{"id":76,"date":"2023-10-26T12:39:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T12:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/?p=76"},"modified":"2023-10-26T12:39:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T12:39:19","slug":"getting-excited-for-fall-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/2023\/10\/26\/getting-excited-for-fall-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Excited for Fall Break"},"content":{"rendered":"

The hardest part of the semester is upon us, since Labor Day there have been never-ending classes and I’m honestly ready for a break. Although being on campus is fun with my newfound friends making new memories and exploring everything Iowa City has to offer. I miss my parents, sister, and dog, so I am really looking forward to fall break in November.<\/span><\/p>\n

While I am from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, my family and I are originally from South Florida. Meaning that I will be able to escape the cold weather that awaits us in November for the sunny Florida beaches. I know that most of my time will be spent seeing family members and shopping for Christmas presents. I will also get to share everything I have done in college from being an Iowa Experience Blogger, taking out-of-the-box classes, joining various student organizations, and being in Iowa City as a college student. I am mostly looking forward to getting a home-cooked meal from my mom for the first time since I moved in. Looking back at it now I never realized how much time had passed until I purchased my flight for fall break. Since fall break is the essence of the giving season, I have my own thanks I want to give to my parents and sister for always answering late-night calls and my friends for being the home away from home support that I need.<\/span><\/p>\n

Until it’s time for fall break it is important to stay focused on classes to end the semester on a successful note so, I will share a few tips that have helped me so far.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Make a weekly checklist of all your assignments for the week to make sure you don’t have to cram out an assignment the night before it is due<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Find a study method that works best for the individual class<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Don’t be afraid to take a break to avoid the point of no return<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Even though fall break is still a while away I can’t wait for it to be time to go home and see my family, but until then I will be looking towards the future of Halloween, the final few football games, and the beginning of the basketball season. See you soon!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The hardest part of the semester is upon us, since Labor Day there have been never-ending classes and I’m honestly ready for a break. Although being on campus is fun with my newfound friends making new memories and exploring everything Iowa City has to offer. I miss my parents, sister, and dog, so I am really looking forward to fall break in November. While I am from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, my family and I are …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":154,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9,8,3,6,7,5,4],"class_list":["post-76","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-best-college","tag-day-in-the-life","tag-fall-break","tag-hawkeyes","tag-thanksgiving-break","tag-uiowa","tag-university-of-iowa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/154"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions\/90"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}