Quidditch at William Woods

At the beginning of the year I went to the club fair and guess what? I signed up for Quidditch, I like Harry Potter and my house is Hufflepuff. When we come together though, it doesn’t matter what house you are or what school you go to. It’s a game muggles play and love it or just love the game, either way it’s still fun.  

Celebrate the Holidays with us......Easter Break

Our last celebrate the holidays with us this year! this time we are letting you in to see what we did to celebrate Easter! when your finished, let us know what you did for Easter in the comments!

College Jobs, the Truth Revealed

You’ve made it to college!  Since starting college you’ve discovered that there are a lot of different activities to juggle around in your schedule including classes, homework, clubs, LEAD events, and other extracurricular activities, and of course your own free time.  But you might have to add one more activity to that list: a job!

It’s no secret that college is expensive these days.  Because it is so expensive, few people can get away without working a job throughout college and/or going into debt.  Naturally, this makes your schedule a little tougher to handle.  Many people, if they qualify, do work study.  Others, like me, find a job.

College 4 Realz - College Classes

Education: The reason why you are at college. Classes are a major part of college and can make or break your college experience. I briefly described the difference between highschool and college classes in a previous post (here), but this post will go into more detail of what to expect and how to succeed in college level courses! Keep in mind that this is based off my personal experiences. Currently, I’ve only had 2 semesters of classes, and before that I was homeschooled (which was on my meet me page) so my personal experiences are somewhat limited 😊

My Bullet Journal

In November of 2015 I ran across something on Pinterest, it was called a Bullet Journal and I decided to try it out. I found an old notebook that only had about 20 pages left and tried it out. After filling that journal I moved on to a new notebook and filled that one too. I am now on my 4^th bullet journal in 2 ½ years and it has changed my life.

For those of you who don’t know what a bullet journal is, it is not a typical journal, it does not involve writing about your day or anything of the sort. It is more of a book of lists; to-do lists, packing lists, any list you want. You can search the internet and you will find ideas all over Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and blogs. People all over America, and I’m sure in other countries as well, are jumping on the bandwagon. Ryder Carroll first came up with the idea and shared his system with the world here which is the simplest system. Then there are many people who have along and added their own thing (like Boho Berry, and Pretty Prints & Paper), which is exactly what Carroll wanted, it is designed so you can change it to fit YOUR needs and YOUR notebook and YOUR schedule, there is no one size fits all system here.

20 Ways to Relieve Stress in College

Finals Week is coming up soon guys! Here at William Woods we have about 3 weeks before finals week and the pressure is already here for some of us and is coming for the rest of us. So we decided to give you guys some ideas of how we relieve stress in college (and most of them are for low budget college students too!)

My Spring Break Trip

Hey guys! Spring break is over and I made it back to the states in one piece. I loved it over in Ecuador and in the Islands and if you want to know more the program click here. I have had many people ask what my favorite part of the trip was, and I must say it was snorkeling and ice cream. But really, I loved it all and I wanted to tell you about it, I kept a journal over the time span of March 2nd through March 11th and below I have provided it below. there are some random facts and sometimes is seems disorganized but I was just writing what was on my mind and what I wanted to remember.  So please, enjoy!!

Celebrate the Holidays with us......Spring Break Style

Even though spring break isn't really a holiday we thought you guys would enjoy hearing how we spent our week off of school. The only people who will not be posting with us today are Megan, who went on a very exciting trip and will be posting on Friday to tell everyone about it! (click here to see what she did!), and Victoria who worked in the bards here on campus all of break.

College 4 Realz: Money Management

                Whenever the topic of colleges comes up, usually the word money is mentioned. Tuition and room and board are the major expenses that you probably won't be able to pay for by whipping cash out of your pocket. Other expenses college students commonly meet and sometimes forget about are textbook costs, dues for various clubs, travel money, food and necessities, special clothing (usually business attire) and extra class fees. Here are some ways to maintain enough wealth to help you cover these expenses:

WWU Dance Team

Going into college one piece of advice you will hear over and over is, ‘get involved on campus,’ ‘find a club to join’ or something of the like. We all heard it a million times and it seemed to lose its meaning. Then you get to college and you see posters and flyers and emails from all these groups wanting members. And even though it was getting redundant every one of us (with the exception of Aly) joined at least two clubs on campus. And we saw what everyone was raving about! Because of these clubs you can sometimes feel overwhelmed by the amount of tasks and events you have to do for the day. However, you meet so many people, and there are so many new experiences come from your clubs; because of this even we have even given you this advice here!