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Making the Most of My Last Purdue Fall

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Fall has always been my favorite season at Purdue, and as a senior in Computer Engineering, I knew this would be my last one on campus. This semester, I set a goal to make the most of it! Here’s a look at what makes my falls at Purdue so memorable. Thursday Farmers Market On Thursdays through the end of October, Purdue hosts a farmers market on Memorial Mall. Since I passed it on my way between classes, I made an effort to visit it every week. The market has a variety of vendors selling everything from honey and smoothies to handmade jewelry, sourdough, and coffee. Lafayette also hosts a farmers market downtown every Saturday, which my roommate and I visited a few times. Football Games Football games are a huge highlight of Purdue fall, and I have been a season student ticket holder since my sophomore year. Crisp fall weather, dressing up in game-day gear, and watching the Boilermakers play is my idea of the perfect Saturday. The games have such exciting energy, and I always stand in t...
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Technical Organizations on Campus

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      Purdue has numerous types of student organizations, and extracurriculars that an incoming student can choose to participate in! Here, we can hear a few testimonies from current students on the technical organizations that they are a part of. These students speak on how joining these experiences helped shaped their engineering skills and build their community in engineering.      I am a member of Purdue MIND, which stands for Medical Innovation Networking and Design. It is Purdue’s largest project-based biomedical engineering organization. MIND currently has four active projects that students can choose to be a part of. For example, I am on a team developing a smart brace for individuals with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. What I enjoy most about MIND is getting the opportunity to work on an innovative project that puts patient needs at the forefront. Each meeting brings a new problem to solve that has a real impact on the outcome of our product. Beyond ...
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Staying Organized at Purdue

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     One question I get asked quite often is regarding how I manage my time as a college student at Purdue. When I was a freshman, this would have been a challenging question to answer because high school was very regimented with teachers constantly reminding you of due dates for homework and tests. In college, there was a sudden switch where you are in charge of keeping track of your assignments yourself. Juggling both academics, extracurriculars, and working on campus means that I needed to find a reliable system to keep track of everything. Fortunately, there are multiple different platforms and tools that have aided in my time management skills and organization. Google Calendar      One of the most common ways of keeping track of your daily schedule, class times, and upcoming meetings is with Google Calendar. Its easy-to-use interface allows you to easily time-block your day so you can keep track of where you need to be and when. I also often keep impor...
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