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Life @ RPI

By Brian ⋅ September 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Since this is my first blog, I thought I’d begin by telling you a little about myself, and then some of my experiences at RPI thus far. There have been many factors that have helped guide me to where I am right now.
I am currently a junior pursuing a dual degree in Nuclear Engineering & [...]

A nice, short week of classes

By Andrew ⋅ September 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Thanks to the day off for Labor Day, this was a nice, short week of classes. I was able to use the day off to complete all of my previously assigned work, even that which wasn’t due until the end of this week. As a result, I was able to have some more time to [...]

Back into the swing of things

By Chris ⋅ August 24, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Now Listening: “Swing, Swing” by All American Rejects
IT’S FINALLY HERE!! Session 5 of Orientation and Navigating Rensselaer and Beyond are finally here! The staff is back and we can’t wait for you to arrive. But this only means one thing – classes are a week away. I can’t believe how fast this summer went. I had [...]

I can’t believe I’m actually saying…

By Chris ⋅ August 14, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Now Listening – “Girl All The Bad Guys Want” by Bowling For Soup
I still can’t believe it’s only a week until the SO Staff is back and ready for Student Orientation Session 5 and Navigating Rensselaer & Beyond. Everything is coming together and I can’t wait for it all to start. I’m also really excited [...]

Summer is slowing down now…

By Kristi ⋅ August 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Summer is slowing down now that Orientation is done. I’m actually getting my needed 8 hours of sleep each night. I’m working out more and more so I can get in better shape before school starts.
In one of my past blogs, I said I was going to a “SURPRISE LOCATION” but I never told you [...]

The week of recovery

By Derek Y. ⋅ August 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

This week has been a great week to recover from the craziness of SOs 1-4. They were all very exciting and filled with energy. All the advisors miss the past two weeks, they miss the staff and incoming freshmen. With this down time we are switching gears to prepare for SO5 but mostly for NRB. [...]

Wait, the next SO isn’t until August?

By Chris ⋅ July 28, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Now Listening – “I Got A Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas
Sunday, I got up at 6AM and realized “Wait, the next SO isn’t until August?” I can’t believe how fast these two weeks went and even more so how much I miss Orientation. Meeting all of you was so much fun and I can’t wait [...]

LESS THAN A MONTH UNTIL SCHOOL!

By Kristi ⋅ July 27, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Student Orientation 3 & 4 as well as Transfer Orientation 1 just wrapped up this week. All this past weekend, I slept like a baby. Even after Student Orientation 4, I took a 3 hour nap in the afternoon just because I had been going non-stop for 2 weeks. I hope again that everyone enjoyed [...]

Little sleep and lots of stress but it is all worth it for the freshmen!

By Kristi ⋅ July 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Student Orientation Sessions 1 & 2 just happened! I loved meeting all of you guys! It was definitely so much fun and I’m really excited for everyone to come to campus at the end of August. We have been preparing for Student Orientation Sessions 3 & 4… which means lots of packet stuffing and fixing [...]

And we just keep going

By Chris ⋅ July 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I still can’t believe we’re already done with two Student Orientation sessions already. They were a lot of fun and I’m so glad I got to meet a lot of you. To celebrate, we all went out tonight to Buca di Beppo on Wolf Rd. in Albany and had some great food. Tomorrow, we’re all heading to Grafton Lake to hang out. Then, we’ve got the first transfer orientation, a day off to prepare, and then two more student orientation sessions. I can’t wait. For those…

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