Posts categorized First Year

After fun times and spending time away from school, I thought coming back would be exciting. Not really! It was really good to be in Rochester again and starting the…

Eminem's lyrics to "Lose Yourself," particularly the beginning, are on my mind a great deal. "Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted, in…

"So, what are you studying in university, Natasha?" Yet another question about my major. Here goes, I say to myself. "Umm, microbiology?" I might sound unsure, but saying it aloud…

It happened. The New Year is here AND so are the grades. Yay. [notice the lack of exclamation] The Grade Point Averages of roughly 4,500 students hit Blackboard (the online…

Finals week: The time of over-packed libraries, endless trips to Starbucks, and countless Facebook statuses about tests and studying. This is what I have discovered finals are like here at…

In my high school, there was only one midterm period for most of my classes. Some classes didn’t even have midterms and went straight to finals. I am bringing up…

Well, the time is here for spring registration! It is crazy to even think that the weeks of our first semester are dwindling down. Winter really is right around the…

The June blog post earned so much attention from CBS, The Washington Post, College Confidential, and others that I wanted to feature it here on the new blog as well. The University…

I'm glancing up from these economics notes. It's 11:20 pm. "Ok, get back to writing them out. Exam tomorrow." Five minutes later, when scarcity slopes and absolute advantages are swimming…

At the University of Rochester, my favorite periods of time are fall (move-in through October) and spring (March to May). Especially during the fall season when the leaves turn red…