Tag: perseverance
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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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Hang Up Your Cap and Gown and Then Do These 4 Things
Graduation season at Clark is in full swing! This is an inspiring, celebratory, and – yes – bittersweet time for new grads. To help you adapt to life after Clark and alleviate some common stressors associated with finishing your degree, here are four things you should do immediately after hanging up your cap and gown.
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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…
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Lifelong Love of Books Turns Into Opportunity of a Lifetime
By Tereza Lopez ’21 I’ve been working to get into the publishing industry for a while now. When I was around twelve, I made the decision that I wanted to be an editor. I wanted to be in the writing and creation process of books—because I love books. I started trying to get my foot…
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Imposter Syndrome: When Your Best Is Never Enough
You’ve finally landed that dream internship or received praise from your professor on that project you poured your heart and soul into over the last month when, just as you’re about to celebrate and breathe a sigh of relief, that feeling hits you. You know the one—the feeling that at any minute, someone is going to realize the truth. The truth that you’ve known…
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