Category Archives: Academics

November is national scholarship month!

Posted on November 6, 2017 by USG

I applied to the Masters in Social Work (MSW) program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) in January of 2016. I was extremely anxious because I wanted to get the acceptance letter. The anxiety led me to … Continue reading →

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Extra Degree of Difficulty

Posted on November 3, 2017 by USG

Being in nursing school has been a challenge for me. It can be hard to grasp the vast amount of medical information we need to know in this program. But can you imagine doing the same if English was not … Continue reading →

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Thinking about grad school?

Posted on October 27, 2017 by USG

I’m about to register for my final semester of classes in a few weeks, as I will be graduating from the University of Maryland in May! Yay! But then comes the loaded question of…what are you doing after you graduate? … Continue reading →

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How to Ace that Mid-Term: Spaced Learning?

Posted on October 23, 2017 by USG

When I was in high school in Kenya, I believed that you had to quantify or measure the time you spend preparing for a paper. The more hours I spent reading, the more I felt I had accomplished a successful … Continue reading →

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Starting your Future Now

Posted on October 17, 2017 by USG

Why wait until you get the job? Start sharpening your skills today! Continue reading →

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Opportunity Is What Happens While You’re Busy Studying

Posted on October 10, 2017 by USG

Well, that title is a little wordy. Basically, earning a degree and working a full time job can bear a heavy load on anyone. Some full-time students even work more than one job to support themselves and thinking about the … Continue reading →

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Are You Man Enough?

Posted on October 6, 2017 by USG

If you think of a woman when you hear the word “nurse”, you’re not alone. It is true that nursing has been a predominantly female profession since way back in the days of Florence Nightingale. (True or False: Louisa Parsons, … Continue reading →

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Spirit

Posted on October 5, 2017 by USG

On the unique USG campus, there are Hawks, Bulldogs, Bees, Terps, Sea Gulls, Retrievers, and Tigers. With this amount of different representation, one wonders: What is the point of school spirit? Continue reading →

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#OccupyLibrary

Posted on September 26, 2017 by USG

There are many resources that several students do not take advantage of at the Universities at Shady Grove. For example, filtered water. Is this a big deal to no one else but me? No Maryland swamp water at USG. Some … Continue reading →

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7 tips that helped this mom start graduate school successfully

Posted on September 25, 2017 by USG

Parenting is hard by itself, now go ahead and throw employment and graduate school on top of that. Sounds like a recipe for chaos, right? Well, it doesn’t have to be that way. You can accomplish graduate school while working … Continue reading →

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