Amanda Wilks

Amanda Wilks is a Boston University graduate and a part-time writer. She has a great interest in everything related to job-seeking, career-building, and entrepreneurship and loves helping people reach their true potential.
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student life

Pros and Cons: Being in a Student Organization on Campus

By Amanda WilksLast updated on December 22, 2022
The student years are not only about books and seminars. This wonderful period of time will facilitate your transition to adult life. Students learn how to live by themselves or with roommates, conciliate study time with housekeeping, and network with professors and colleagues. Moreover, if they choose to, they can join a student organization on …
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The Lost Art of Memorization: How to Utilize Your Memory

By Amanda WilksLast updated on December 22, 2022
Studying is not the same as memorizing. It’s a reality that many students face, but not all understand until it’s possibly too late. That often happens when they go through the semester attending classes, taking tests, and believing at the final exam that they have never heard of certain terms. It leaves them with the …

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