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Job Shadowing
What is job shadowing? It is a temporary non-paid noncredit experience where you follow an employee at an organization and learn about a particular job or industry. While shadowing, you experience the normal day-to-day activities they might experience while working … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, students, Work Experience
Tagged advice, job shadow, life, Success, the Universities at Shady Grove, USG
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Gap Years
This is my last semester of college as an undergrad, set to receive my Bachelor of Science in Biology. It feels like a long yet short journey since high school graduation, but I am ready for the future. Being a … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Life at USG, students
Tagged inspiration, life, Med school, real world, school, the Universities at Shady Grove, USG
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Keeping up with your connections
As future professionals, we all know the importance networking and making connections have for our career paths, but maintaining your connections is just as important as gaining them. So what is needed to maintain your connections? Well, first of all, … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Faculty & Staff, students, Uncategorized, Work Experience
Tagged connections, life, Networking, real world, Success, USG
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WHAT IN THE WORLD IS MCAT?!
If you are like me, then your knowledge of the MCAT is very scarce.Even though my dream is to become a pediatric doctor (specific field pending ;)) MCAT was always something I would do in the future, and now that … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, students, Uncategorized
Tagged Med, PreMed, Student Life, Study
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Life as a Pre-Med Student
I am a senior at the University of Maryland College Park here at USG, studying Biological Sciences. Becoming a Biology major wasn’t a simple decision, and during my first two years at Montgomery College, I was very indecisive about my … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, students, Uncategorized, Work Experience
Tagged Bio, Health, Med, Med school, USG
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Study Tips To Get You Through Finals
The fall semester is in full-swing, and we are nearing what will probably be the most stressful time for most students: final exams. Oh, that bitter-sweet end of semester. You know that the end is so close, but you have … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Campus Activities, students, Uncategorized
Tagged finals, study tips, test
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5 Key Steps to Motivation
Keeping yourself motivated is one of the hardest things to do. It is so easy to become discouraged or overwhelmed. Every student has their own stories and trials, and throughout my educational career with my personal experiences, I have discovered … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Fitness & Wellness, Life at USG, students, Uncategorized
Tagged inspiration, motivation, Student Life, USG
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Procrastination: The #1 Worst Study Habit to Get Rid of!
Procrastination was a terrible study habit that I developed. When I first started getting a lot of work in high school, I used to think that I would still have enough time to accomplish this assignment or that it wouldn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, life, school, Student Life
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Time Management
Studying for any major is tough work, but I congratulate all of you for making it this far! I have always been pretty studious, but I’ve also had a bad habit of keeping everything in order, especially when I take … Continue reading
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Tagged Macklin Center for Academic Success, time management, USG
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A Fresh Start In Life With My New Cohort!
After a year of taking virtual classes and staying at home all the time, it felt so good to start my junior year in person. As an epileptic, I’m used to my family knowing everything that’s going to happen and … Continue reading
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