My first week at Stevens was not the university experience I had been anticipating. The growing pains were compounded by unique circumstances; it was September 2020, all classes were virtual, and contact with others was at a minimum.
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Senioritis is an Opinion column written by one or two Stevens student(s) in their last year of study to discuss life experiences during their final year at Stevens, and other related subject matter.
Yesterday, graduating Stevens students took part in the Wittpenn Walk, a long-standing sendoff-type event leading up to Commencement later in May.
Entering my freshman year at Stevens in 2019, it’s been an interesting journey. From coming in as a shy sports writer to a flurry of editing roles to being the confident writer I am today, The Stute has given me a platform to redefine myself not only as a writer, but as a person.
This past Saturday marked the deadline to accept and decline offers from Ph.D. programs, which made for a very exciting and stressful day for myself, as well as several others in my shoes.
As my senior year is coming to a close, my last few pieces will focus on bringing the senior class together with what we can do together.
This past week saw another disruption to the norm as Stevens closed campus and students were sent home. There were some eerie similarities between the water main fiasco and the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic three springs ago.
The midterm rush is approaching and I have about four midterms in the week leading up to spring break. Midterms are a pivotal part of the academic calendar, serving as a midpoint assessment of a student’s progress in a course.
I am quite lucky that, despite being a double major, I am finished with most of the requirements to receive undergraduate degrees in mathematics and physics after this semester.
This is the final semester of my Stevens career, but that does not mean I’m familiar with the ins and outs of Hoboken.
This weekend, I ended up doing very little substantive work on class assignments or other tasks I had on my to-do list.