Above and beyond the business school, UT in itself is massive. It is very easy to feel overwhelmed at times and even feel “lost in the crowd.” Regardless of one’s personality, it is difficult to shine at a school that hosts 50,000+ students. (Well, unless you are Colt McCoy or Jordan Shipley.) But remembering the words of my father, the greatest step to succeeding in college is “getting plugged in.”
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Wanted: Sherlock Homes wannabe
Hiring Private Detective:
It is 5:03 a.m. and I have been in the B-Hive all night/morning. All I can think about is how I am pretty sure my professors come together and purposely put all my exams around the same time. Whether they discuss it over a poker game or they have some underground lair, I am not sure, but one of these days I will catch them in the act of conspiring against me.
I had an exam Monday, a five-page paper due Tuesday, two exams today (Thursday) and next week is not looking much better. Exam on Monday, another on Tuesday and to cap it off, a case and a paper due on Friday at the same time that I am trying to get ready for this Mr. McCombs pageant thing I signed up for. I know I am not alone and that there are students all across this campus going through similar situations, and believe me, I sympathize with you. Continue reading Wanted: Sherlock Homes wannabe
3rd-year MPA recruiting prep
*These are pictures from the Big 4 dinners. Oh, how I miss the fancy dining.*
The first year of MPA was full of some of the most significant choices I have had to make in my college life. What do I want to do? Where do I want to live? Who do I want to work for? All a bit nerve-wracking for any one of us to deal with…on top of all our HW and EXAMS!!!!
But now looking back on it, I have found a few tips and tricks that made my recruiting process sooo much easier.
Hook ’em Horns, baby!
Unlike the vast majority of students at UT, I was fortunate enough to have a freshman year where the UT football team ended as National Champions. The day Vince Young announced he was going into the NFL draft, I am pretty sure a small part of me died inside thinking that we would never win again.
But here we are again, ranked No. 1 in the country after beating down OU and then giving Chase Daniels a humiliating back-to-back loss. It is all very exciting, I think, even for those of us who are not all into the football mentality. Just this last Friday, I was walking to the UT women’s soccer game, and at 6:30 p.m. there were ALREADY people lining up for ESPN game day. Now, I did not wake up before sunrise the next morning just to go scream obnoxiously, but I do applaud those who had the school spirit and got on TV.