Tag: goals
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A Step “Back In Time” Prepares History Major for the Future
Rosie Cohen, a junior majoring in history and minoring in theatre arts & law & society spent the summer of 2021 as an interpretation intern at Old Sturbridge Village, a living history museum in central Massachusetts. How did you find out about this opportunity and how did you apply? I found out about this opportunity […]
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Finding Strength Together: Reapplying to Graduate School
By Anisha Hassan ’21 As I got my last rejection letter from all the graduate schools I applied to, I never felt so defeated and alone. I felt like I was a failure and everyone around me was just getting ahead. I had it in my head that if I couldn’t do it the first […]
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Why Saying “Let’s Keep In Touch!” Should Be More Than a Polite Phrase
Everything is packed up, your diploma is in hand, and you’ve said your goodbyes to the people who’ve made up your entire world for the past four years. Whether you’re excited to move onto the next stage of your life or completely unsure of what comes next, there’s one thing you should do before everyone goes their separate ways that will make life easier for you in […]
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From First-Gen Student to Whatever Comes Next: 5 Tips for Continuous Trailblazing
If you are a first-generation student approaching graduation, then you already know that your unique lived experience will endure when you cross the stage at commencement. You are the first in your family to graduate college and now you will be the first to seek a graduate degree or work in what society considers a “professional” role. Whatever comes next is one more first on an uncharted path. You will blaze this trail just like you did at Clark, with grit, persistence, proactivity, hope, gratitude, and devotion to the folx in your life who offer support. Here are 5 tips from a former first-generation graduate to take with you after graduation.
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Five Ways to Make the Inevitable Job Search a Little More Bearable
You’ve done everything you’re supposed to. You worked hard in all your classes, embraced challenge after challenge (after challenge…) and consistently sought out opportunities for growth in the form of internships, jobs, and volunteer work. By now, your inbox should be filled with invitations for interviews and hiring managers should be tripping over themselves trying to get you to work for them, right? Well, not exactly.
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