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.
If you ever find yourself feeling a little burnt out during a long study session and need a small and minimally time-consuming break, then this blog post is for you!
There are a couple of things you can do on or very close to campus to give your mind a little break from all the studying you’ve been doing.
If you are a local living near the Orange County area, commuting to MBKU is a great money-saving alternative to renting housing near campus!
After living on-campus at UC Irvine during undergrad, I decided to commute during my first year at MBKU since my family lives in Riverside (about 30 minutes without traffic). Commuting allowed me to spend more time practicing my clinical skills, making friends with classmates, attending club meetings, exploring the local area, and doing lots of studying.
Welcome! Congrats on starting your first year of graduate school!
“It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.” – John Steinbeck
First and foremost, welcome and congratulations to the new incoming classes!
Congratulations and welcome to MBKU! Starting graduate school can be scary but making some minor changes to your old study habits can go a long way!
You have left undergraduate school and have finally entered into the final educational stage of your career! However, since you have never been tested on graduate school material before, you have no idea how to study. Should you do everything you used to do or should you change up the way you used to study?
By the time you are reading this blog, school has started and you have just taken your very first exam in graduate school.
You may find yourself asking the following questions: what can I do to get a better grade on my next exam? Or how can I improve my studying style?
Even though we all have different studying and learning styles, there are some tips that will help direct you towards success when you are studying. You can utilize these tips and make it your own style.
I imagine most students in graduate school don’t figure the added complexity of having a family in their daily routine.
Whether you’re 1 mile or 5,000 miles from home, being in graduate school is a big commitment that requires way too much time and energy.
You may find that it becomes difficult maintaining relationships and close connections with the people around you who aren’t going through the same thing as you.
I am from Hawaii and being so far from my friends and family back home can get difficult at times. The best way that I’ve found to stay connected to my friends and family back home is by scheduling time to catch up.
Scheduled Fun
Before I discuss how I manage to work out almost daily in PA school, I wanted to congratulate you all for your acceptance into MBKU.