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Caitlyn’s Catch-Ups: Finals Frenzy

Dec. 19, 2012—Caitlyn's Catch-Ups Part 4: Finals! As Thanksgiving break approached a few weeks ago, I decided it was probably about time to check out my finals schedule and develop a game plan before it was too late. Looking at my finals though, I quickly realized that a hard-core study schedule was not what I needed.

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High Poverty Youth Class

Dec. 17, 2012—This semester I chose to take an Peabody HOD class called High Poverty Youth.  This class focused on the difficulties of living in poverty, and how society could address it.  Since it is a Peabody course, there was also an emphasis on teaching these students and making sure that your classroom is accommodating to the...

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Caitlyn’s Catch-Ups: Tacos and Gluten-free Baking

Dec. 17, 2012—Caitlyn's Catch-Ups Part 4! Last Saturday night, my sorority family came over to my dorm and we had a fun night of taco-making, movie-watching, and gluten-free baking!

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Checking Boxes

Dec. 16, 2012—As you may or may not have heard, Vanderbilt is in finals mode, the campus a seething mass of caffeinated 20-somethings attempting to re-learn (or simply learn) content from wildly disparate courses. As this drama unfolds around me, threatening to engulf countless students, I will be acting as Inside ‘Dores’ Jim Cantore, reporting live from...

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Imma miss you, Vandy.

Dec. 15, 2012—Well folks, I survived the semester. After a stressful morning of last minute packing, goodbyes, and two plane rides, I am finally made it home. As I am sure all of you are well aware of, I am studying abroad next semester at the University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland. While I could not be...

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I’m Done, Where Do the Books Go?

Dec. 15, 2012—It's the end of the semester, what do I do with all of these textbooks now?

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Finals…Finally Done

Dec. 15, 2012—Finally done with finals...now what?

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Fall Finale

Dec. 15, 2012—Today marks the official last day of the Fall Semester! Woo hoo! Though I made my way back home earlier in the week, I figured now is a good time as any to do some reflecting on the semester past and things to look forward to in the semester to come. Fall: 1)   Large quantities...

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Almost doooooooone

Dec. 14, 2012—It’s been half of day stuffed with studying because I slept in (oops) due to the late night movie. It was totally worth it, though. The Middle Earth definitely did not disappoint, for those of you who were twiddling your thumbs waiting for my review.

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Heading to the Shire! brb

Dec. 13, 2012—That’s right, folks. Finals week is, in fact, upon us. My schedule for the past 5 days has literally been: Wake up. Put on sweats. Go to the library. Eat and study. Study study study study. Eat. Study. Return from the library. Sleep. Rinse and repeat as needed. (5 days)

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The life of a Peabody student during finals week

Dec. 13, 2012—Vanderbilt has an intriguing finals atmosphere: students meander around on 0-2 hours of sleep per night, moving from a test to the library and just maybe stopping for coffee in between. When you're a Peabody student, however, your life tends to be a bit different come finals week.

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It’s All Over. How I Survived Finals.

Dec. 13, 2012—Today, I am coming to you from my kitchen table in warm and sunny Miami Beach. I'm sorry to brag, but nothing compares to the euphoria of finishing finals each semester. If I'm being honest, here, I will say that this semester my finals weren't actually that bad. But either way, finals are finals and I lived to tell the tale.

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