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How Should You Balance Being A Student-Athlete?
This post is about being a student-athlete, but you can really fill in the blank with anything. For you it could be a job, internship, or extracurricular activity like choir or club leader. For me, this meant academics and basketball. It has been something I have balanced for most of my life, but as you…
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Q&A: Advice + Tips From College Students To College Students
This has been my most favourite blog post yet! So far, this blog has been about my personal reflections on college life, but I thought it would be a fun chance to do a Q&A with some of my best friends from college because everyone’s experience is different. It’s worth learning from others’ perspectives and…
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Your College Bucket List: The Time To Do It All
College goes by in the blink of an eye; at least, it did for me. This is my STRONG encouragement for upcoming college students to make the most of this moment—of these four years! I did so much during my years, but I wish I had done so much more. You have your whole life…
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The 3 Best Coffee Shops To Study At In NW Iowa
There is something special about MIDWEST coffee. I am a lifelong coffee lover, and during college, I found out that I am a huge fan of studying in coffee shops. It became part of my almost weekly routine at Dordt University. It’s motivating. Grabbing my favourite white chocolate coconut latte, finding the perfect place to…
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6 Dorm Room Essentials For The Soon-To-Be College Student
This is the fun part: decorating your very first college dorm room! So much excitement goes into this moment—moving away from home, meeting your roommate, getting ready for your first day of class and, of course, decorating. After living in two college dorm rooms during my post-secondary experiences, these are the 6 essentials I would…
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Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting College: From A Recent Graduate
At the young age of twenty-two and a 2024 graduate from Dordt University, I have begun to realize how fast time REALLY goes by. I have said this many times to people in my life and myself: high school goes by fast, but college goes even faster. I am nearing the end of my college…
Mae Drost 
