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March 4th 2016// my office & happy place 💜. It’s so important to find somewhere you can comfortably study and be productive. Free yourself from any distractions !

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I realized I haven't posted anything recent on Tumblr, so here is this picture of what I am currently doing. Studying for my second exam this semester. Introduction to Humanities. I love this class and the professor; he keeps it fun and interesting. Currently studying Greek sculpture.

#college student #student life #studying #college life #studyblr #studyspo #greeks #greece #greek sculptures #books and notes #exam two

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Good luck!

Hope ya'll have a wonderful semester. I'll be posting new things very soon. Also, feel free to message me if you have any questions.

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Honors College!

Guys I am so excited! I was invited, by the Honors program in my college, to be part of their program due to my great academic performance for the past two semesters. I just wanted to share this with you all.

#fall semester #fall term #here i come #honor student #yay #oh the pressure #it will be worth it #personal #college student #studyblr #studyspo

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Finals & a little break.

I took my finals on the 1st of August and got my grades on the 5th of August. Guys, I did absolutely fantastic! I finished with a GPA of 3.80, YAY!

Now, I will be taking a break from Tumblr and everything to just sit back, relax, and read a couple of books I’ve been dying to read. Till next semester guys. Enjoy the rest of your summer!

#finals #finals week #summer #a little break #studyblr #personal #studyspo #a little update

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Hey guys! These are 7 (technically 8) tips on how to get straight A’s! I’m sorry for the mistakes — ONE: the tip “Some Study Methods” should actually be number 7, not number 1 hehe. TWO: in tip number 6, “Doing your homework”, it says ‘always remember tip number 6!’ what I mean is *always remember tip number 5!* STUDYBLRS — reblog this for a possible follow hehe (see tip 3). Anyway this whole thing took me HOURS. Hopefully it helps someone! ily all & good luck!

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Finals week!

Both my finals are on Monday! Can't wait to be done with this semester.

#finals #finals week #college student #college life #studyblr #studyspo #summer semester

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hey everyone! I’ve gotten a few asks recently about saving money in college (especially on textbooks) so I thought I’d make a post on it! Feel free to add any other tips + tricks I may have forgotten :) 

 Don’t buy from your university store unless you have to. Check out some of the websites linked at the end of this masterpost for some cheaper alternatives! Also, it’s worth doing a google search or two to find some good deals

Don’t buy your textbooks until you get your syllabus. Unless you have assigned reading from your book, wait until the class starts before you get your textbooks. You might find out that you can get by in a class without the textbook (especially if you only need to read excerpts from it every so often. not worth dropping $70 dollars for maybe 15 pages of reading max) 

Check your university’s textbook exchange. This is probably my most recommended course of action. My university has an unofficial page on facebook where people sell their old textbooks for really cheap. I got a used textbook for $5 instead of $90! Also, this is a great way to make some extra cash off old textbooks you won’t use

Buy older versions. New versions of textbooks are ridiculously expensive and the main difference between the two is usually just some minor changes or adding an updated study. Again, do some google searches and talk to your professor to see what exactly the changes are. Most of the time, your professor will cover these new additions in class anyway

Rent your textbook. I usually rent mine from chegg or amazon. Super helpful for my general education classes or for classes where I don’t think keeping the textbook will be useful. Saved me some serious $$$. 

Use your library. Your university library should have some extra textbooks that you can borrow for a few hours on reserve. I would check with your professor to see if they have the textbook or check an online catalog for your library if you have one. 

helpful websites: 

chegg: buy, rent, and sell your textbooks. they have some pretty sweet deals. 

amazon: buy, rent, and sell textbooks

ebay: buy + sell textbooks 

bookfinder: find the best deal on your textbook

openstax: a collection of free textbooks! founded by bill gates 

bookboon: fill out a quick form and download your textbooks! 

#books #text books #college student #college tips #college life #studyblr #studyspo

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As a university student whose course load is heavily math-based, I’ve had my fair share of encounters with math problems that seem unsolvable, and notes that make absolutely no sense. Fortunately, I’ve also come across a lot of useful resources that I thought I would share with my fellow math comrades! So here is my list of “life-saving” math resources that will hopefully make your math life a little bit easier.

Wolfram Alpha

Definitely the most used resource when I am doing math homework. It’s capable of solving basically any math problem. You have to pay to see the step-by-step solution, and I have a shared account with my friend, so that’s an option if you want to pay a little bit less!

Symbolab

Similar to Wolfram Alpha, but free! You can see the step-by-step solutions without paying, so that’s great. However, the downside is that if your math problem is quite complicated, it may not have the solution (i.e. crazy integrals)

Paul’s Online Math Notes

This website has notes on algebra to multivariable calculus, with plenty of examples and explanations. This is an actual life saver for my friends who are doing advanced/university level math. Especially if your professor has atrocious writing but can’t seem to stray away from hand written notes. 

Khan Academy

Has video lessons on elementary to university level math. Great for visual learners, since the lessons include a lot of graphs and diagrams. Not to mention this website offers video lessons on a variety of subjects!

Desmos

Graph functions (single and multivariable) and plot data tables!

Slader

Textbook solutions!!! You can probably find the solutions to most of the calculus textbooks used in universities. Really great for those who like to study by doing a bunch of practice questions.

Bonus: Scannable (not really math related, but still useful)

For those with professors who prefer digital submissions of assignments: turn your phone camera into a scanner without the bulk. The best scanner app I’ve come across - it will make your papers look like they’ve actually been scanned, even if you take the photo in bad lighting.

#math #study tips #studyblr #studyspo #college student

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#lmao #true

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You were under the pile of coats?I was the pile of coats!

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Carol Ann Duffy, “Words, Wide Night”

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How does one apply for Universities when they are transferring from a two-year college?

It’s essentially the same process. The only difference is that your deadlines for application are different, and you will need to send transcripts from your two-year college in addition to your high school transcripts. 

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Hi! What does класс mean when it is used in social media? Especially on instagram, people will write "класс!" under a picture. I know the definition, but I wasn't sure if the word means anything different on social media.

Hi! It’s like “awesome”, “classy”, “cool”, “dope”, “super” and so on. Just a general expression of  excitement, positive evaluation and social approval. You can also find other words like this on social media, for example:круто, крутяк - coolклёво - dopeсупер, суперски - superчётко - dope/cool (I’m not sure if this slang word is still in use)классно - classy, swellофигеть, офигенно - mind-blowing, freaking good (informal, slang)охренеть, охрененно - fucking cool (warming, mildly obscene)охуеть, охуительно - fucking great (strongly obscene, do not use it when talking to your Russian teacher)отпад - mind-blowing, slangотвал башки - mind-blowing, slangчума, чумовой - lit. plaque, rad, brutal

#russian major #russian language

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tackle that to do list, babes!

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#pokemon #gotta catch em all

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July.19.2016  “The secret of getting ahead is getting started” -  Mark Twain Summer Reading : start early, pace yourself, and take notes to retain the information.