Peer Advice: Dealing with Stress and Preventing Burnout
Welcome and congratulations Classes of 2024 and 2026!
Peer Advisor Blog Posts
Peer advising provides non-academic advice and personal student perspectives about life and learning at MBKU in an informal way to all students in the first academic year. Peer advising is the student complement to academic advising provided by faculty advisors and University Student Affairs. New students will gain informed student perspective that is based on their Peer Advisor’s personal experience within their program, along with formal training.
Peer Advisors are students in the second academic year who are committed to academic excellence and student leadership. They show strong commitment to helping new students make the transition from undergraduates to informed, successful professional students who will be responsible for their academic goals and professional growth.
Peer Advice: Fun Ways to Study
Entering a professional program can be incredibly daunting.
The amount of information that you need to cram into your brain can feel unmanageable and overwhelming. Sitting in a library or a coffee shop for hours on end is a traditional way to study, but finding creative and unique ways to study can impact your graduate school experience for the better! Here are some ways I have been able to study while also focusing on my mental and physical health.
Hiking and Walking
Peer Advice: 5 Ways You Can Be True to Yourself in Graduate School
Being true to yourself means that you are acting in a way that aligns with your beliefs, values, and morals.
We all do our best to not fall under the pressures that comes with any new environment we walk into. There are so many opportunities that will come your way in graduate school. This process allows for self improvement, career opportunities, and so much more. In this blog, I will list ways you can actively be true to yourself.
Peer Advice: Returning to School after Multiple Gap Years
Adjusting to being back in school can be tough especially to the increased pace of grad school.
While shaking off the rust can be challenging, there are several things you can try to help ease your way back into being a full-time student.
1. Set a schedule
Peer Advice: Balancing Dance and Pharmacy School
In all honesty, balancing extracurriculars with school is very difficult.
Understandably so, for all that can relate. But we don’t do it because we hate ourselves and want to stress ourselves out; quite the opposite!
Peer Advice: The Importance of "You" Time in Grad School
Starting off, congratulations on joining the MBKU family!!
I’m so happy you’re here and you should feel proud of what you have accomplished thus far. I know you’re probably anticipating the program that you’re about to undertake, but try and take a moment to appreciate your journey to get here.
Peer Advice: CalFresh 101 and Saving Money on Groceries $$$
Welcome Class of 2026!!
Here are some things I wish I knew about the CalFresh Program during my time at MBKU. Even if you did not qualify during your time in undergrad, I still encourage you to read this through and apply as eligibility differs from undergrad vs grad school (:
What is CalFresh?
Peer Advice: My First IPPE - What is it and How it Went
As the Summer didactic came to a close, the lucky few (me included) started our very first Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE).
For those who do not know, IPPEs occur within the first three years of the Doctor of Pharmacy program; they are considered part-time experiences in which students are immersed in professional pharmacy work.
For our Pharm. D program, we are either assigned a June or July block; For incoming second-year pharmacy students, we did our first IPPE in a community pharmacy setting.
Peer Advice: Balancing Your Studies while Staying Involved
When I first entered optometry school, I remember promising myself that my studies will always be my number one priority and that I wouldn’t let any extracurriculars take valuable time away from my education.
Peer Advice: A Deep Dive into Preparing for Proficiencies
You’re just starting graduate school – congratulations! You’re going to do great!
The first few weeks of the quarter will fly by and you’ll soon be in the full swing of midterms and proficiencies. If you haven’t heard of proficiencies yet, they are an opportunity to show off mastery of clinical skills that you’ve been learning in your clinical classes.