Ik you can do it!Ģ017 was the shittiest year of my life. I will start freelancing in my field soon too! My kids are now inspired to go to college after seeing my academic struggles and successes. I finished last semester with all As, and I successfully planned my first event with the organization I volunteered for.Ģ022 - I am scheduled to graduate from CC and transfer to uni (oh yeah, I got accepted to uni at the end of 2021). my summer class professor inspired me to start volunteering with a national professional organization and work part-time at my campus library. unfortunately, I got a C, D, and an F between my eight classes in Spring/Fall… I decide to go harder xDĢ021 - did much better, with all As and Bs. By this point, I’m in a 4-year relationship with my current boyfriend, and our kids are 12 & 8, so I finally have the support to try my best academically. I dropped out of school to move from TX to CAĢ014 - I filed for divorce and started working full time and part-time to pay for everythingĢ015 - went back to school, failed the semester due to stresses from single motherhood, so dropped out againĢ019 - I got fired from a job, so I decided to start college again in spring 2020 without working at the same time since I obviously couldn’t manage it, lolĢ020 - ofc covid began and disrupted my education (like everyone else). had terrible grades because I didn’t take it seriouslyĢ008 - I got pregnant and married to my HS sweetheart. Hope this helps you and good luck!Ģ007 - I graduated high school and started community college. You don’t have to follow this to the letter. Of course, this is all that worked for me. If you feel overwhelmed, don’t hesitate to talk about it with someone you trust or use the counseling services at your college. It’s okay to have one or two weekdays in a month where you don’t study even but then you have to drag yourself back to the library. Friday nights and all of Saturday is just going to parties, the bars or hanging out with my girlfriend and watching something. But once it’s 6 PM on Friday, I close my books and laptop and don’t touch them again till Sunday. I talked about how I spend all my weekdays in the library. Lastly, give yourself breaks or you’ll burnout. That way, even if you don’t get an A+, it’s still going to be a good grade. Give your 100% on every assignment and test. You deliberately leave one assignment cause you think it won’t affect your grade too much but what if you forget the due date for a second one that you planned on doing? Or don’t score as high on a test you thought you would? Don’t fall into the trap of thinking “I only need to do these many assignments or score this high on a test to pass” because this relies on the assumption that you’re perfect and won’t fuck up at some point. If you got no tests or homework, review what you studied in class. No homework due this week? Start working on what’s due next week. Don’t wait till the day before a test to start studying for it. She has an even better transcript than I do. My girlfriend studies with me so that way we’re both still spending time together without being distractions for each other. My friends know that I refuse to party or hangout during that time and they don’t bother me. If it’s a weekday and I’m not in class or work, I’m at the library till at least 10:00 but often longer. When I saw the minimum requirements for George Washington’s grad programs, I realized I wasn’t gonna get in their with my current transcript, let alone with a scholarship. I also secured a paid position at The Times newspaper writing about the Women’s Super League, allowing me to gain press accreditation to the games and interview England internationals.” Image shows Molly on the right hand side interviewing a jockey at the Uttoxeter Races.-If you have a dream job or grad school, look at the requirements for that. I got to work alongside the likes of the BBC and BT Sport. “I undertook a season-long work placement at Macclesfield Town Football Club whilst at university. Now working for The Times newspaper covering woman’s football. I definitely benefited from the tutors’ network of contacts within the media industry.”įormer journalism student who went on to work alongside big corporations including the BBC and BT Sport. “My best experience at college was when I received my first by-lines at the local newspaper, the Peterborough Telegraph, after interviewing Jesse McClure from Storage Hunters at Peterborough’s annual Truckfest. Media & Journalism student who had the opportunity to interview Jesse McClure, from the hit TV show Storage Hunters Student Case Studies and Success Stories Annika Loebig
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