Happy Holidays!

First off, I want to wish all the seniors out there, good luck on your finals! I know this is a stressful time of year, but

Winter Wonderland

believe me the benefits far outweigh the frustrations! Like Matt mentioned below, the first official snow has fallen and this means that Winter Break is not too far behind. It’s a great time to go and hang out with your friends, without having to discuss Calculus homework. Take advantage of this time! Take in a movie (Sherlock Holmes!), or go to  a concert (I hear Lady Gaga is coming to town), either way make sure you take a step out of your house and enjoy your winter break.

With that being said, how many of you did your homework from my last blog? What? You didn’t think I assigned something? Relax, I didn’t technically assign anything, but I want to remind all Seniors that Winter Break is a great time to review the Registration Packet. Remember that packet with the additional scholarships and information regarding placement tests? No? Well go sift through your college mail and find it! That packet is very vital in order to know your next steps to become a Benedictine Eagle. Once you find that packet, check out the links and sign up for those placement tests over break. They take like three hours total to complete, so instead of watching that Jersey Shore marathon, take some time and do your placement exams (you’ll feel better about yourself, trust me).

Also, take this time to fill out the application for the Life Lived in Balance Awards. Remember when you met with your Admissions Counselor and they explained those three additional scholarships you might be eligible for? The ones that could help bring your tuition cost down? Those scholarships are in your Registration Packet as well. So take some time over break and fill the appropriate scholarships out and submit them to your counselor. The more scholarship money you potentially receive, the better! If you have any questions about the placement exams or additional scholarships, don’t hesitate to contact your Admissions Counselor (or if you can’t remember their name, simply call the Admission Office and they will get you in touch with your counselor (630) 829-6300).

Have a great winter break everyone and I’ll see you in 2010!

Good Timing

Do you know why it snowed today?  It has nothing to do with cold fronts or the fact that we’re in the middle of winter or even the fact that it’s the Christmas season.  Nope, it snowed because it’s finals time.  One of the hardest periods of each semester is the dreaded finals time.  Students have to write papers, study, take tests and generally prove that they actually know what the last 15 weeks of class was all about.  Now, the finals themselves are hard but the real battle is convincing yourself to study. 

Just imagine,  you are sitting in your dorm room and you look out your window to see a baseball game being played and a few dozen of your friends sitting in the stands enjoying it.  Or you know that there is a concert in the city this weekend that you really want to go to  Or, the most common symptom -you’re burnt out and can’t take another second of studying organic chemistry. 

That, my friends, is why it snowed.  Yes, everyone likes the first snow of the season and, yes the fresh white powder is beautiful.  But, come on, it’s freezing out there and none of us want to be out there.  So, the snow is the best excuse you could possibly find to stay holed up in your dorm room with your book in your lap and a notepad at your side.  The snow won’t make your finals any easier but it should eliminate all of that temptation out there.  Again, it’s freezing where are you really going to go?  This is why students shouldn’t complain about the snow but they should be happy it’s here as it takes away all of thos excuses we love to find to avoid studying.  Now, as far as avoiding the temptation to take a nap in the middle of your study time, well the snow won’t help you there.  And if you give in and lay your head down, don’t worry about it because you’ll just be more rested and be able to study twice as hard when you wake up.  Right?