http://blogs.babson.edu/newstudents Covering topics relevant to transitioning first-year and transfer students Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:54:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was driving the other day and realized suddenly that the radio was playing Christmas music. It's not even Thanksgiving yet. Isn't that the rule? No Christmas celebrating until after Thanksgiving?? I feel like they were trying to take away my Thanksgiving celebration by squashing it with their Christmas cheer.  ... http://blogs.babson.edu/newstudents/2009/11/18/thanksgiving-break/ I used to have this recorder that was at that time in my life the coolest thing ever. You could record your voice and then replay it sped up or slowed down. You could keep recording things and hear things you'd recorded in the past as well as things you'd ... http://blogs.babson.edu/newstudents/2009/11/09/toys-of-my-childhood/ Ask anyone at Babson what their favorite night on campus is and I'm pretty sure the answer is Halloween. Every year seems to top the last and this one was no exception. Thursday night began festivities with a big pub night and lots of costumes. I pulled together a little ... http://blogs.babson.edu/newstudents/2009/11/02/halloween/ Can't I just be a permanent student? My suite-mates and I grapple with this idea almost daily. Especially as the job search emails from CCD come in weekly, friends are interviewing, and other people are even receiving job offers! I've put a lot of effort into avoiding all of the ... http://blogs.babson.edu/newstudents/2009/10/26/51/ "If you dont like the weather in New England, just wait a minute, it will change" My friend told me her grandmother used to say that to her. Yesterday was some of the strangest October weather I have ever seen! and if you didn't like the snow yesterday, its ok, its sunny ... http://blogs.babson.edu/newstudents/2009/10/19/snow/ Family and Friends weekend has arrived at Babson, this weekend there is an amazing array of activities for visitors to participate in. It is always great to meet the many family members throughout the weekend. I plan to see the Babson Players performance tonight who always put on a great ... http://blogs.babson.edu/newstudents/2009/10/16/family-and-friends-weekend-has-arrived/ It's only a three day week! That's all I've been telling myself as I prepare for a tough week of two exams, a project and a lab report! Columbus Day has allowed for a lovely four day weekend which flew by as I celebrated friend's birthdays and visited an alum. The ... http://blogs.babson.edu/newstudents/2009/10/13/midterm-weeks/ This was the best and worst alumni weekend I've had at Babson. My first alumni weekend that I'm 21! I got to go into Boston on Friday night and see everyone that I haven't seen since they graduated last year, two years ago, three years ago! Saw even more people ... http://blogs.babson.edu/newstudents/2009/10/05/alumni-weekend/ The first month is almost over? How did that happen? The weeks feel like they are rolling by so slowly and yet it is shockingly three days away from October! It seems I've jumped right into the semester and haven't slowed down yet. Fall ball (lacrosse) is in full swing ... http://blogs.babson.edu/newstudents/2009/09/28/getting-into-the-swing-of-things/ My first full week of Senior year just came and went. My weekend was spent doing work mostly (I managed to find some time for play too!) They say it gets easier as you move up at Babson, am I taking the wrong classes for this to be true? I ... http://blogs.babson.edu/newstudents/2009/09/14/week-one-check/