It seems that just a few days ago, I was lounging around, relaxing and catching up on my favorite tv shows. But here I am, yet again…cramming for the wave of exams. Understandably, the stress levels have been extremely high for most of us during the second half of the …
Author: faizymohamed
Advice for RU Hopefuls
Around last time this year, I had received my Rutgers acceptance and started planning for college. It was a crazy time, filled with confusion about my future plans and dreams. A few weeks ago, I visited my high school and gave some advise to those who are in a similar …
Prepping for Finals
The last few days have been blissful because of Thanksgiving break, the delicious homemade food and the copious amounts of therapeutic shopping. However, the stress of finals is almost here. In a few days, we will start crying over last minute assignments, drowning in coffee and staying awake for three days …
Goodbye October. Hello November.
It's Halloween night and I'm sitting here studying and writing essays. This is a depressing situation, however, October as a whole has been a pretty good month. It was full of unexpected mini pleasures. In the beginning of October, I went to an Honors Program Reception at the Zimmerli. I …
The RU Commuter Guide
Commuting can be the best and the worst at the same time. You get the comfort of relaxing in your home and having your parents do laundry for you but then you have to wake up super early for class and spend an hour in traffic every morning. To make …
Time Flies
I cannot believe that a month of school has passed, it feels like it was just yesterday when I sat down in my first college lecture looking all bright eyed and confused. It's extremely hard to understand that I survived four weeks of school, especially after all the confusion of …
Beating Procrastination
In September, it seems that students always do their homework, study for tests, get involved in extracurricular activities, and still find time to hang out with their friends . Albeit most of these students crash and burn later in the year, they end up having an …