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ZAR’S DECLASSIFIED SCHOOL SURVIVAL GUIDE

Mar. 29, 2017—Zaria Williams, ’19, College of Arts and Science, Student VUceptor Tips to survive and thrive during your first year at Vanderbilt Tip #1: Embrace your discomfort. For my first few weeks of college, every day was filled with new people, new experiences, and new feelings. But I quickly fell into a pattern of talking to...

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THE COMMONS CONTINUED—PERSPECTIVE OF A HEAD RESIDENT

Mar. 29, 2017—Lucas Wesoloski, ’18, College of Arts and Science Let me be the first to say that my first-year experience on Commons did not go exactly as I had planned. I started off struggling with my academics and could not find an organization on campus that fit what I wanted to do. However, thanks to my RA,...

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ON BEING VUCEPTORS

Mar. 29, 2017—Elizabeth Covington, Senior Lecturer in English, College of Arts and Science, Faculty VUceptor Working as a VUceptor is the most rewarding part of my job at Vanderbilt. When I first began, I didn’t have the first idea what to expect, and I was amazed and delighted to find myself in the heart of a close-knit...

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