyola!
You hear the craziest of things on the red line. This is why I try to remember to pack my headphones. It is honestly such a sad experience when I forget them, but I cannot lie and say that is not entertaining! I have heard some of the most inaccurate facts that make me giggle, but leave me with a good time. Then, there are some conversations that just get you so angry.
Well, this was the case the other day. The other day, I was on the red line, minding my own business, like usual. All of a sudden, I saw a guy look at my Loyola brand tote, which I proudly bought at the Loyola Bookstore, and he he started talking to his friend about college. He was saying remarks like: “college is not important, why do people waste their time on college, I can get rich without school, etc.” Here I am thinking like is this guy serious? I mean, his opinions are nonetheless, his opinions. I, also, do not disagree that there are some super successful people out there who never got a college degree. This is fine, but the way he was talking was not okay.
It made me reflect and really think about college. Instead of upsetting me, I turned it around and made it into something positive. A college education is not for everyone, but that does not mean that one should start discouraging people from attending college in the first place. There are so many reasons as to why one should go to college. The most important one to me, and the one that I felt like telling him, is that a college degree gives you credibility, knowledge, and makes you a competitive employee.
If those three things do not stick out to you then I don’t know what to tell you. There are many people in college who do not end up making it, but that all comes down to persistence. How willing are you to stick out through the highs and lows of college? College are for the people who are willing to put in the work. College is work and it is not for everyone! We are a few of the lucky ones, so next time you’re feeling down remember this: you’re a small percentage and your education is worth it.
The Guy in The Blue Sweater: you were wrong.
I am excited to graduate, but I forgot to register for graduation. The irony, like how does that even happen!? This is what happened. My biochemistry lab partner has a big family and since we only get 4 tickets per graduate she asked me if I had any extra tickets. I am an only child, and I only need two or three tickets. She would ask me every week, and I kept forgetting to ask my mom if we were going to use the extra ticker for anybody else. I kept putting it off and telling her that I would find out later.
Later never came, guys! It wasn’t until my best friend, Therese, asked me if I had registered for the tickets, yet. I was like, wait – what!? I am supposed to register? I guess that annoying e-mail that kept coming up in my inbox was actually pretty important. I do not know how this happened. I do not know how I never questioned it.
So, here I am in biochemistry lab, last Thursday, answering the questionnaire and registering for my tickets. I was late so all of my 4 tickets are in the 200 level, all the way to the back. I was little upset at myself for not being more responsible and careful! However, with everything that is going on, I figured that the 200 level tickets were okay. I remember when we went to see Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias and the set up was nice; I’m assuming that on Graduation Day, it will be the same.
This was crazy, though. I really thought that I was not going to be able to get any tickets! I am so glad, I did. This goes to show to not leave anything until the last minute. 😛
Senioritis is on point right now.
Saturday night was epic. I mean I’m a girl that always cracks up jokes, even when I’m the only laughing time after time. So for me to see Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias live was beyond perfect! I am so glad that my boyfriend talked me into buying tickets! After a crappy week of feeling super sick it was nice to feel better and laugh my tears out!
Before the show started there were already many, many people lined up at the entrance of the doors. It was worth the cold wait, as we were not too far behind! We were able to get floor seat, but TO MY LUCK I sat next to a tall person (I’m only 4’11). Even though, I couldn’t get a direct view of Fluffy, I was still able to see him perform via the screens.
His friend and the famous “Maaaaaartin” kicked off the show! Following him were two other comedians until Fluffy came out. I cannot express how funny he was! At one point my boyfriend was in tears. Unfortunately, we were refrained from taking pictures and/or videos.
My favorite part was when one student “booed” Fluffy when he stated that hybrids were a good example of doing “good to nature.” Fluffy just said “Oh, really?” and went through an entire joke to shut him up. He picked on him for the rest of the night. Actually, I do not think that he ever got to the hybrid joke because he trailed off saying other ones.
He truly is a stand up comedian because he would just start talking about anything and everything. His jokes were effortlessly! Fluffy went an hour past what he said he was going to perform. At one point he was so fed up with the time he unplugged the timer!
He ended the show with old, classic jokes. He did say that he didn’t like to repeat old material, but everyone was chanting out that they wanted the old jokes! He sighed and said: “Fine, y’all better still laugh, though!” Once he started it seemed like a unified chorus. Everyone knew what he was going to say, and it was so funny!
I am so happy that Loyola brought him to Colossus 2015! The DOP staff at Loyola did a great job; it was such an organized event. I had SO much fun! I cannot wait to see him again.
“Frankie, where’s ma?”
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Over the past 3 years in admission, I have noticed there are A LOT of misconceptions about Loyola University Chicago. I am going to use my blog this week to set the record straight. Here are what I consider to be the top 9 Loyola myths:
I am going to take the time to talk about the Loyola’s Phoenix Newspaper because come on, everyone reads it…right? Well, honestly, I never read it religiously. In fact, it took two whole years during my undergraduate career to actually get into the habit of reading it. Now as a senior, I find myself reading it more and more. What is the reason behind this? Who knows! Could it be nostalgia that I will never walk around campus, as an undergraduate, and snatching a newspaper from the stand, again? Or could it be that different things interest me more now than before?
Nonetheless, I was reading this week’s newspaper on the train. I was so intrigued by the front cover; I mean it is Rahm Emmanuel on the cover. This reminded me of one of our most important rights: Freedom of Speech. Many of the editors choose to talk about things that may be sensible to others, ut they still do it. This makes me very proud that we are able to voice our opinions and bring up subjects that other schools would find “offensive.” This really lets us practice our Freedom of Speech.
I remember picking up the newspaper for the first time and thinking that I was going to read sugarcoated stories. Also, I thought that I would be reading a story about Loyola page after page. In contrast, it provided essential topics that can be found in the news or in any other local newspaper. The only difference is that the editors are our fellows Ramblers. I find this inspiring, don’t you? I believe that we are rising, and I am thankful that Loyola allows such topics to be discussed. I believe that this is the only way to grow; perhaps, this is why I found myself picking up the newspaper more often. Try it. Perhaps you will agree, disagree, or laugh at some of the stories. After all, you do not have anything to lose. Let’s gain some insight together!