Student Blogger: Marissa Hein

As I’ve been packing up my dorm room and preparing for finals, it’s been hitting me that by the end of this week, I will no longer be a freshman in college. I’ve been reflecting over the past year—the highest of highs, the lowest of lows—and I can’t believe that it is really over.

Although it may be tempting, the cons of breaking academic integrity far outweigh the pros. Believe in yourself and know that you are capable of doing anything you put your mind to. The end of the semester is a stressful time, but keep pushing through and keep your academic integrity intact!

Needless to say, even though there are only two weeks left of the semester (one week of classes and then finals week, crazy!!) student life is still going strong and is as bustling and lively as ever! The end of the semester is also always a particularly exciting and busy time for students involved in one particular area: the performing arts.

Burnout: every student’s inevitable nightmare. Somewhere around the middle of the semester where your feelings start to shift. Work starts piling up to heights taller than Mount Everest, the sleep you get never seems to be enough, and just going to class feels like an impossible task. Believe me, we have all been there.

It’s about that time of the semester where you start to plan for the next semester. Where will you live? What classes will you take? What will your schedule look like? Personally, I think it’s all very exciting. I love to plan and start to figure out what my life will look like when I come back to school in the Fall.

Happy March everyone! It’s so hard to believe that we are already three months into the year and halfway through the semester. March marks one of the busiest times of spring semester and I’m counting down the days until spring break.

There’s something brewing in the air, and it’s not just the odd wave of cold weather that’s descended on my college’s campus this week. As students begin turning in for the night earlier and my favorite study spaces become more crowded, it’s clear that midterms season is upon us. It may seem daunting, but here are 6 tips for surviving midterms!

After almost a month off of school, I’m so excited to be back on campus. As much as I loved being home and seeing my family, I missed my college friends, the stunning Los Angeles sunsets, and—ok, I’ll admit it—a small part of me even missed the dorms and the dining hall.