As some of my readers may know, this is not the only blog I contribute to. I work as a blogger for three separate blogs. I have been working as a financial literacy blogger for FinLitTV.com since March 2011. The website is directed to Gen Y: which is all of you college students out there! If you ever wonder what…
Author: Antonia Valentine
What’s there to do over the semester break?
It’s been a few weeks since my last day of graduate classes for the fall semester. I still have a few weeks left of break before I begin my next semester. So what have I done over the past couple of weeks? I’ve cleaned and reorganized my room, spent time with family and friends, continued to work part-time and started…
The art of balancing grad school, work, and a social life
Attending college can be tough enough, let alone adding in a part-time job (or two!) into the mix. As many students know, when you’re not busy with school or work, your family and friends are asking for your attention. As a graduate student, I find balancing school, work, and a social life to be challenging at times. I take four…
Don’t let the stress get to you!
With much relief and a great feeling of achievement, I’m happy to say I have made it through the first semester of graduate school. Going to graduate school full-time, working as a graduate assistant, and working a part-time job keeps me busy. Needless to say, time and stress management skills are everything. When I started college, I didn’t understand the…
Preparing for winter at Saint Rose
Since Albany received its first taste of winter snow fairly early this year (remember that late October snow?), I think many people were caught off-guard. I know I was surprised when my car door was frozen and it took several tries to open it. Then, I (along with many others) had the joy of scraping rock-hard ice off the windshield.…