My favorite tips for staying organized in summer classes and balancing multiple summer classes as a high school/college student

One of the things that I love about my college is that there are hundreds of classes available for students to take that cover a wide variety of topics and areas of interest. While there are certain classes that a student may need to take…

Shortly before my second year of college, I received a few orientation and mobility lessons for learning how to navigate with low vision and a blindness cane. These lessons were helpful for learning general travel skills, but I noticed they didn’t get into specifics about…

Between high school, undergraduate, and graduate school, I have taken over 50 virtual/hybrid/online classes and counting on a variety of subjects, including core subjects, required classes for my major, and even electives. One of my strategies for determining if an online class will be a…

When my brother was planning his schedule for his first semester, one of the questions he asked me was how to choose general education courses in college that would satisfy his major requirements while letting him explore his interests. When I was taking my general…

When I had to re-register for several classes and change my schedule during my fourth semester of college, I thought it would be a good idea to set up an alarm on my phone that would go off every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day,…

When I came back to my dorm after winter break, I had mentioned to my family how excited I was to see people on campus again and that I was looking forward to getting to know my new professors. What I didn’t realize was that…

How to schedule college classes to avoid burnout

As an undergraduate student living with an unpredictable medical condition, I often relied on college scheduling hacks for students with chronic illness to put together a hybrid schedule each semester that would provide options for flexible attendance and easy access to course materials online. This…

Why to take virtual classes in college, from someone who has taken over a dozem

Over the years, I have taken over 60 virtual classes across high school, college, and graduate school, which means that I have watched a lot of live and pre-recorded video lectures. I find that video lectures are easier for me to follow as a student…

When I think about high school and college classes that prepared me for a Microsoft PM internship, a lot of different classes come to mind outside of the requirements for my major. A program management intern should have a broad understanding of various topics related…