Frankfort, Illinois
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How hard is it to get a internship in college?
Because I’m looking for an early job shadow experience #internships #college
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Is first semester too early to start joining clubs and student organizatons?
I am very excited about getting involved on campus, but I am a little worried about becoming overwhelmed. I know that I will need to time to adjust to life away from home, but I do not want to have too much on my plate. #getinvolved
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If you had the chance to redo high school, what would you change?
I am asking this question because I myself wish I could go back and redo high school.
#highschool #friends #memories
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If you could go back in time and give yourself any time management tips, what would they be?
I have not done a great job managing my time, but I am working to get better at it as I finish up high school career. I know that I will have a lot more free time in college, and I do not want to spend it all binge watching Netflix. #thankyousomuch
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How do you get to know professors and make the most of office hours?
I've heard going to professor office hours can be beneficial but am unsure how to approach it. #professor #office-hours
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How do you get to know professors and make the most of office hours?
I've heard going to professor office hours can be beneficial but am unsure how to approach it. #professor #office-hours
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How do you get to know professors and make the most of office hours?
I've heard going to professor office hours can be beneficial but am unsure how to approach it. #professor #office-hours
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What are some methods for prioritizing when overwhelmed with schoolwork/activities?
As an incoming freshman in college, I'm excited about classes, making new friends, and joining extracurricular activities. However, am nervous I could get overwhelmed with work and commitments. What is the best way to prioritize in college? #prioritizing #time-management
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How do you know when something you love to do should just be your hobby and not a career?
I like doing a lot of things but do you have to be really good at it to think of making it a career? #hobby #career-choice #career-path
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How do you turn film into a career?
I want to go into the industry but do not know if I should wait till after school is over and how to get started with the process. #filmislife #career-path #career
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When do you know when you are pushing yourself too hard or just need to toughen up in school?
I feel like I will join a lot of clubs and have different classes. I want to know when it is okay to take a break, or stop doing an activity or just know if I am just taking the easy way out. #dotoomuch #howdoyouknow #study-skills #mental-health
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What are some easy jobs to have during college?
I'm not the richest man or the most well connected man, but I do intend to pursue a higher education so I want some guidance as to what I can do to earn money that wont take too much time out of my education. #college-jobs #money #money-management
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How do people maintain high stress jobs with their lives?
I've always been a hard worker, and I don't plan to stop that. I know life is going to get harder so I wanted some techniques or plans that could help me better organize myself. #organizational-development #high-stress
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What are credit hours and how do I get them?
I always hear my older brother talk about having to get enough credit hours for the semester but I never really understood what it meant
#undergrad
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Do you have to be in a pre-medical if you want to go to medical school?
I have an interest in going to medical school but I'm not sure if I need to apply for a pre medical program. I don't know if I sould be applying for pre-medical now because I am a senior to college.
#premed #premedical #medicine #medicineschool #medschool
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Is it better to have a major set in your mind when you enter College or keep it as undecided until you've taken a few different classes?
Some college reps have said that keeping your major undecided is better and I just want to know if thats true.
#majors
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How do you change your major after starting college?
I'm not sure what I'll be studying yet but I am leaning towards medicine, chemistry or music. I feel like I'm going to end up changing my major, and I would like to know ahead of time how to do it.
#medicine #chemistry #music #majorchange
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Best wording for leaving a job?
When i'm leaving a position solely for the fact that I do not agree with the administration. Should I just say its for personal reasons?
#quitting #howto
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Whats the best way to get your foot in a new career?
After I just finish my degree, what would be the best way to get my foot in the door to a new career?
#newcareer #postgrad
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what step did you have to take to become a nurse
i'm a sophomore#hospital #medicine #college #bachelor degree #nurse
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What would be the ideal Engineering field to pursuit ?
Well my goal in life is to be a part of this world as in knowing that I have helped create something in the everyone uses on a daily basis.
#engineering
#imnotsure
#committed
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What is the best website to look for good internships?
I need to do an internship before I graduate but I'm not sure if the sites I go on are giving me legitimate information.
#internships
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What are good questions to as a potential employer during an interview?
I've always had a hard time during interviews. I'm not sure what the right answers to the questions are or what to ask myself to show the employer I'm serious about the position.
#interview #interview-questions
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How do I decide what I want to do with my degree?
I am a marketing major, and I love it. However, marketing is such a broad spectrum, and there are so many different things I could do with a marketing degree. How do I evaluate where I would fit best in a marketing career? #marketing #marketing-career #career-choice #career-path...
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How do I apply my passion to my career?
I am a marketing major and I hope to have a career in the advertising or social media field. I am very passionate about human rights, equal opportunities, anti-racism, and women's rights. I would like to know how I can apply these types of themes into my career in a way that I can make a...
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What are the secrets to surviving and doing well in college?
I am asking because I am going to college in September and I want to know how to succeed without failing first. #College #freshmen #Newbeginnings #Newplace
#Carrer
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What is the most effective way of networking?
I am asking because I am going into Culinary and networking is very important in order to be considered for anything or even to be acknowledged. I am asking because I want to excel in my field and I need tips. #Culinary #JWU #FututreChef #networking
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What's a good way to get into a habit of study?
I've never been one to study, just pay careful attention in class. I want to get into studying since the end of the semester is coming up and colleges will be asking for my grades.
#studying #studying-tips
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How to gain connections to those with similar interest as you?
I would like to interact with many more people in my future major(through internships . workshops, or jobs) but I don't know how and I fear that it may be too late.
#interested #internships #connections #networking
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How to deal with racial discrimination in college and future career?
I am excited about beginning the second quarter of my life, however, the aching fear is always scratching my back. I am scared to go to many places because I do not want to deal with racism but I know I have to encounter it one day. I know my first reaction will be to cry but I want to be able...
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What is the average daily hours worked by a computer programmer?
Searching for a career in this field, but I would like to know the average hours worked on a daily basis as well as is the pay ok? I have a growing family here in Chicago.
#computer-science
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What is the work life balance like as a Financial Engineer
I want to make sure I am going into the right field.
#finance
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What is it like to be a Financial Engineer
I want to make sure I am going into the right field.
#finance
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What jobs can biochemistry majors achieve?
One of my possible majors is biochemistry and I was wondering what job options there are. #curiosity
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What can I do to figure out what major is right for me?
I need to pick classes soon and would like to start on a career path but I am interested in so many things. #undecided
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What're the occupational differences between pure and applied mathematics?
I'm not so much asking about or for examples of jobs that use pure or applied mathematics as I am asking about the work environment of pure and applied mathematics. What's the work like in both? What's similar and what's different?
#maths
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What sort of tasks does a mathematician commonly do in their job?
While I know the image of "people in suits crunching numbers" is wholly false, I'm not actually all that sure about what mathematicians (whether they're studying topology, physics, or any branch beyond) commonly do as a part of their occupation. Is it more akin to individual work or research in...
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Should I participate in a college curricular band with a possible minor in music or join a club band?
I am definitely going to do marching band, and I know some colleges require curricular band to participate. However, not all of the schools I applied to require this. #band #music #minors
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What is the best way to become a prosthetics and bionics engineer?
I am already majoring in mechanical engineering, but should I pick another field for grad school, like robotics? #engineering
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What is the difference between the different certification exams to become a nurse practitioner?
Is one test easier? More widely accepted or preferred? Does it depend on what state you plan to practice in? #FNP #APRN #boardcertified
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Why should I get a Doctoate versus a Masters degree to become a nurse practitioner?
I am currently in a DNP program but there are masters program that take less time to complete and you can still work as a nurse practitioner. Is the extra school to get the doctorate worth it? #DNP #FNP
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How do you know if you've hit your "moment?"
Being indecisive really complicates the college search. I'm always afraid that my "moment" of realization will miss me. What if I never realize what I want to do? What if there are other people who have missed their boat? These are honestly the biggest stresses for me as I'm hitting the end of...
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How did you realize what you wanted to do for a living?
I honestly love everything and I have trouble deciding what I want to invest my future in.
#indecisive #general-career-advice-for-young-people
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Is the phlebotomy field growing?
I would like to know if the need for phlebotomist will increase or if it's expected to decline in the future. #phlebotomy
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What resources are available to deal with stress from classes?
Sometimes the workload from assignments and frustration from not understanding material can be overwhelming. Are there resources provided to help students during these times or during midterm and finals? #college-stress
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How much writing and reading are expected?
Sometimes you can't understand what you're reading unless you break it down to annotate, and annotating takes long itself to do. Do all subjects require to do that as well?
#reading #writing #education #college
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How can you manage your time in college?
I'm asking this because college can take up a lot of your personal time. Like will there be a lot of homework everyday for every subject? There will be deadlines around the same time so what can you do to turn it in on time.
#time-management
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What are good ways to save/make money?
I know we all have a hard time with money and school and bills. Does anyone have some good advice on how to save and then continue to save. I have had a savings account for a good year now and it just seems like I am not making enough money to even put money in my savings account. and how do...
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Why isn't there a fast track program for all majors?
I am a photography major and I went to Loyola University for my first two years and decided to move home to finish an Associates degree. I moved home mainly because of my money situation. I hoped that by finishing my associates I would be able to find a job that I would like to turn into a...
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How difficult is it to get into the journalistic field?
I hear that it's tough to get a job in journalism, even though the country will always need journalists. #journalism #job #career
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