by compactscholars | Sep 26, 2019 | Throwback Thursdays
Written By: Roxana Becerril When the topic of college is brought up, most high school students are quick to change the subject in hopes of dodging stressful conversations about majors, classes, expectations and requirements. The negative connotation associated with...
by compactscholars | Sep 25, 2019 | Letters to Future Scholars, Wisdom Wednesdays
Submitted by Alliah E. Collaboration is an essential concept in the workplace. No matter what you’re doing in life, something requires you to collaborate with others. That is why it is so important to be able to do it. Once you understand and accept that others will...
by compactscholars | Sep 24, 2019 | Talk About It Tuesdays
By Paulina Cortez It’s always a great day to be an Aztec! A great way to show your school pride is through SDSU gear. My personal favorites are the SDSU sweaters because they are nice and simple and keep me warm during the wintertime. If you’re not a fan of sweaters,...
by compactscholars | Sep 23, 2019 | Misc. Mondays
By Rafael Robledo It’s that time again that we all dread — it’s midterm season! I know, I know, it’s time for our stress levels to be at an all time high. I am here to relay some recommendations on how to study so that you are able to do good on your upcoming...
by compactscholars | Sep 19, 2019 | Throwback Thursdays
I don’t know if it’s just me, but when I’m hungry, I can’t concentrate, much less study or pay attention in class. Especially when I have a lot of classes in one day, hunger is a major distraction. Whether I’m in Communication 103 at 8 A.M. or in Journalism &...
by compactscholars | Sep 18, 2019 | Letters to Future Scholars, Wisdom Wednesdays
Submitted by Maya R I believe collaboration in the professional world is very important. I think that it helps improve yourself because you learn how to deal with others. There will always be someone that you don’t want to work with and learning how to communicate...
by compactscholars | Sep 17, 2019 | Talk About It Tuesdays
By Paulina Cortez Imagine walking around the Student Union and you see people crowding around a booth. You might think, “There must be something interesting, I should go check it out!” and you are SO glad that you did because Baxter, SDSU’s beloved therapy dog, was...
by compactscholars | Sep 16, 2019 | Misc. Mondays
By Rafael Robledo “To do this Assignment or not to do it?” is a question that you might have on a regular basis and it makes you less productive. Being productive as defined by the dictionary is “the effectiveness of productive effort”, as such as how much time you...
by compactscholars | Sep 12, 2019 | Throwback Thursdays
Throwing it back to last semester when the very first Compact Scholars Abroad experience was led in Greece. As part of the course students had to write journal entries on their experience and one entry from each students was posted right here to the Compact Scholars...
by compactscholars | Sep 11, 2019 | Letters to Future Scholars, Wisdom Wednesdays
Submitted by Kaylee H. What I learned about college in the first semester: Everything happens for a reason.Drugs are not cool.Don’t try to grow up too fast. You’ll want to be young once you are grown.It’s okay to make friends, to be apart of certain groups, but not...
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