the next chapter

this is it. this is my last blog as a student voice for the college of mount st. joseph. i've been thinking about what i wanted to say here for quite some time and then it hit me - advice. yea, its cliche but i've taken a different spin on it. i've chosen to walk around the dorm building with a notepad and pen at hand and ask some of the students to share some advice. i had given them some background for my reasoning and then stated that it could include quotes, lyrics, inside jokes and more and could revolve around academics, college life, relationships, and humor. the statements i received revolve around a wide spectrum of these topics:

Honesty is the best image.

Be prepared for shattered expectations. It doesn’t always mean broken. It can be a growing experience.

Don’t let your schoolwork get in your way of a good education.

Think with your head, not your heart.

If the ocean were whiskey and I were a duck I’d float to the bottom and stay there.

It’s true what people say; patience is a virtue. But without taking risks you are not guaranteed rewards. If you see something worth fighting for, NEVER turn down that opportunity… you gotta live to learn. You gotta crash and burn. You gotta make some stances, and take some chances. You gotta live and love and take all life has to give. You gotta live and learn so you can learn to live.

Don’t let somebody be a priority in your life if you’re only an option in theirs.

A life lived for others is a life worthwhile.

I’m not afraid to be who I am.

I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day. And I believe in miracles.

I have learned that your college friends become a kind of family: you eat together, laugh and cry and do absolutely nothing together – until you can’t remember how you ever survived without them.

Tough times don’t last but tough girls do.

Even a broken clock is correct two times a day.

Success is a peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best.

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.

Regret nothing that once made you smile.

To coxify: to complicate simple matters.

When you see the light at the end of the tunnel get off the tracks.

Talking in a British accent while intoxicated makes your time worthwhile.

Being different is being normal.

Its something unpredictable but in the end its right, I hope you had the time of your life.

I hope you dance.

Live life for those you love. When you get the chance, do it for someone else.

Prayer in action is love, and love in action is service.

Dance as though no one is watching you, Sing as though no one can hear you, love as though you have never been hurt before, live as though heaven is on earth

Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.

Be still and know that I am God

Let go and Let God

The hardest thing is loving someone and then having the courage to let them love you back.

In life never stop dreaming... for in dreams, we never stop living.

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting

We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and call it love.

Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.

The greatest thing you will ever learn is just to love and to be loved in return.

God only brings on this challenge in our lives because he knows we’re strong enough to handle it.

Live your day with no regrets. A year from now, are you going to look back on today and be proud of the decisions you made and be happy with the memories of your actions?

No matter how bad a person is, there is something good about them so be like the humming bird and pick the sweetness of virtues.

I am more than happy to be leaving on this note. Constant encouragement to succeed and be the best you can be is the strongest love and that will go on forever.i wish nothing but absolute success in all of your endeavors and will part with the pride that I have earned a degree from the mount and that the education i've been rewarded extends so far past the classes. thank you, everyone, for your time and interest.

Class Dismissed.

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Key Advice from Jeeb

What’s up everybody? I hope you all are having a good day. If not stay optimistic because there’s always someone out there in our world that has it worst than you do. Anyways as promised, this is my blog dedicated to all prospective students of the Mount and future college students in general. I’m one semester in and I have already learned so much that I felt was necessary to share with you guys. To begin with, the current state of our economy is not looking good and unless your parents have beaucoup money, they are struggling to afford the tuition of going to a private school. Therefore once you (future college student) start college, do work study, in particular intramurals, because it’s easy money and work study is meant to be easy. My next piece of advice is very important, learn to be an extrovert if you’re an introvert because you must remember that everybody is in a setting that is unfamiliar to them and they are all looking to meet new people. To continue, if you have a roommate, bunk your beds for it provides so much addition space in your room. As far as academics are concerned, time management is everything. Procrastination is deadly and you must try hard to avoid it, especially with the increased free time what you will have.Finally, this is my last and most important piece of advice and it pertains to prospective students of the Mount. It’s so important that I had to start a new paragraph. Unless the Mount changes their dining hall hours, it is inevitable that you will get extremely hungry at night. Unless you have a car you’re pretty much stuck at the Mount so your only other option is to order a pizza or go hungry. DON’T, I repeat DON’T any other circumstances resort to ordering La Rosas pizzas when you get hungry. Now this is not to take away business from La Rosas because I like their pizza a lot, but I’m telling you, you will notice significant changes in your bank account that you won’t be pleased with if you don’t follow this advice. That’s it for now. I hope my advice will be helpful and as I acquire more knowledge I’ll definitely be sure to share it with you’ll. Until next time, peace.