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Posts published by “Jeylan Jubran”

Lessons from applying to a 9 to 5

Before the co-op came the chaos — applying to the co-op. I wish someone had sat me down and said, “Hey.

The Hypercuriosity Theory of ADHD

Do you ever find yourself five tabs deep in Wikipedia at 2 a.m., trying to figure out how black holes work when you were supposed to be finishing an essay?

We’re busy, we’re loud, and we’re back!

Let’s be real: Stevens women are busy. Between internships, classes, late-night sweet treat runs, and somehow still finding time to binge a whole Netflix season…we’re carrying a lot, and we’ve got a lot to say.

Life after co-op: Why Canvas feels harder than Cx alloy

Returning to campus after a co-op feels eerily like waking up from a very specific kind of fever dream. The kind where Outlook calendar notifications haunt you and you somehow miss your dual-monitor setup more than your friends. 

The co-op exit plan

Your last week is approaching which means no more paper pushing, awkwardly polite emails, or laughing with Linda from Marketing over dumb little office jokes that became the highlight of your day.

Should I stay or should I go?

Once you’ve wrapped up your review, the big question rolls in: Do I stay with this company, or start looking elsewhere?

My 5-9 after my 9-5

People love to ask, “How’s co-op? Is Co-op harder than school? And the answer is… weirdly no.

Because here’s the thing they don’t tell you: work ends.

Co-opitis

You’ve heard of senioritis — that fog that settles over your final year, where motivation drops and everything starts to feel “optional”.

To spring break or not to spring break?

Spring break: the infamous mid-semester escape filled with beach trips, spontaneous travel, or simply the long-awaited chance to sleep. But for co-op students, the concept of spring break is a bit more complicated.