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University of Minnesota
Twin Cities Campus
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Minneapolis, MN 55455

Anne's Blog

Study, Study, Study

Being in college I have learned that, at least during the week I study quite a lot more than I had to in high school. I guess the perk is that I get to take the classes that I want to in my major, but I still find myself needing a little encouragement to study.

To shake things up a little bit I like to study in a lot of different locations. During the day I really like studying at Magrath Library on the St. Paul campus or in one of the study lounge areas on the West Bank. At night time I like to go either to Walter Library in the Mall area of the Minneapolis campus for the silent study rooms where I can do some intense studying, or local coffee shops for my reading or lighter studying.

It may sound a little corny, but I’ve found that the places I study really makes a difference in my mood and enthusiasm about actually getting my work done, therefore I like to have a variety of places to study. Last year I studied a lot at the library still, but I also really enjoyed studying in the lounges in my residence hall. Living off campus this year, I do miss the residence halls because if I couldn’t study in my room, at least I had somewhere else to go to get it done without leaving the building.

Another thing that I have taken advantage of this year is studying with other people. It’s really helped me to go on ‘study dates’ with friends, even if we aren’t studying the same subject, it’s still nice to get out of the house and still feel like I’m doing something kind of fun while managing my time well. Finding the balance between your academic and social life is important, and that’s why I’ve tried to find places that encourage me to get my work done efficiently, but also keep my interest by changing the scenery a little bit.

April 9th, 2007
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  • Class & major: senior; public relations and political science, South Asian and Middle Eastern studies minor
  • Hometown: Lincoln, NE
  • Groups or activities: Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority, PRSSA, Order of Omega, CLA student ambassador
  • Best thing about being a CLA student: You take a wide range of classes on a variety of topics. The cool thing is that many of my classes are inter-related and touch on similar themes with different perspectives that are really interesting.
  • Favorite place to study: Walter Library because it's a convenient place on campus to get things done.
  • Why I chose CLA : I really liked the political science deparment and was impressed by thte School of Journalism and Mass Communication. They offered the specific public relations track that interests me.