#spring sem study challenge

[babymiscreant]

fall '23 study challenge

here's the first two weeks of the challenge. since i have not finished writing it.

day 1: what classes are you taking this semester and which are you most excited for?

day 2: how many books do you want to read this semester?

day 3: what was your favorite thing you did this summer?

day 4: what are you studying in school? if you work, what do you do?

day 5: what is your favorite food to eat when you’re not at school?

day 6: what are you most excited for this semester?

day 7: how do you keep yourself organized?

day 8: week two check in

[studydocument]

Hilton Worldwide: A Lesson in Evolving Digitally

Even the most iconic hospitality brands today are being forced to adapt to shifting consumer demands in today's digital world. One such brand is Hilton Hotels & Resorts, one of the most famous hospitality names in the world. Its evolution from classic to state-of-the-art digital marketing is a study in strategic creativity as well as customer-driven branding. Hilton’s marketing approach reflects how digital transformation is reshaping hospitality strategies.

From Brochures to Algorithms: Hilton's Marketing Metamorphosis

Previously depending on print media, travel agents, and brochures extensively, the marketing strategies of Hilton have undergone a drastic change. With digital revolution engulfing the hospitality sector, Hilton turned to dynamic, personalized, and digital marketing channels. Its focus at the moment is on utilizing digital platforms to increase customer experiences, promote brand awareness, and ultimately, drive bookings directly.

Most important digital marketing channels

The digital toolset of Hilton is extensive as well as sophisticated. The brand uses:

- Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to be listed prominently on search engines.

- Email marketing for customized offers and loyalty programs.

- Social media sites such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to promote engagement and brand narratives.

- Mobile apps that simplify booking procedures and provide personalized experiences for Hilton Honors members.

- Collaborations with influencers and consumer-created content to enhance authenticity and reach.

These platforms attract not only new guests but also keep close ties with repeat guests—an integral part of Hilton's strategy.

Hilton Honors: Embracing Digital Loyalty

One of the pillars of Hilton's marketing success online is the Hilton Honors program. It's not just a system of points—rather, it's a comprehensive digital experience. Members are provided with offers tailored to them, mobile check-in, digital key, and special discounts for booking directly at Hilton's website or mobile app.

The end result? Improved customer satisfaction, repeat business, and rich first-party data that powers Hilton's future marketing initiatives.

Customer Engagement and Experience

Hilton doesn't merely market to customers; it interacts with them. Using data analytics and AI-powered personalization, Hilton makes each customer interaction feel bespoke. From suggesting a couples' retreat to springing a room upgrade on a guest at just the right moment, Hilton provides relevant experiences at the perfect time.

Adapting to the Post-Pandemic World

The COVID-19 pandemic led hospitality brands into unknown territory, and Hilton acted quickly. Contactless technology moved to the forefront—mobile check-in, digital keys, and flexible cancellations quickly become a standard. These changes were not merely reactive; they reflected a long-term commitment on the part of Hilton to technology-driven, guest-centric hospitality.

The Challenges of the Digital World

Of course, digital transformation has its own set of challenges. Hilton has:

- Cybersecurity threats, increasingly driven by issues of data privacy.

- Strenuous competition from legacy hotels and new-age disruptors such as Airbnb.

- Ad fatigue and growing customer expectations regarding personalization as well as transparency.

Notwithstanding such challenges, however, Hilton is constantly refining its strategy—remaining proactive regarding trends and providing reliable value.

The Future: Sustainable Growth Through Inclusiveness

On the horizon, Hilton is investigating greater integration of AI, voice search, and augmented reality to optimize the guest's journey. It's also all about sustainability, with digital technology utilized to measure energy consumption and minimize a footprint on the environment—aligning marketing with corporate social responsibility.

Final Thoughts

Hilton's digital marketing story is one of empowerment through strategic evolution. By leveraging technology with a foundation in customer experience, Hilton has reshaped the face of hospitality marketing. In a digital world where the initial connection point is so often online, It sees to it that each click, swipe, and scroll speaks to its enduring commitment to excellence.  If you wish to browse further, visit desklib's website and find out more on this subject with our AI researcher tool.

[admatazz]

Top 6 Digital marketing institutes that agencies and brands hire from

A good team is the spring that takes any venture to new heights. And in the field of digital marketing, where the basics are constantly changing and platforms continuously evolving, it is imperative to build a team which is driven and updated with the latest trends. The biggest challenge in the current market scenario is finding the right talent. That’s why we have listed down the best institutes that you can look to hire from. This list has been compiled through research and our personal experience as an agency. Though we do not consider college qualifications as a criteria at Admatazz, for certain profiles such as design, strategy and UX it always helps to have some kind of formal training. Courses provided by these institutes cover a myriad of digital solutions that are highly relevant to solve common and unique marketing problems; these are in no particular order of merit:

IIDE This institute excels when it comes to industry-relevant training. They have various courses that enable students to equip themselves with technical digital marketing education that aligns with corporate expectations.

They offer a range of digital marketing courses that cater to students who want to establish themselves in the field of digital advertising and for marketers who want to upskill in a particular specialisation. Since they have a vast pool of students from freshers to professionals, you can hire from this institute across various levels for your agency or brand. IIDE is the first choice agency for Admatazz to hire from as a great amount of our strategy, media and social team is from IIDE.

Digital Marketing and Analytics by ISB Executive Education Associated with one of the leading Business Schools in India, this course covers the entire lifecycle of customer journey, provides detailed insight into tools for strategy and planning with a major focus on emerging technologies within digital marketing.

Accredited by three global accreditation bodies – EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA. This is the right course to reach out for if you’re looking for a Mid-Level or Senior Executive. Their batch of learners come from executive backgrounds or people rejoining the workforce.

Digital Marketing and Branding by PIIDM This course covers 17+ digital marketing certifications and provides a healthy mix of theory and hands-on experience. Students from this course will be well equipped to build relevant digital strategies as their modules break down and give them in-depth analysis of each and every social media platform and digital tools.

This is the right course if you’re looking for young team members to join your brand or agency. Their batch of learners mostly comprise young students looking for professional training.

Advanced Certificate in Digital Marketing and Communication by UpGrad Launched in association with one of India’s top marketing institutes, MICA, this course prepares students to be well equipped with all the latest technological advancements in the field of advertising. It is taught by leading faculty and industry leaders in the form of online marketing classes, recorded video lectures, case studies and live projects.

This is the right course to hire from if you’re looking for a Mid-Level or Senior Executive, as the course focuses on skill building including learning how to make the best of ChatGPT and other upcoming digital tools.

Post Graduate Programme in Digital Marketing and Branding by NIIT NIIT promises their learners expertise in specialised marketing areas that not only gives them an edge over others but facilitates them to emerge as leaders in the digital domain. This industry-specific program imparts knowledge in SEO, SEM, SMM, Email Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Inbound Marketing, Content Planning, and a host of other functional areas.

Since the eligibility criteria restricts individuals above 24 years old to apply for the course, this is a good place to hire from when recruiting young members with fresh perspectives for your agency or brand.

NIDM This institute has trained over 30,000+ students from 20+ countries. Their trainees have been placed in top MNC companies in India, and they have guided over 100+ startups to grow. They actively admit individuals in their courses who are looking to implement out of the box digital marketing strategies in their agency or brand.

Since their courses are based on practical experience and are completely job-oriented, this is the right course to hire from if you’re looking for a Mid-Level or Senior Executive.

Finding the right talent is half the battle won! However, ensuring they meet the expectations of the agency or brand values is a direct outcome of rigorous training and setting up processes and workshops for healthy transfer of knowledge.

If you are looking to make a career in digital marketing in India, consider the above institutes for skill building. However we also encourage candidates who are self taught and welcome you to apply to Admatazz.

[bukobeestudies]

9.3.2021 || spring semester week five

i realized i haven’t posted my updated desk set-up, but here’s my desk-in-bed set-up that typically happens on mondays. my desk riser flips into a bed desk and it fits my keyboard and mouse so i can enjoy the sky and work in bed until i ultimately nap before my 5:30p weekly meeting.

zoomester studyblr challenge

Day 4- For my researching fellows, what are you researching on? If you’re not currently researching, what is the topic within your field that you’re most passionate about? currently: intimacy training as a mandatory tool in productions, also time period-correct clothing

Day 5- Tag 3 studyblrs that you like seeing on your dashboard. @theologei @stuhde @hyperchemblr

Day 6- Quickly! tag urself! 

five am. ice cold water. watching the sunrise. healthy smoothies. skincare. reads often. friends with everyone.

ten am. iced coffees. always in a hurry. golden hour aesthetic. remembers the little details. loves old movies.

midday. mom jeans. picnic dates. thrift-shopping. pinterest. low-key insecure. obssessed with photography.

three pm. the color yellow. walks everywhere barefoot. oversized t-shirts. can make anyone laugh. a bit crazy.

five pm. warm smiles. classy. aesthetic instagram feed. anklets. soft music. yoga. face masks.

eight pm.  netflix. cuddles warm sheets. indoors life. loves singing but can’t. sweats. never sleeps.

midnight. driving at night. flirty. neon lights. wears a lot of red. neon lights. big sunglasses. karaoke.

three am. tired eyes. small sketchbooks. pressed flowers. stargazing from the window.  ten am. or midnight--ahh !

Day 7-  Some of your music faves right now (let’s say up to 5) amine’s baba, hope tala’s all my girls like to fight, phony ppl + megan thee stallion’s fkn around, ms. white’s fuck men, & LAYLA’s hustla

Day 8- International Women’s Day! What’s your take on feminism? rly varied and doesn’t look the same for everyone, i think that’s the beauty of it. did a lot of study last sem on gaga feminism and as a gen-zer i’ve recognized that feminism is not one size fits all

Day 9- Write something that you’d like to tell yourself. it is okay to trust people and take compliments, be proud of the work you do.

[crankgameplaysgifs1]

Forensics babbbyyy

Okay so I’m gonna nerd out here so keep scrolling if you don’t want to read this lol

So I asked if you guys would be interested in me talking about my major, and a couple of you did! @drowninginsideofmymind​ and @staffyouresobadatrunningawebsite (I cannot tag you for some reason)

I’m now a junior in college working towards my bachelor of science in forensic science. I chose this path because A) yes, I do love all the crime shows and have watched most of them, but B) I just think it’s really cool and really fun! 

This major is really tough, I’m not going to lie. BUT IT’S GOING TO BE SO WORTH IT!!! If you guys are interested in forensics these are some of the classes you may be taking---

Some more forensic-heavy classes I’ve taken so far include crime scene processing, forensic photography and reconstruction, and physical evidence analysis. I’ll be taking toxicology, body fluid and DNA analysis, and more in the future. 

Last year, I had a bunch of boring gen ed classes like university foundation, english 1 and 2 (even though I had taken AP englishes in high school already, smh), precalc and calculus (already took those in high school) and a general science course. I also took advanced biology (again basically just a repeat of the AP bio I had taken in HS, but whatever). This year, however, was entirely different and seriously challenging. 

First semester, I had general chemistry 1 and its corequisite lab. I also had crime scene processing and the corequisite lab for that, and anatomy & physiology and the coreq A&P lab as well. I took a communications course as well, but only to fill the gen ed communication credit lol. 

This semester, I had general chemistry 2 and the lab, statistics, forensic photography and reconstruction (a lecture/lab combo class) and physical evidence analysis and the coreq lab for that class. 

Next year, I’m going to be taking Organic chemistry and lab (level 1 first sem, level 2 in the spring), Molecular and cellular biology, and physics and its lab (again, level 1 physics in the fall, level 2 in the spring). I’ll also be taking biochemistry and its lab in the spring. 

Senior year, hopefully, will be much easier! I only have a few classes: Instrumental analysis and lab, genetics, toxicology, body fluid & DNA analysis, a couple electives, and my senior capstone (BIG senior project basically). 

My eventual goal is to become a CSI, a crime scene investigator/processor. I’ll be the person that rolls up in the crime scene van, searches the scene for evidence, packages it, and documents the scene. I’m so excited for the future. 

For now, I’m in Phoenix, AZ. The summer RIGHT after graduation (class of 2022 anyone?), I’m going to move across the country to the east coast-to the beach. I love the beach, and there’s a TON of CSI positions open on the East coast. Man I cannot STAND this freaking desert haha. I’m a beach person, and I’m stuck in the hottest state in the country. YUCK. 

Each of the classes in my major are vital to the world of forensics and will prepare me in different ways: 

-Any of the biologies: forensic biologists collect and analyze biological evidence found on clothing, weapons and other surfaces to determine the time and cause of death.

-Any of the chemistries: Chemistry is used in forensic science to uncover information from physical evidence. In criminal cases, chemists analyze substances such as blood, DNA and gunpowder residue to attempt to determine when and by whom the crime was committed. In civil cases, chemists analyze DNA to authenticate valuable products and to identify fraudulent activity. Chemists also determine information from unsolved crimes and mysteries of long ago through other means of DNA analysis.

-Physics: Important, for example, when analyzing movement through crime scenes. Shootings, blood spatter, and more are common applications of physics in forensics.

-Forensic photography/reconstruction: I learned how to photograph crime scenes and how forensic units (in coordination with detectives) recreate the scene through theory and science. 

-Physical evidence analysis: This is the other side of forensics-the job that I want only involves collecting the evidence. This class is about how different types of evidence are tested in the lab after I collect it. For example, how we can piece back together broken glass, and how arson evidence, body fluid evidence, and more are examined. 

-Crime scene processing: EASILY my favorite class. I learned how to walk through crime scenes and identify evidence, take notes, collect evidence, and document the scene. So much fun!! My final in this class was a mock homicide scene where we had to walk through and mark and find the evidence, collect it, and photograph the scene. 

-Others: Genetics (typing DNA in the lab, etc), instrumental analysis will help with how to work in a lab, and body fluid&DNA analysis is crucial in biological evidence. 

Here’s a fun vlog that really shows what my day to day life will be like in the future, if you wanna watch it: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3HW4m2KQV8

This major is putting me through a lot, to be honest. However, I love forensics, so I’m going to put myself through this degree-even if it kills me lol. 

If you guys love forensics or are interested, DON’T be discouraged! It is tough, but you learn so much and it’s so worth it. STUDY STUDY STUDY!! It kind of is a niche major, but it feels like a family to me. At my college, we all know each other because there are so few of us. There are a ton of resources out there for you. Please feel free to message me, even! (Message me on my main blog, @bossninja1 I can’t message people on here).

There are so many different jobs you could get with this degree: CSI, lab analysts, detectives, criminalists, and more. (And they pay really well too hehe 😉) 

I graduate in the spring of 2022 and I’m so excited for my future. I can’t wait to be a CSI and to finally be independent and move to my first apartment. I’m going beachfront babyyy! I don’t have a lot of money but I’m saving up and I know where I want to live already and I can’t wait. 

Here’s to the future, and here’s to the nerds!

[procrastinathie]

Tuesday, week 2 [Spring Sem Weekly Challenge]

Work truly starts on the second week. I was assigned new tasks in research lab,   had a pop quiz in microbio lecture, and lectures for the endocrine system chapter was done. Ergo, reviews and revision of notes finally start in preparation for the first waves of exams.

Notes, assignments

- Chapter 18: The Endocrine System powerpoint slides

- Start of revisions for this chapter... 12 pages to go

this post is late... too many things going on during the week that I had no time to actually sit down and well, do this... 

shout out to @mariapbtapia for agreeing to have a study session with me! she had to endure my deep sighs and dying groans as I went over the hormones of the adenohypophysis... 

- Athene 

[realtalk-princeton]

how's ECO101, COS, freshman sem, writing sem, and ECO 202/POL240 for a frosh spring schedule?

Response from Aaarksh:

I’m guessing you mean COS 126, 226, or 217. If that’s the case, this is a doable semester, but plan your time well since you’ll have three weekly-ish assignments and writing seminar drafts/final revisions. I’d recommend meeting with a learning consultant over the break and talk about your courseload last semester and your experiences and challenges with it. That way, your consultant can give you more targeted advice about your schedule. I’d also recommend going over this with your DOS. I’m not sure if all Director of Studies are okay with this (since technically you’re supposed to reach out to your advisor I guess), but mine was amazing and so helpful. The reason I stress these steps is because it is your freshman spring and I’m assuming you have not taken five classes yet, so your director of studies and/or learning consultant can give you more speicific advice based on your fall semester.

[noheroes-allowed]

11/2

literally did nothing all day. watched wwyd for three hours straight. didn’t even cook and had ramen for dinner with a shit load of dessert after. opened a hackerrank and realized how unqualified I am. just like the previous two earlier this week. the test I did last weekend that I spent more than double the expected time on rejected me. don’t have the motivation to spend another 10 hours for another one just to be rejected again so I’ve given up on that. don’t wanna do my rescheduled interview on monday that bailed on me thursday. friday was really shitty and I couldn’t answer their technical questions bc I don’t know anything about financial services. in conclusion, feeling quite dejected. I thought I would have the motivation to learn sql and python earlier this semester but I really don’t.

applied to a place I’ve been eyeing since the spring back when I thought I would take the next fall semester off to try a data science internship to see if I liked it over econ. hopefully they’ll be nice.

gonna take the short course in python finally bc every semester I say I will learn it on my own and I don’t. taking the boring econ class that satisfies my two history requirements and not taking behavioral like I wanted since high school which sad. taking the really hard cs class and hoping I won’t die. taking the econ class that also satisfies my stats methods requirement. taking financial bc I feel like I need to know. really really really sad my planned schedule evolved to four days of 8:40s and 22 credits.

really mad at myself from april when I didn’t choose to preenroll in the better econ class that satisfied history. bc it was open and is always popular and always fills up. I had the chance and didn’t take it so now I have to take the boring and harder one. I’m a big dumb dumb and should’ve taken the short course last spring. or taken 1110 last last spring dumbass.

literally spent another 5 hours on trying to figure out this shit.

bright side. I will finally not have classes on friday after the short course is done. I always go in trying to not have classes friday but it’s never been possible.

wish I could take time series and bayesian. though I may be able to next next spring. wish I could take behavioral. wish I had taken databases this sem. wish I could take financial engineering next fall. wish I could take simulation modeling next fall. wish I knew sql and tableau and sas and python and how to query and how to code.

wish I knew if the mps is worth it. it’ll give me an official degree in applied statistics - data science. but there are other useful classes I won’t be able to take bc of the theory requirements.

started an ab workout yesterday bc I hate my stomach. it was a good burn. hope I have the motivation to keep going for at least 2 weeks. will do workout after this. really cold and unmotivated to change though. my feet are literally freezing with socks on. really really bad circulation.

bright side. my brother is going to save zombie skittles for me. last time I went home I noticed he grew a little. it’s weird I don’t get to see him grow.

my mom texted me about shoes. my tennis shoes have holes in them and I’m mad bc they didn’t last long. my mom said we’ll buy new ones when I get home. going to see my cousin tomorrow. picking up 汤圆 and 包子 from her. will bring her a donut and brownie I took from the dining hall.

I will do the three hour coding challenge that I’ve been pushing off for a month. it will be good practice for me. I will look up potential paper topics for my econ seminar tomorrow. I will study for chinese tomorrow. I will cook tomorrow. I will stop thinking about my schedule.

literally just writing that list stressed me the fuck out. I thought it would motivate me but not really. bright side. extra hour from daylight savings tomorrow.

I think I worked too much last week. ie I didn’t do enough school work or interview prep or applying. which is stupid since I literally spent all day doing nothing. I could literally be stress free if I didn’t have all this internship stuff bogging me down. can’t relate to rochelle only taking four classes and only taking two econ each semester and then taking two classes she’s semi interested in just bc she can. also don’t think she realizes that the technical coding interviews are so hard for me. I think she thinks I’m only doing behavioral ones. also I don’t think she realizes how many I’ve applied to. when she asked if I’d done interview prep and I said no I feel like she was judging me like obviously it won’t work out if you don’t practice. but like it’s different when it’s technical.

only 2 more months in this decade. crazy wild. I’m going to be a full adult for the entirety of the next. that’s insane. also like so disconnected for youth mainstream culture already. but also in a way always has been oops.

mom said yesterday I need to get married so I’m not so lonely when she passes. not in such words but also kinda in such words. said people shouldn’t think about it bc it’s inevitable. sooner or later. I said I want it later for her. she said I need to take care of myself if I wanna live longer. I said I don’t care about myself I just worry about her. she said that’s stupid to say and I shouldn’t sleep so late.

[babymiscreant]

i am not very good at this but i'm trying my best and that's all that matters

wed. 1.11.23 - what is your favorite weather to study in?

my favorite weather is easily either a super stormy night or a colder, windy day that's still sunny. i love having my window open in the winter and being able to feel the wind.

tues. 1.17.23 - how many books do you want to read this semester? this year?

my goal for this year is i think 20? i want to hit around that point, and i'm gonna try for 5 during the semester. i think that will allow for an achievable goal, while still focusing on my school work.

wed. 1.18.23 - what is your favorite place to eat on campus?

the market in between towers or the den. i get a popcorn chicken sub with pepperjack and mayo, honey mustard (the best condiment imo), lettuce, onion, and pickle. and then i go to the den and get an oreo milkshake made with strawberry ice cream. best combo. just off of campus is a really good pho place that i like though.

thurs. 1.19.23 - what is your favorite habit you’ve picked up since being in college?

easily going to the gym. i've been having so much fun creating workouts and i've been able to see myself getting stronger and its such a nice feeling.

sotd: magic - b.o.b and rivers cuomo

currently reading: devil may care - samantha rue and angel lawson

[erynstraveldiary]

i wanna get better

Summary - Week 7: Halfway there 

Happy week 7! 

This week, I officially hit my “I’ve been here for two months!” mark and my “I’ll be leaving Singapore in two months” mark. I finally booked my return ticket home and now it’s sad that my journey studying abroad has an official end date. I opted not to book a round trip ticket just because of how the system with my parents and uncle both working for the airlines worked out (I flew here on United from Hawaii -> LA -> Singapore, and I’ll be flying back on Jetstar & Hawaiian through Singapore -> Taiwan -> Japan -> Hawaii). 

The NUS Academic calendar looks like this for the spring semester (they’ll call it AY Sem 2 here), so getting through week 7 means that I am more than halfway done with lecture weeks as well! 

This week was also International Women’s Day, celebrated in the US on Thursday, March 10th. In honor of that, here’s an amazing TED talk that I found yesterday done by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieat called “We should all be feminists”. If you need a quick pick me up to feel inspired, I definitely bid by this video! You can click any part of the quote to be linked to the video:  “The person more likely to lead is not the physically stronger person; it is the more creative person, the more intelligent person, the more innovative person and there are no hormones for those attributes. A man is as likely as a woman to be intelligent, to be creative, to be innovative. We have evolved; but it seems to me that our ideas of gender had not evolved.” Time difference in the past week has been hard, and keeping up with managing my time has been even harder. I aced the midterm that I took on Monday, but I just finished another one that definitely took all that I got. I would probably say that NUS is exam heavy, but then again, I guess classes at UHM could be that way too just depending on what course it is. For my marketing course, the final exam is worth 50% of your total course grade. In terms of time management, it’s honestly hard to strike a good balance between “enjoying your time abroad” and studying. I spent my entire recess week + some in India, while every single one of my floormates from NUS spent it studying. In my opinion, I think that you can very much do both if you’re willing to put in the work. Which means… study on the airplane, learn new thinsg when you can, attend seminars and conferences, join clubs and participate in sports. Everything can be an enriching experience if you make it that, and all of that will contribute to you “enjoying your time abroad” (-: 

This week was also a reminder that life at home doesn’t stop just because you’re abroad. I got a second interview offer from a company I’m super excited about… and I did the interview at 3:30 AM Singapore time as that translated into 11:30 AM on the west coast, a perfectly normal time to be up and conducting an interview. I definitely wouldn’t have traded that for anything as I’m so grateful to have had that opportunity! Even just scheduling times to talk with my friends at home or setting times to talk to mentors/friends for advice is definitely a challenge but that’s unavoidable. It’s not the first time that I had to be awake at strangely early or late times, but I have a feeling that it’ll all be worth it. All in good time.

Today was NUS Open Day, which is a basically an open house day for high school Singaporean’s to explore NUS. There are so many people on campus right now, a bunch of music, dance performances, tours, and classes they can sit on. I know I’ve only been here for two months, but I love what NUS embodies. The campus life is amazing, the residential colleges and community are so convenient, pretty much every student you meet is very ambitious and friendly, and so many cultures and customs are brought together in one campus. To speak of the residential life, I’m like a five minute max walking distance away from the largest Starbucks in Singapore (and one that’s open 24/7, you can find students studying both inside and outside at pretty much every hour, and they have a printer!), the Education Resource center with study rooms and computer centers, two food courts, a gym, a pool, multiple multipurpose studios (including dance studios), a bunch of other restaurants, a bookstore, an athletic store, a Guardian store (similar to longs), a beauty salon, a 24 hour Cheers (similar to 7/11) and more. Even my dorm has its own cafeteria that provides breakfast and lunch almost everyday, has printers available, and has lounges on every floor where floormates can come together and study or chat. I’m pretty sure this is new, but they also just installed a huge vending machine section by Starbucks where you can buy everything from coffee to ice cream to medicine to school supplies. 

It’s bittersweet that my time at NUS is halfway over, but I’m definitely sure that I’ll do my best to make use of the rest of the time I have here! I have exams and projects due the next couple of weeks, but at the end of this month at least I booked my plane tickets to Bali, Indonesia which has been on my bucket list forever! 

i wanna get better // bleachers 

[maxslogic25]

5 Tips to Write a Winning Hero Conf Speaker Pitch

As some of you know already, I am gearing up to present at Hero Conf London in just a few short weeks. Reflecting on my experience writing pitches for Hero Conf (both successfully and unsuccessfully), I thought it might be useful to share what I’ve learned along the way. Whether you are fixing to secure your own spot at Hero Conf in Austin this Spring, or aiming for a different speaking gig altogether, these 5 tips may just provide the edge you need to seal that deal.

  Tip #1: Don’t Procrastinate–But Invest the Time

  Writing and submitting a Hero Conf speaker pitch isn’t a particularly difficult feat, but it does require careful mental preparation. Though I may have written my “winning” pitch just hours before the deadline closed, I had been tossing around possible presentation ideas for weeks.

  There are three aspects of a great speaker pitch that require an investment of time to prepare:

Relevance – Your topic needs to be one that marketers (from agencies or individual organizations) find practical to their daily labor. Keeping tabs on your favorite industry blogs, Twitter hashtag groups, or LinkedIn thought leaders are a great way to see what other digital marketers are most excited—or concerned—about at a given moment.

Research – You will want to support your pitch topic with some kind of data to prove its relevancy or impact (see tip #4). Finding high-quality supporting data requires an investment of both time and energy as you prepare.

Innovation – If you are an event planner trying to find the best assortment of speakers, creativity and innovation are likely at the very top of your “to-find” list. This means that every winning pitch will be innovative in some way that makes it interesting (see tip#3). As a speaker, then, it’s important to realize that while there are countless strategies and ideas to stimulate creativity, none are effortless. You must be willing to commit the mental time necessary to find a truly innovative approach to your chosen area of expertise.

Image via Wordstream (Inc.com)

  Tip #2: Start with What You Know and What You Care About

  I mention your personal area of expertise because this is another vital piece of the winning speaker pitch: knowledge + passion. It’s said that you should “write what you know,” and while that is key, I believe it is even more important to write what you care about. Find a topic that you’ve enjoyed working on, where your experience exceeds the realm of “this is my job” and spills onto the platform of “this is why I love my job.”

    Maybe you’ve recently had a breakthrough with an account that’s been generating nothing but headaches and sleepless nights. Maybe you participated in an SEM beta and saw unexpectedly cool results.

  I pitched about RLSA for YouTube Viewers after hearing about an upcoming opportunity from our Google team and preparing a related strategy deck for one of my clients. It was a topic I knew about from my research, but beyond that, one that I was excited to get others excited about. So whatever it is, take your wins and losses, something you can’t keep yourself from mentioning in every colleague conversation, and build from that passion to create your pitch foundation.

  Tip #3: Find an Interesting Angle & Actionable Takeaways

  Hero Conf touts its goal of “continually challenging the idea of ‘traditional marketing conference,’” meaning that topics must reach beyond the norm.  If you have your own blog, or regularly contribute to a company or industry blog, identify a post that has received a lot of engagement—comments, likes, shares, links from other posts—and determine if you can expand upon that principle. Ask yourself, “If I were attending Hero Conf on behalf of my company, what information would I find interesting and actionable?”

  There is no list of winning pitch topics—it all comes down to how you present your case. So be sure you are showing why your perspective will captivate the audience, organize your pitch into concise, digestible paragraphs and specifically highlight any practical takeaways that attendees can draw from your presentation.

  When in doubt, use this simple-yet-effective template for building your composition:

Introduction: Why is the Topic Important to the Industry in General? (where does it stand now, how is it growing, where will it be in the future?)

Innovation: How is Your Approach Unique and Innovative? (why should the event organizers choose your presentation over another on the same topic?)

Conclusion: What Actionable Takeaways Will Your Presentation Offer? (what will attendees gain from participation in your lecture/presentation/workshop?)

There's no list of winning pitch topics—it all comes down to how you present your case. Click To Tweet

  Tip #4: Support with Data

  Once you have your pitch outlined—why your presentation is important, innovative, and actionable—it’s time to support your claims with the research you’ve prepared. This support might come in the form of reputable stats, a recently published case study, or relevant personal experience (i.e. participation in a beta with significant results).

  Your job is to carefully weave the supporting evidence into your constructed outline, preventing any clunky language or data overloading. Make the pitch conversational, but professional, and you should find a solid balance that will connect with reviewers while clearly demonstrating your qualification.

  Tip #5: Roll the Dice (Making the Pitch is Half the Battle)

  Finally, you have to go ahead and take the leap! Even if means submitting your pitch at 11:00 pm on a Tuesday evening (not saying I did this…not saying I didn’t). Whether hours, days, weeks or months ahead of the deadline, the moment you press “Submit Form” on that landing page, you’ve already got the first victory under your belt. From there on out, the biggest challenge will be waiting for a verdict.

  Now, waiting might seem like the hardest part of the process because it is outside the realm of your control. The most difficult element, however, is remembering that even if your pitch doesn’t get selected, it doesn’t mean that you’ve failed or that your insights weren’t worthwhile. Every high-quality conference, PPC or not, is competitive to the point that even good (or great) topic proposals may need to be passed over due to time, space, or budget limitations.

  If your topic doesn’t get selected, continue to share your knowledge through blog posts and pitching for other conference opportunities (including the next Hero Conf!).

  If you DO get selected as a Hero Conf speaker, well…be on the lookout for presentation tips when I get back from London!

from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8217493 http://www.ppchero.com/how-to-write-a-winning-hero-conf-speaker-pitch/

[racheltgibsau]

5 Tips to Write a Winning Hero Conf Speaker Pitch

As some of you know already, I am gearing up to present at Hero Conf London in just a few short weeks. Reflecting on my experience writing pitches for Hero Conf (both successfully and unsuccessfully), I thought it might be useful to share what I’ve learned along the way. Whether you are fixing to secure your own spot at Hero Conf in Austin this Spring, or aiming for a different speaking gig altogether, these 5 tips may just provide the edge you need to seal that deal.

  Tip #1: Don’t Procrastinate–But Invest the Time

  Writing and submitting a Hero Conf speaker pitch isn’t a particularly difficult feat, but it does require careful mental preparation. Though I may have written my “winning” pitch just hours before the deadline closed, I had been tossing around possible presentation ideas for weeks.

  There are three aspects of a great speaker pitch that require an investment of time to prepare:

Relevance – Your topic needs to be one that marketers (from agencies or individual organizations) find practical to their daily labor. Keeping tabs on your favorite industry blogs, Twitter hashtag groups, or LinkedIn thought leaders are a great way to see what other digital marketers are most excited—or concerned—about at a given moment.

Research – You will want to support your pitch topic with some kind of data to prove its relevancy or impact (see tip #4). Finding high-quality supporting data requires an investment of both time and energy as you prepare.

Innovation – If you are an event planner trying to find the best assortment of speakers, creativity and innovation are likely at the very top of your “to-find” list. This means that every winning pitch will be innovative in some way that makes it interesting (see tip#3). As a speaker, then, it’s important to realize that while there are countless strategies and ideas to stimulate creativity, none are effortless. You must be willing to commit the mental time necessary to find a truly innovative approach to your chosen area of expertise.

Image via Wordstream (Inc.com)

  Tip #2: Start with What You Know and What You Care About

  I mention your personal area of expertise because this is another vital piece of the winning speaker pitch: knowledge + passion. It’s said that you should “write what you know,” and while that is key, I believe it is even more important to write what you care about. Find a topic that you’ve enjoyed working on, where your experience exceeds the realm of “this is my job” and spills onto the platform of “this is why I love my job.”

    Maybe you’ve recently had a breakthrough with an account that’s been generating nothing but headaches and sleepless nights. Maybe you participated in an SEM beta and saw unexpectedly cool results.

  I pitched about RLSA for YouTube Viewers after hearing about an upcoming opportunity from our Google team and preparing a related strategy deck for one of my clients. It was a topic I knew about from my research, but beyond that, one that I was excited to get others excited about. So whatever it is, take your wins and losses, something you can’t keep yourself from mentioning in every colleague conversation, and build from that passion to create your pitch foundation.

  Tip #3: Find an Interesting Angle & Actionable Takeaways

  Hero Conf touts its goal of “continually challenging the idea of ‘traditional marketing conference,’” meaning that topics must reach beyond the norm.  If you have your own blog, or regularly contribute to a company or industry blog, identify a post that has received a lot of engagement—comments, likes, shares, links from other posts—and determine if you can expand upon that principle. Ask yourself, “If I were attending Hero Conf on behalf of my company, what information would I find interesting and actionable?”

  There is no list of winning pitch topics—it all comes down to how you present your case. So be sure you are showing why your perspective will captivate the audience, organize your pitch into concise, digestible paragraphs and specifically highlight any practical takeaways that attendees can draw from your presentation.

  When in doubt, use this simple-yet-effective template for building your composition:

Introduction: Why is the Topic Important to the Industry in General? (where does it stand now, how is it growing, where will it be in the future?)

Innovation: How is Your Approach Unique and Innovative? (why should the event organizers choose your presentation over another on the same topic?)

Conclusion: What Actionable Takeaways Will Your Presentation Offer? (what will attendees gain from participation in your lecture/presentation/workshop?)

There's no list of winning pitch topics—it all comes down to how you present your case. Click To Tweet

  Tip #4: Support with Data

  Once you have your pitch outlined—why your presentation is important, innovative, and actionable—it’s time to support your claims with the research you’ve prepared. This support might come in the form of reputable stats, a recently published case study, or relevant personal experience (i.e. participation in a beta with significant results).

  Your job is to carefully weave the supporting evidence into your constructed outline, preventing any clunky language or data overloading. Make the pitch conversational, but professional, and you should find a solid balance that will connect with reviewers while clearly demonstrating your qualification.

  Tip #5: Roll the Dice (Making the Pitch is Half the Battle)

  Finally, you have to go ahead and take the leap! Even if means submitting your pitch at 11:00 pm on a Tuesday evening (not saying I did this…not saying I didn’t). Whether hours, days, weeks or months ahead of the deadline, the moment you press “Submit Form” on that landing page, you’ve already got the first victory under your belt. From there on out, the biggest challenge will be waiting for a verdict.

  Now, waiting might seem like the hardest part of the process because it is outside the realm of your control. The most difficult element, however, is remembering that even if your pitch doesn’t get selected, it doesn’t mean that you’ve failed or that your insights weren’t worthwhile. Every high-quality conference, PPC or not, is competitive to the point that even good (or great) topic proposals may need to be passed over due to time, space, or budget limitations.

  If your topic doesn’t get selected, continue to share your knowledge through blog posts and pitching for other conference opportunities (including the next Hero Conf!).

  If you DO get selected as a Hero Conf speaker, well…be on the lookout for presentation tips when I get back from London!

from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8217493 http://www.ppchero.com/how-to-write-a-winning-hero-conf-speaker-pitch/

[zacdhaenkeau]

5 Tips to Write a Winning Hero Conf Speaker Pitch

As some of you know already, I am gearing up to present at Hero Conf London in just a few short weeks. Reflecting on my experience writing pitches for Hero Conf (both successfully and unsuccessfully), I thought it might be useful to share what I’ve learned along the way. Whether you are fixing to secure your own spot at Hero Conf in Austin this Spring, or aiming for a different speaking gig altogether, these 5 tips may just provide the edge you need to seal that deal.

  Tip #1: Don’t Procrastinate–But Invest the Time

  Writing and submitting a Hero Conf speaker pitch isn’t a particularly difficult feat, but it does require careful mental preparation. Though I may have written my “winning” pitch just hours before the deadline closed, I had been tossing around possible presentation ideas for weeks.

  There are three aspects of a great speaker pitch that require an investment of time to prepare:

Relevance – Your topic needs to be one that marketers (from agencies or individual organizations) find practical to their daily labor. Keeping tabs on your favorite industry blogs, Twitter hashtag groups, or LinkedIn thought leaders are a great way to see what other digital marketers are most excited—or concerned—about at a given moment.

Research – You will want to support your pitch topic with some kind of data to prove its relevancy or impact (see tip #4). Finding high-quality supporting data requires an investment of both time and energy as you prepare.

Innovation – If you are an event planner trying to find the best assortment of speakers, creativity and innovation are likely at the very top of your “to-find” list. This means that every winning pitch will be innovative in some way that makes it interesting (see tip#3). As a speaker, then, it’s important to realize that while there are countless strategies and ideas to stimulate creativity, none are effortless. You must be willing to commit the mental time necessary to find a truly innovative approach to your chosen area of expertise.

Image via Wordstream (Inc.com)

  Tip #2: Start with What You Know and What You Care About

  I mention your personal area of expertise because this is another vital piece of the winning speaker pitch: knowledge + passion. It’s said that you should “write what you know,” and while that is key, I believe it is even more important to write what you care about. Find a topic that you’ve enjoyed working on, where your experience exceeds the realm of “this is my job” and spills onto the platform of “this is why I love my job.”

    Maybe you’ve recently had a breakthrough with an account that’s been generating nothing but headaches and sleepless nights. Maybe you participated in an SEM beta and saw unexpectedly cool results.

  I pitched about RLSA for YouTube Viewers after hearing about an upcoming opportunity from our Google team and preparing a related strategy deck for one of my clients. It was a topic I knew about from my research, but beyond that, one that I was excited to get others excited about. So whatever it is, take your wins and losses, something you can’t keep yourself from mentioning in every colleague conversation, and build from that passion to create your pitch foundation.

  Tip #3: Find an Interesting Angle & Actionable Takeaways

  Hero Conf touts its goal of “continually challenging the idea of ‘traditional marketing conference,’” meaning that topics must reach beyond the norm.  If you have your own blog, or regularly contribute to a company or industry blog, identify a post that has received a lot of engagement—comments, likes, shares, links from other posts—and determine if you can expand upon that principle. Ask yourself, “If I were attending Hero Conf on behalf of my company, what information would I find interesting and actionable?”

  There is no list of winning pitch topics—it all comes down to how you present your case. So be sure you are showing why your perspective will captivate the audience, organize your pitch into concise, digestible paragraphs and specifically highlight any practical takeaways that attendees can draw from your presentation.

  When in doubt, use this simple-yet-effective template for building your composition:

Introduction: Why is the Topic Important to the Industry in General? (where does it stand now, how is it growing, where will it be in the future?)

Innovation: How is Your Approach Unique and Innovative? (why should the event organizers choose your presentation over another on the same topic?)

Conclusion: What Actionable Takeaways Will Your Presentation Offer? (what will attendees gain from participation in your lecture/presentation/workshop?)

There's no list of winning pitch topics—it all comes down to how you present your case. Click To Tweet

  Tip #4: Support with Data

  Once you have your pitch outlined—why your presentation is important, innovative, and actionable—it’s time to support your claims with the research you’ve prepared. This support might come in the form of reputable stats, a recently published case study, or relevant personal experience (i.e. participation in a beta with significant results).

  Your job is to carefully weave the supporting evidence into your constructed outline, preventing any clunky language or data overloading. Make the pitch conversational, but professional, and you should find a solid balance that will connect with reviewers while clearly demonstrating your qualification.

  Tip #5: Roll the Dice (Making the Pitch is Half the Battle)

  Finally, you have to go ahead and take the leap! Even if means submitting your pitch at 11:00 pm on a Tuesday evening (not saying I did this…not saying I didn’t). Whether hours, days, weeks or months ahead of the deadline, the moment you press “Submit Form” on that landing page, you’ve already got the first victory under your belt. From there on out, the biggest challenge will be waiting for a verdict.

  Now, waiting might seem like the hardest part of the process because it is outside the realm of your control. The most difficult element, however, is remembering that even if your pitch doesn’t get selected, it doesn’t mean that you’ve failed or that your insights weren’t worthwhile. Every high-quality conference, PPC or not, is competitive to the point that even good (or great) topic proposals may need to be passed over due to time, space, or budget limitations.

  If your topic doesn’t get selected, continue to share your knowledge through blog posts and pitching for other conference opportunities (including the next Hero Conf!).

  If you DO get selected as a Hero Conf speaker, well…be on the lookout for presentation tips when I get back from London!

from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8217493 http://www.ppchero.com/how-to-write-a-winning-hero-conf-speaker-pitch/

[archiebwoollard]

5 Tips to Write a Winning Hero Conf Speaker Pitch

As some of you know already, I am gearing up to present at Hero Conf London in just a few short weeks. Reflecting on my experience writing pitches for Hero Conf (both successfully and unsuccessfully), I thought it might be useful to share what I’ve learned along the way. Whether you are fixing to secure your own spot at Hero Conf in Austin this Spring, or aiming for a different speaking gig altogether, these 5 tips may just provide the edge you need to seal that deal.

  Tip #1: Don’t Procrastinate–But Invest the Time

  Writing and submitting a Hero Conf speaker pitch isn’t a particularly difficult feat, but it does require careful mental preparation. Though I may have written my “winning” pitch just hours before the deadline closed, I had been tossing around possible presentation ideas for weeks.

  There are three aspects of a great speaker pitch that require an investment of time to prepare:

Relevance – Your topic needs to be one that marketers (from agencies or individual organizations) find practical to their daily labor. Keeping tabs on your favorite industry blogs, Twitter hashtag groups, or LinkedIn thought leaders are a great way to see what other digital marketers are most excited—or concerned—about at a given moment.

Research – You will want to support your pitch topic with some kind of data to prove its relevancy or impact (see tip #4). Finding high-quality supporting data requires an investment of both time and energy as you prepare.

Innovation – If you are an event planner trying to find the best assortment of speakers, creativity and innovation are likely at the very top of your “to-find” list. This means that every winning pitch will be innovative in some way that makes it interesting (see tip#3). As a speaker, then, it’s important to realize that while there are countless strategies and ideas to stimulate creativity, none are effortless. You must be willing to commit the mental time necessary to find a truly innovative approach to your chosen area of expertise.

Image via Wordstream (Inc.com)

  Tip #2: Start with What You Know and What You Care About

  I mention your personal area of expertise because this is another vital piece of the winning speaker pitch: knowledge + passion. It’s said that you should “write what you know,” and while that is key, I believe it is even more important to write what you care about. Find a topic that you’ve enjoyed working on, where your experience exceeds the realm of “this is my job” and spills onto the platform of “this is why I love my job.”

    Maybe you’ve recently had a breakthrough with an account that’s been generating nothing but headaches and sleepless nights. Maybe you participated in an SEM beta and saw unexpectedly cool results.

  I pitched about RLSA for YouTube Viewers after hearing about an upcoming opportunity from our Google team and preparing a related strategy deck for one of my clients. It was a topic I knew about from my research, but beyond that, one that I was excited to get others excited about. So whatever it is, take your wins and losses, something you can’t keep yourself from mentioning in every colleague conversation, and build from that passion to create your pitch foundation.

  Tip #3: Find an Interesting Angle & Actionable Takeaways

  Hero Conf touts its goal of “continually challenging the idea of ‘traditional marketing conference,’” meaning that topics must reach beyond the norm.  If you have your own blog, or regularly contribute to a company or industry blog, identify a post that has received a lot of engagement—comments, likes, shares, links from other posts—and determine if you can expand upon that principle. Ask yourself, “If I were attending Hero Conf on behalf of my company, what information would I find interesting and actionable?”

  There is no list of winning pitch topics—it all comes down to how you present your case. So be sure you are showing why your perspective will captivate the audience, organize your pitch into concise, digestible paragraphs and specifically highlight any practical takeaways that attendees can draw from your presentation.

  When in doubt, use this simple-yet-effective template for building your composition:

Introduction: Why is the Topic Important to the Industry in General? (where does it stand now, how is it growing, where will it be in the future?)

Innovation: How is Your Approach Unique and Innovative? (why should the event organizers choose your presentation over another on the same topic?)

Conclusion: What Actionable Takeaways Will Your Presentation Offer? (what will attendees gain from participation in your lecture/presentation/workshop?)

There's no list of winning pitch topics—it all comes down to how you present your case. Click To Tweet

  Tip #4: Support with Data

  Once you have your pitch outlined—why your presentation is important, innovative, and actionable—it’s time to support your claims with the research you’ve prepared. This support might come in the form of reputable stats, a recently published case study, or relevant personal experience (i.e. participation in a beta with significant results).

  Your job is to carefully weave the supporting evidence into your constructed outline, preventing any clunky language or data overloading. Make the pitch conversational, but professional, and you should find a solid balance that will connect with reviewers while clearly demonstrating your qualification.

  Tip #5: Roll the Dice (Making the Pitch is Half the Battle)

  Finally, you have to go ahead and take the leap! Even if means submitting your pitch at 11:00 pm on a Tuesday evening (not saying I did this…not saying I didn’t). Whether hours, days, weeks or months ahead of the deadline, the moment you press “Submit Form” on that landing page, you’ve already got the first victory under your belt. From there on out, the biggest challenge will be waiting for a verdict.

  Now, waiting might seem like the hardest part of the process because it is outside the realm of your control. The most difficult element, however, is remembering that even if your pitch doesn’t get selected, it doesn’t mean that you’ve failed or that your insights weren’t worthwhile. Every high-quality conference, PPC or not, is competitive to the point that even good (or great) topic proposals may need to be passed over due to time, space, or budget limitations.

  If your topic doesn’t get selected, continue to share your knowledge through blog posts and pitching for other conference opportunities (including the next Hero Conf!).

  If you DO get selected as a Hero Conf speaker, well…be on the lookout for presentation tips when I get back from London!

from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8217493 http://www.ppchero.com/how-to-write-a-winning-hero-conf-speaker-pitch/

[babymiscreant]

off to a rough start

okay so this challenge completely slipped my mind yesterday and so i'm starting it today and i'm just going to do day one and two today.

mon. 1.9.23 - what do you hope to accomplish by doing this challenge?

i mostly hope to keep myself accountable for working on things and creating content. i also have a lot of things this semester, so i want something i can do daily to wind down and reflect on my day.

tues. 1.10.23 - what is your major and what classes are you taking this semester?

so i am majoring in media production with a radio/television production and management emphasis and minoring in communication studies, marketing, and esports management. i will also maybe pick up another major, but i am not sure what that will be yet (either multimedia journalism or something related).

i'm taking 16 credit hours this semester, which didn't feel like a lot when i signed up for the classes but now that i've made it through the syllabus days i think its so much. i am also working on our esports broadcasts (likely 3 days a week, but i'm not 100% sure yet), directing our news show, and hosting a 3 hour dj show in the morning as a requirement for one of my classes.

so i am taking:

media design

intro to audio production

media toolkit

esports business management

english 101p

anyway i am hopeful for this challenge and maybe i'll see some other people doing it!

the book i'm reading right now is love on the brain - ali hazelwood

today's song of the day is nobody move, nobody get hurt - we are scientists

today was an upper body workout day! i pushed myself a bit too hard all at once and felt a little sick afterwards.

[realtalk-princeton]

I’m having a very rough freshman spring semester and it’s going really fast and I’m not doing well in all of my classes (scoring average or below). Will things get better? Any advice on what I should change?

Response from Sulpicia:

Spring semester is, in my opinion, way tougher than the fall, so you’re not alone. I would use this break as an opportunity to self-evaluate and think about what’s changed from the fall and course correct. Have you taken on too many extracurricular responsibilities that leave you too little time to study? Did you set out enough time to study/do work each week, or did you rush/procrastinate? Are the classes you’re taking playing to your strengths? 

If it’s a time-management issue, you can consider using a planner or trying one of the many different study methods we’ve recommended here before. For me, time management can be a struggle, especially around exam time which can be super high-stress, so I do my best to get ahead and finish the reading for each week at the beginning of the week, so I can study for classes that have weekly quizzes.

If it’s something to do with classes, there are lots of factors at play. If you’re in Writing Sem, remember that it can be very challenging, and that it will go away soon. If you’re a BSE major in a lot of the BSE prereqs or in a major with a lot of other random prereqs, then I would also cut yourself some slack, because while it’s important to have a strong foundation, those classes are probably not super similar to what you’ll be doing in your major.

However, if you find yourself struggling in classes that you were previously good at or in classes for your prospective major, I would try to think about whether your strategies for approaching assignments are actually helpful, or if you need to unlearn bad habits from high school/the fall (we’ve all been there). Once you get your exams back, I would recommend trying to go through them and your psets, looking for patterns in things you get wrong, and going to office hours with your professor/preceptor and basically just saying “Hey, I’d really like to do well in X class, what are some ways I can get back on track?”

But really, know that you’re not alone, and while sophomore year has its own unique struggles, I found it easier than freshman fall.