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Hi, I'm Maggie! I’m a junior studying Math and Economics at the University at Buffalo, and loving every minute. I started keeping this blog at the beginning of my freshman year as a resource for my family, to keep them updated on what I’m learning and doing on this college adventure. Since then, it's grown into a tradition that not only informs them but gives me the chance to reflect on my experiences.
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There’s No Place Like Home…?
I spend a lot of time thinking about where home is for me, especially during the times when I’m travelling to and from Liverpool and Buffalo. Travelling stresses me out a bit because I always feel out-of-place when I reach … Continue reading
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Tagged change, college life, comfortable, dorms, family, friends, Home, room, travel
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With Honors
The UB Honors College is an interesting beast. Every incoming freshman in the Honors College is required to take a one-credit course called Colloquium, which is a reading- and discussion-based class about “service-learning” (a.k.a. education through volunteer work). It is … Continue reading
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Tagged buffalo, busy, change, colloquium, expectations, growth, honors, honors college, schedule, service-learning, volunteering
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Twenty-Four Hours
Today, I left work for the last time this break. I have been dealing with the overpowering feeling of being ready to go back this whole week, and as I sat in the parking lot realizing that it was my … Continue reading
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Tagged beginning of the semester, break, change, chaos, college, college life, Home, nervousness, planning, preparation, school, travel, Work
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Break It Down
It’s hard to describe how finals week feels… It is relaxing and immensely stressful at the same time. Relaxing, because there are far fewer time commitments, but more stressful because, duh, finals. I’m lucky to be have had a super-short … Continue reading
Back in the Swing of Things
One of the coolest things about college is the vast array of new experiences and opportunities that are made available to you, pretty much out of nowhere. To be honest, it was pretty overwhelming last year to have all of … Continue reading
Back to Buffalo
Hellooooooo from beautiful Buffalo! Today’s the first day of classes for my sophomore year and so far, all is well. Opening weekend (this past weekend) was an absolute blast because there was no schoolwork to worry about [yet] and the … Continue reading
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Tagged change, communication, dorms, friends, greiner, opening weekend, people
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The Fall 2014 Reboot Edition
Blogging over the summer felt from the start like a pretty useless endeavor due to the fact that I didn’t feel like I was doing much interesting stuff or had much to say about it anyways, so I gave that … Continue reading
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Tagged break, change, daily life, family, Home, independent, summer, Work
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Disclaimer: Not an Adult
When I started college, I thought I knew what it would be like. I thought I had at least a general idea of how life would go down. My senior year essentially revolved around college prep: it started with applications … Continue reading
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Tagged adult, change, confidence, disclaimer, expectation, feel, grown-up, kids, pretend, self-reliance
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People Here, People There: Part 2
My last post, “People Here, People There” was actually more about the people here than those there, so today I bring you PHPT Part 2 to even things out a bit. I’ve been thinking about the “people there” a bit … Continue reading
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Tagged change, distance, family, friends, here, little things, old friends, people, there
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