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Guest Blog: 5 Do’s and Don’ts to Picking the Perfect Collegian
Olivia Summers is currently a junior from Minnesota studying political science with a double minor in Spanish and writing. In her free time, she loves learning new instruments, embroidering, and making memories with her collegian, the Kappa Omega Rho Warhawks.
You’re all moved in, classes have started, and you’re officially a student at Pensacola Christian College. Now you just have to eat, sleep, study, and . . . pick a collegian? You may be wondering, “What are collegians, and how do I pick the right one?” Glad you asked! We’ll go over these important details and more in today’s article.
What is a collegian? Think of a collegian as PCC’s version of a fraternity or sorority. Every undergrad student at PCC is required to join one, and some collegian events (such as Wednesday meetings) are mandatory. However, most everything else in a collegian is optional—you choose if you want to participate.
When I was a new freshman, my senior roommate told me all about her collegian and how much she enjoyed it. Naturally, the night of Greek Rush I made sure to drop by her collegian’s booth and talk to the officers. Although I was torn between a few different collegians, I decided I would join my roommate’s. That night I logged on to Eagle’s Nest and proudly became a member.
I went to my first collegian meeting expecting a variety of different things, but it wasn’t like my senior roommate had described it. Don’t get me wrong—that collegian had some amazing people in it!—it just didn’t have what I was looking for. Eventually, I had the opportunity to transfer to a different collegian, but transfer approvals are rare, and it’s best to get it right on your first go. Here are some tips about how you can avoid some of my initial mistakes.
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Twins PCC Vlogs: Sophomore Second Semester
PCC Survival Guide: Your Ultimate Guide To Your First Week At College
College is right around the corner, and to anyone who’s nervous about August 31, let me tell you: I totally know what it feels like. I’d be lying if I said that the first few days aren’t stressful and overwhelming. But everyone feels it, and you are not alone!
To help with the chaos and give you an idea of what to expect, I created a short book as a guide to navigate your first weekend on campus. It’s a project I wanted to do even as a freshman, but I finally got my chance to make it a reality during my last semester of grad school, where I spent an entire class on making it as useful and practical as I could.
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No I’m Not Dead, and Yes Something Cool Is Coming
It’s been a crazy year/two years/some extended period of time, and I’m still waiting to wake up and hear that the pandemic is over.
That said! I wanted to drop back on and let you know that despite the blog being pretty scarce in the last months, I’m excited to get some more posts up (including a new semester review video that’s been long overdue).
I’ve also recently graduated with my master’s degree, so while I won’t be on campus as often as I used to be, I’ll still be visiting for welcome weekend and some holidays! If you’re curious about what I’ve been up to lately and where I am now, check out my life update on my personal website.
Now for the cool part. I wanted to give you a head’s up, because tomorrow I’ll be sharing a project I’ve been working on that I’m super excited about (maybe it can double as a peace offering for being MIA for months). It’s something incoming freshmen will hopefully really appreciate, and I’ve literally spent dozens and dozens of hours getting it ready for everyone!
In the meantime, I’ll leave a bit of a hint below. See you tomorrow!
Twins’ PCC Vlogs: Sophomore First Semester
Guest Blog: How To: Girls’ Fashion at PCC
Ashlyn Henley is from Nashville, Tennessee, and is currently studying Graphic Design as a freshman at PCC. With a love for storytelling and illustration, she is constantly finding inspiration around her, and is a huge nerd at heart. Check out her online store on Redbubble.
When it comes to preparing for college, there are a lot of individual factors that can affect your experience going into this new and unknown chapter of your life. As a new freshman, I know just how stressful it can be to figure out what you need to bring, study, and most importantly, what you wear.
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Ten Ways to Succeed in Class
Class begins on Tuesday and most freshmen have already arrived on campus and have gotten their textbooks for this novel and unprecedented semester. And although things are going to be significantly weirder with Pandemic 101 on all our class schedules, there’s still a few tips and tricks that will help you thrive during your first semester of classes:
- Keep one notebook for all classes
- Take freshmen general electives first
- Don’t start off with a light freshman year
- Request the front of the class if possible
- Rent used texts with highlights
- Ask tons of questions
- Find one thing to like about each class
- Discover Quizlet
- Don’t pull all-nighters
- If you sleep in class, start drinking a Mt. Dew until you train yourself to stay awake
Grad Life: Meal Efficiency Outside the Dining Halls
Most of my posts on this site are intended for first-time freshmen looking to start off their college career at Pensacola Christian College, but since starting my master’s degree at PCC, I realized there are a number of grad assistants who never spent time on campus as an undergrad and that they’re just as anxious and lost as freshmen are.
So this post is for new GAs (or graduate assistants) who either just graduated from their undergrad responsibilities or are about to tackle a degree at PCC for the first time.
As a GA, your meal plan differs slightly from that of an undergrad. For one, it’s way cheaper. As in, you pay the tax on what the meal would cost if you were to pay a regular meal ticket (like guests do). And I might be wrong, but when it was explained to me, it sounded like meals were free Monday through Friday and that the tax only charged on weekends. Either way, eating is dirt cheap.
But, as any grad student will tell you, now that you’ve got your own apartment and no curfew, eating in the dining halls isn’t always the most…appetizing of options. And while there’s plenty of off-campus haunts for GAs (Steak ‘N’ Shake after hours is a must), sometimes you just want to eat at home…away from people. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a few hands-on ingredients that you could use to whip up a quick meal during a particularly hard academic season?
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PCC: Declassified 