Ever study for a test only to find your mind blank once you read the first question? Now, this would not be an issue on a small quiz, but the exam I took the past week holds 35 percent of
my physics grade.
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Mind of a Freshman is an Opinion column written by one or two first-year Stevens students to discuss life experiences during their time at Stevens, and other related subject matter.
Is it just me, or did Zoom not exist until late 2020? This video conferencing platform has risen in popularity as the need for online meetings demands a universal platform.
Now that it is November and we are in the thankful spirit, I would like to express some thanks to the people who have helped me reach this point.
For context, this is about my best friend who’s attending another college right now. We met as kids on my first competitive swim team.
Commuting cannot be as bad as traversing the seven seas on a small canoe with a broken paddle, right? Okay, maybe not as bad as I make it seem, but commuting can be enjoyable and productive if you make use of the time.
I sometimes say I can smell the seasons coming. The smell of decaying leaves wafts through the streets, and the 65-degree air permeates my nostrils and the stitches in my $19.99 Marshalls sweater.
Have you ever played Geometry Dash and made it to the halfway checkpoint? Well, here we are at that point for this eventful fall semester.
Right across the river, I’m reminded how fast time passes. In the city, everything is changing all the time and too quickly for most people.
Do you happen to have essays, presentations, and quizzes all due this or next week? As freshmen, we are starting to get into the intensive part of our semesters, where we may have two or more exams in one week, followed by multiple assignments to complete.
So there I was, sitting in MIS 110: Creative Problem Solving in Computing, learning my first coding language, when I had a sudden realization: “Why am I here?”