4 Realities About Your Senior Year in College

All summer, I waited for senior year to arrive and for classes to be in session. I can vividly remember hanging off of my couch watching Basketball Wives just counting down the days until I would actually have REAL things to do. At this point, not only were all of my summer jobs over with, but with all of this free time I was bored out of my mind. I NEEDED SOMETHING TO DO ASAP!!!

Now that classes are back in session, I realized I was not really missing college. What I was looking forward to was the end of internships and summer break so that my friends would come back to our college town. In a nut shell, I was excited for the social part of college to start up again. I know this for a fact because when the first day of school rolled around, I was the least bit prepared. As I write this post, I still have not caught up and we are at least three weeks in. So, do you see what I am getting at? For me, senioritis has already kicked in. However, let’s just talk about the realities of what it is actually like to start your senior year in college.

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How to Maximize Savings at Ulta Beauty

For quite a while, I have been trying to invest in new skincare products, makeup, and clothing. As I enter my 21st year on this earth, I see this as the best time to create the wardrobe and skincare routine that I desire. I am shopping smarter and more efficiently by strategically using coupons and cash back resources in order to get the most out of my shopping experience. My first trial run at this is shopping at my favorite store ULTA.

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Five Success Tips for Managing Academics While Abroad

DeAndrea Ashanelle sitting at a park in Costa Rica facing the mountains

I AM STUDYING ABROAD IN COSTA RICA!”,  I screamed last semester.

When I finalized that I was studying abroad in Costa Rica, I felt all these warm fuzzies. I was excited to finally travel outside of the country for the first time. I hopped directly on Pinterest and did what I do best. I researched everything. A week later, no lie, I had boards full of places to visit and activities to participate in while abroad.

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