#acaedemic

26-11-19

didn’t do that well on the electricity test but that’s okay, you live you learn :) 

[Oct 1, 2017 // 8:49 pm] [Martin Jensen - Solo Dance]

hello everybody! my name is jennifer, but feel free to call me jen! this is my first studyblr and i wish to become a lot more active in the community! ♥

background

i am fifteen years old and a sophmore

my birthday is july 19th

i’m vietnamese and i live in the us

i’m an INFP cancer and ravenclaw (everyone thinks i’m hufflepuff)

my favorite color is sky blue ♥

my main account is @oui-okay, so i’ll be following on there ;0

“hoc xinh” means student in vietnamese, hence my url !

classes

precalculus

ap us history

honors biology

spanish 3

american literature

clubs, etc

orchestra

national art society

computer science

interests

i love drawing! i’ve been doing digital (mouse) art ever since i got my laptop and it’s only gotten bigger! i got my first tablet in 2012 and it’s still the one i’m using to this day ♥

spreadsheets are one of my favorite things,, maybe it’s just me, but i get so much satisfaction making them! one of my electives this year is information management, which is basically learning excel

i am obsessed with gel pens. i literally always have one with me because of how smooth they are. the ones i use currently are the papermate inkjoy gel pens, but i’m always up for recommendations!

calligraphy and bullet-journals ♥♥ i actually haven’t ever done either of these things, but they’re so beautiful and aesthetic™?? i’ve been practicing handwriting and such with my crayola supertips, but bujos are a whole different level. i am, however, thinking about starting one for 2018!

i used to be part of my school’s musical theater! i’m not doing this year, however, because i have all my core classes next semester. next year, when i’m able to start driving, i’ll definitely go back into it!

goals

maintain a 95% or higher in all my classes

manage my time/reduce procrastination

stay in the top 20 of my class

start my first bullet journal

eat healthier and start exercising

inspiration

@nerdastically @studyquill @chamber-of-studies @designstudy @noodledesk @studypetals @witchy-study @acaedmic @phthalostudies @kuroristudies

I love reading on the top of the building in a sunny day.

Hi there! My name is Kaitlin and I’m in a sorority!

I don’t see many (if any at all) posts in the studyblr community about greek life and i wanted to change that by making a post about it!

Disclaimer: I’m talking about sororities in the US, I’m not sure if greek life is a thing outside of the US but this is what I know from my experience!

What is a sorority?

a sorority is a group of women that all share the same values, who participate in charity work, sisterhood events, and other rituals. When you are in college, sorority girls are called ‘collegiate members’ and when you graduate, you become an alumnae.

What do you do in a sorority?

There are so many things you do in a sorority! After you rush and join a sorority, you bond with your sisters at weekly formal meetings, sisterhood events, dances, formals, charity events (on and off campus) and many more!

Some of the things I’ve done in my sorority are lip synching contests (for our charity), whale watching trips, retreats to the mountains, and themed dances with other sororities and fraternities!

Can I be in a sorority and still have good grades?

Absolutely!! I got a 4.0 while participating fully in sorority life! Sometimes it isn’t easy (greek life is a significant time commitment) but my sorority has facebook groups just for girls in different majors and we are required to have a certain amount of study hours to be able to participate in activities as well as being eligible to attend formal at the end of the semester!

My sorority (as well as many others!) reward their members’s good grades in different ways! For every A we get on a paper/exam, we are entered in a drawing for gift cards at our scholarship banquet, as well as weekly “smarty pants” awards and special recognition at events! You can even get a scholarship pearl to show everyone how your hard work payed off!

We also had study sessions where our sorority reserved a room or two in the library near finals to group study!

Why should I join a sorority?

Sororities are not only about sisterhood, but they also get you involved in your school and community and are incredible for networking!

There are many executive positions you can take in your sorority that look great on resumes (for example, if you’re an accounting major, you could be a financial vice president or if you want to pursue event planning you could be social charwoman or public relations vice president!)

When you join, you immediately gain anywhere from 60-200 new friends/sisters! Rushing as a freshman, it felt really relieving seeing girls I knew around campus and in my classes that I know share the same values as me!

What is hazing? Will it happen to me?

Greek life is cracking down very hard on hazing, so you should not worry about it. Hazing is when members of an organization make uninitiated/unofficial members feel degraded, embarassed, less than, or uncomfortable at any point in order to be allowed into their group. An extreme example of this would be forcing people to drink excessive amounts of alcohol. A mild (but still fully punishable) example would be prohibiting new (uninitiated/unofficial) members from wearing apparel/accessories that have their sorority’s greek letters on them before being initiated

Greek organizations can be put on probation, be banned from recruiting,  or even have their charter pulled (meaning they no longer exist on that campus) for hazing.

What kind of commitment does a sorority require?

greek life requires a significant (but not overwhelming) time and financial commitment

your first year (while you are a “new member”) is when you pay the most “dues” due to new member fees, but I have many girls in my sorority that pay for their entire sorority dues and fees on their own. Many sororities have payment plans for girls that need them. There are also scholarships specifically for sorority girls to help out! Each sorority has different amounts for dues.

Sorority life also requires a good amount of time. There are events that you are required to go to, and a lot of sororities go by a point system for activity. If you don’t make a certain amount of points, you could be barred from going to other events such as the big formal at the end of the year or be ineligible to do certain things like taking a little sister or participating in recruitment. I have had sisters, however, that work 4 days a week and graduate with 2 degrees and still make it to events and are present in the community

In my sorority, school is always an excuse to get out of an event (say, if you had an evening class and couldn’t make it to a sisterhood; not if you can’t make it to the weekly formal meeting because you have a test the next day and put off studying til the last second).

Sorority life isn’t for me, I’m not very girly/outgoing/extroverted/social.

Hey friend, did you know that not every sorority is like they are in the movies? Yes, some are more preppy than others, but there are groups of girls for just about everyone! Every sorority has their own type of girl in it and are all slightly different from one another! I have a twin sister who I thought wouldn’t want to join greek life because she isn’t super girly or very popular, but she went through recruitment and found the perfect girls for her that are just as sweet and funny and academically minded as she is! They might not be the most popular house or the sisterhood that has the best parties or the most gorgeous house, but they were absolutely perfect for her!

Every sorority is different from campus to campus. One sorority we have on my campus has almost completely different girls than the chapter from the state college next door!

I’m trans/I identify as a girl, can I still rush?

from the Lambda 10 Project’s fraternity & sorority Trans guide:

research the fraternity/sorority you are interested in. fraternities and sororities are more than just a party hook-up; they are guiding principles and ideals that are paramount to being a part of the organization. find an organization that fits with your morals and ideals/ research organizations that are gay friendly. these groups are generally more accepting to trans applicants. you may want to start your search here

get to know the current members of the organizations you are interested in. these members can give you more information and will most likely let you know if their chapter is trans-friendly

if invited to join or begin the membership intake process, remember that you are no different than any other person in your position. if you feel uncomfortable in any way, let a member of the organization know

I’m still on the fence about joining. What should I do?

Well, there are lots of things you can do! I personally recommend going to your university’s recruitment/rush orientation! There are girls from all of the different sororities that disaffiliate (don’t wear their letters, don’t tell the girls which sorority she’s in, etc) and act as counselors for the girls that are interested in joining a sorority! They answer a lot of common questions and also talk about recruitment/rush!

please feel free to ask/message me about any questions you might have about sorority life, recruitment, life as a new member, or anything else related to greek life! I am incredibly in love with my sorority and greek life and would be more than happy to help!

9/100 days of productivity - today finally started studying for the SAT and made these notes on subject verb agreement !!

Set your priorities straight. As you’ve entered school, you know that your academics are basically one of your priorities, aside from your personal health. You are a student, after all. You should know that you should be making time for all the school work you’re supposed to be dealing with. If you’re having trouble with this, I suggest you write your priorities down, and rank them according to which one weighs the most. This will make you feel much more headstrong and goal-oriented.

Use schedulers and planners. You’re human and it’s okay to forget things. Get digital with apps and programs or get traditional with notebooks and planners. Involve your planning with a combination of both. This really helps especially if you’ve created a system for remembering things more efficiently, eg. color-coding, bullet journaling, weekly overviews, having legends, etc., which leads us to the next point:

Schedule in advance. Complete the difficult tasks, the easy tasks, the medium tasks. Do what you can. Set deadlines for yourself. If you’re fully aware that three weeks from now, you’ll have 3 exams in a day, start studying as early as possible. If you have to attend to an event and have an exam the day after, bring any study material with you. Do homework the day they’re given to you, especially if they’re fairly easy. If they need some research or data collection, make it a point that you do it after class or on the nearest weekend. Break the habit of doing something because a classmate has already started doing his/hers. Instead, do it for the motivation that you’ve set for yourself.

Prevent causes of distraction. There are only 24 hours in a day, and a fraction of which we use for fulfilling our basic necessities. Utilize the remaining time for productivity. Delete social media apps if you have to, or turn off your internet. Better yet, turn off your phone and exchange phones with your roommate or your friend. Keep it. Forget about it for a moment. You can always leave your feed but it will never leave you. You can always return to it after you’ve done your work.

Multi-task! I can never stress the importance of learning multi-tasking enough. Whenever I’m in a long meeting, I usually bring my laptop to review notes or write a paper. Of course, it would seem rude to some so it’s better if you would give them a heads-up. If I’m in a class I find easy and if the professor allows us to study or drift off, I usually study for other classes that I need more attention in. While I take showers, I discuss the exam material from my memory out loud. If you have to wait in line for some errand, bring a book. Sometimes while doing my night care routine, I would listen to audio recordings of my professor. Some of these examples may come off as rude or off-putting, I know. But that’s just me. You can always find other safer situations where you could practice multi-tasking.

Now, not tomorrow. If you happen to finish a scheduled task and got a little free time, it gives you all the reason to do some of the things you have scheduled for other days. If you can do it now without any constraint, why would you choose to do it later?

Ask for help. If a friend’s not too busy, don’t be afraid to ask for a little help! You can ask them favors of proofreading your essay. You can ask them about the notes that you didn’t take down of. You can ask them about how this certain professor's exam types. The possibilities are endless. Just know the right people and places. Don’t dwell too much on tiny details. If you have misunderstood a certain topic, ask your roommate, ask the person next door. Go to the nearest library. Check the internet for answers. You can consult your teacher or professor. Don’t be afraid to ask for a little assistance. No man is an island.

You have all the time on your hands. If you believe that you can do it, and if you really want to do it, you will. Taking up other commitments and responsibilities is never a problem, as long as you know you can handle them without sacrificing another. You are always allowed to say no. If you have as many organizations as me, remember that work should never get in the way of your priorities. Just keep in mind that everyone has their certain limits, and you do too.

If all else fails, CLUTCH IT!! I’m not joking, I’ve done this multiple times. I came out alive but I have to admit that not all of my crammed output had the best marks (although some of them did!). If you don’t want to be in this heart-racing situation, then be as diligent as possible with your work! Make it a habit.

Always remember that these tips may or may not help anyone the same as it did with me, but I’m glad that I have this opportunity to get this out there. Find your rhythm. I know it takes time, but don’t stress yourself too much because all of your efforts will be successful. Some efforts may just be rewarded in ways that you didn’t plan to, while some just lead you nearer to your dreams. Just keep doing you, and you’ll get through this.