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I served at the YMCA as well as the catholic link, my advice as no matter what service you have, focus on how you can impact others and contribute to a better community.

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I served at the YMCA as well as the catholic link, my advice as no matter what service you have, focus on how you can impact others and contribute to a better community.

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I volunteered at St. John's Homeless Shelter. There, we served dinner and also did hospitality service. For future volunteers, I would just give a heads up that people tend to come in waves. So, be prepared to be fast!

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I volunteered at St. John's Homeless Shelter. There, we served dinner and also did hospitality service. For future volunteers, I would just give a heads up that people tend to come in waves. So, be prepared to be fast!

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SJHS - We did a lot of cleaning/organizing behind the scenes. I would say bring headphones/music because it will make the time go by quickly. 

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SJHS - We did a lot of cleaning/organizing behind the scenes. I would say bring headphones/music because it will make the time go by quickly. 

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We mostly did maintenance work, allocated supplies, helped with laundry, and disinfected surfaces. I would advise being well rested for physical labor.

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We alternated by week between hospitality (walking around and talking to ladies currently in the program) and food service (putting out and managing dinner meals)

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Norman Miller Center. We helped prepare for the election and worked the polls on election day. We would tell future volunteers to feel free to ask the office workers as many questions as you need, they are super friendly!

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Norman Miller Center. We helped prepare for the election and worked the polls on election day. We would tell future volunteers to feel free to ask the office workers as many questions as you need, they are super friendly!

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City clerk office. I would spread out the times more because I volunterred in 4 hour chunks sometimes and it was a lot.  

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City clerk office. I would spread out the times more because I volunterred in 4 hour chunks sometimes and it was a lot.  

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I served at St. John's Homeless Shelter doing food service and hospitality work. I would tell future volunteers to not be afraid to jump in and talk with the guests because they are all so wonderful.

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I served at St. John's Homeless Shelter doing food service and hospitality work. I would tell future volunteers to not be afraid to jump in and talk with the guests because they are all so wonderful.

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After school program and check out.

I would tell future volunteers to enjoy hanging out and playing games with the kids.

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City Hall, we filed and helped with the online/in-person voting process. Advice we would give is just have fun and chat with the ladies-they are incredibly nice! 

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City Hall, we filed and helped with the online/in-person voting process. Advice we would give is just have fun and chat with the ladies-they are incredibly nice! 

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I served at the YMCA, helped check kids out of the learning academy. Try to interact with the kids (it will make the time fly and its fun to develop relationships with them) 

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I served at the YMCA, helped check kids out of the learning academy. Try to interact with the kids (it will make the time fly and its fun to develop relationships with them) 

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The YMCA. Probably to always stay attentive.

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The YMCA. Probably to always stay attentive.

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County clerk’s office. We stuffed and sent absentee ballots and then sorted them when they were returned. I would recommend just getting as many hours done as you can at once because it’s monotonous but not difficult so you can do a lot at once to free up other time.

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County clerk’s office. We stuffed and sent absentee ballots and then sorted them when they were returned. I would recommend just getting as many hours done as you can at once because it’s monotonous but not difficult so you can do a lot at once to free up other time.

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I worked at at the ymca as the lunch prep guy. MY job consisted of showing up in the morning, grabbing the left overs, delivering the left overs to the homeless shelter, picking up the new food from the middle school, and then prepping the lunches for the day. For anyone else looking for this job, I would recommend that you either have a truck or a larger vehicle in order to haul all of the food.

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I worked at at the ymca as the lunch prep guy. MY job consisted of showing up in the morning, grabbing the left overs, delivering the left overs to the homeless shelter, picking up the new food from the middle school, and then prepping the lunches for the day. For anyone else looking for this job, I would recommend that you either have a truck or a larger vehicle in order to haul all of the food.

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YMCA, Checking kids in and out of child care. Advice we would give is to be patient and try to personally interact with the kids. 

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YMCA, Checking kids in and out of child care. Advice we would give is to be patient and try to personally interact with the kids. 

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We served at St. John's Homeless Shelter where we did laundry, cleaned around the place, and sorted donations. Advice I'd give would be to be willing to help and have an open mind.

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We served at St. John's Homeless Shelter where we did laundry, cleaned around the place, and sorted donations. Advice I'd give would be to be willing to help and have an open mind.

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go into it with an open mind and have fun

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We served are St. John's Homeless Shelter. We served food and socialized with the people there. Future advice: Find the people that want to talk. Just talk to them and don't bring in prejudices.

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We served are St. John's Homeless Shelter. We served food and socialized with the people there. Future advice: Find the people that want to talk. Just talk to them and don't bring in prejudices.

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SJHS, laundry, sorted donations, cleaned; be as helpful as possible

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SJHS, laundry, sorted donations, cleaned; be as helpful as possible

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We served at the YMCA and checked in kids during the morning. We would advise the future volunteers to go into it with a positive attitude and just have fun!

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We served at the YMCA and checked in kids during the morning. We would advise the future volunteers to go into it with a positive attitude and just have fun!

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My suitemates and I served at St. John's homeless shelter. We helped serve dinner and talk with the people there (even playing card games with them!). A piece of advice I would give is to keep in mind that these folks are going through a tough time and empathy is super important as well as treating them with the dignity and respect they deserve.

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My suitemates and I served at St. John's homeless shelter. We helped serve dinner and talk with the people there (even playing card games with them!). A piece of advice I would give is to keep in mind that these folks are going through a tough time and empathy is super important as well as treating them with the dignity and respect they deserve.

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We served at House of Hope. We did miscellaneous labor, like building shelves, hedge clipping, organizing closets, moving cabinets across the building, and cleaning

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I served at St. John's Homeless Shelter serving meals and doing hospitality. I talked with guests and played games with them some nights. I would tell future volunteers to have fun with it! The guests are wonderful people, so don't feel too nervous or awkward. You'll probably find lots to talk about if you aren't too scared to strike up conversation.

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I served at St. John's Homeless Shelter serving meals and doing hospitality. I talked with guests and played games with them some nights. I would tell future volunteers to have fun with it! The guests are wonderful people, so don't feel too nervous or awkward. You'll probably find lots to talk about if you aren't too scared to strike up conversation.

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The ymca

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YMCA. Signed kids out of the day care. Make sure that the kids have fun. If you are friendly you and the kids will have more fun.

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YMCA. Signed kids out of the day care. Make sure that the kids have fun. If you are friendly you and the kids will have more fun.

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make sure you work ahead to allow time to serve

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make sure you work ahead to allow time to serve

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that it opens up a lot of doorways

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I wish I could I could tell myself that I just need to have a positive mindset

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It was going to be one of the best years of my life and the service is such a privilege. 

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It was going to be one of the best years of my life and the service is such a privilege. 

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It is not as big of a time commitment as you thought. 

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It is not as big of a time commitment as you thought. 

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Service doesn’t take as much time as you think it will. You will also learn a lot about living and communicating with a group. Challenges definitely arise but you become more comfortable working through them.

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Service can be fun and a break from homework, Don't stress about fitting service time into your schedule

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Service can be fun and a break from homework, Don't stress about fitting service time into your schedule

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It's intimidating at first, but most good things are so just jump in and have fun!

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You will always have fun here.  People, here, are kind

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You will always have fun here.  People, here, are kind

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Expect to have ups and downs, living with 7 other people takes adjustment. Do not expect to do everything together. 

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Expect to have ups and downs, living with 7 other people takes adjustment. Do not expect to do everything together. 

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It seems like a huge time commitment at first, but the community partners are pretty flexible as far as fitting service into your schedule. 

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It seems like a huge time commitment at first, but the community partners are pretty flexible as far as fitting service into your schedule. 

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Be prepared to drive a lot if only a couple of you have a car

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Be prepared to drive a lot if only a couple of you have a car

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It's really fun, and it's fun to live with all of your friends.

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It's really fun, and it's fun to live with all of your friends.

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There are going to be roommate conflicts. You need to deal with disagreements professionally.

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There are going to be roommate conflicts. You need to deal with disagreements professionally.

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it takes a lot of work to make the roomate situation to work so make sure to communicate

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It would all pay off in the end. You’re making a difference, and it feels good to help others out.

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Although it may not feel as if you are always directly helping the residents of the shelter, the work being done goes a long way.

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Waking up early in the morning is worth it when youre making a difference in the community. 

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Waking up early in the morning is worth it when youre making a difference in the community. 

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I learned a lot about communication with people. I would tell future residents to sit down with their roommates and figure out a plan that works for everyone.

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I learned a lot about communication with people. I would tell future residents to sit down with their roommates and figure out a plan that works for everyone.

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Plans might change, but that's ok. It is apart of life and you will get through it. 

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Plans might change, but that's ok. It is apart of life and you will get through it. 

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It isn't as hard or time consuming as you think

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It isn't as hard or time consuming as you think

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It really isn't that hard to manage service with school. 

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It really isn't that hard to manage service with school. 

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Be adaptable. Have fun with it.

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Service was not as time consuming as we thought it was going to be

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Service was not as time consuming as we thought it was going to be

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Living with people takes cooperation but is worth it

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Living with people takes cooperation but is worth it

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I learned how to balance getting along with roommates  with other responsibilities. 

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I learned how to balance getting along with roommates  with other responsibilities. 

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I made sure to use a planner to ensure that everything got done that was needed to be done. 

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I made sure to use a planner to ensure that everything got done that was needed to be done. 

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I learned to communicate with my roommates.

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I learned to communicate with my roommates.

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Michels requires great communication between suite mates, if you cant communicate you will lose friendships!

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Michels requires great communication between suite mates, if you cant communicate you will lose friendships!

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I learned how to accommodate my plans and how to live in harmony with others

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I learned how to accommodate my plans and how to live in harmony with others

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I learned that there is plenty of time in the day for the service even if it doesnt feel like it always. Just make sure you plan around your service.

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I learned that there is plenty of time in the day for the service even if it doesnt feel like it always. Just make sure you plan around your service.

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Learned how to leave well with people. I would tell future residents to make sure they take time for themselves because living with a lot of people can get overwhelming 

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Learned how to leave well with people. I would tell future residents to make sure they take time for themselves because living with a lot of people can get overwhelming 

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I learned a lot about what it is like to live with 7 other people. Make sure that you communicate with each other and it will be great

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I learned a lot about what it is like to live with 7 other people. Make sure that you communicate with each other and it will be great

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It was not super time-consuming and also a lot more fun than expected.

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It was not super time-consuming and also a lot more fun than expected.

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I used google calendar since it was helpful to plan out my week so I didn't overbook myself.

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I used google calendar since it was helpful to plan out my week so I didn't overbook myself.

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I learned the importance of communication and responsibility. I would tell future Michels residents that you all have to share responsibility equally and if you have an issue in the suite, the best thing you can do is talk about it. 

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I learned the importance of communication and responsibility. I would tell future Michels residents that you all have to share responsibility equally and if you have an issue in the suite, the best thing you can do is talk about it. 

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It is really fun to live with your friends. 

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It is really fun to live with your friends. 

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having a predetermined schedule

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You learn how to hear many people at once and narrow down solutions that work for everyone. Living with a lot of people means encountering a lot of different styles that can help you grow.

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work ahead in your lighter load classes. 

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work ahead in your lighter load classes. 

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Blocking out time, and keeping a planner!

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We learned how to work through things as a group. Sometimes living with several other people isn't easy but if you approach it the right way it can be a lot of fun.

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I will take with me the strategies I learned for time management and living with 7 other people. 

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I will take with me the strategies I learned for time management and living with 7 other people. 

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We learned that service is very rewarding, and that it is really fun living with a big group of people!

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We learned that service is very rewarding, and that it is really fun living with a big group of people!

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Understanding everyones perspectives in situations is key to finding a solution

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Understanding everyones perspectives in situations is key to finding a solution

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... to healthy and successful relationships at every level. It's not always pretty but its necessary and you'll be glad you communicated more at the end of the day

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It was fun to do service work with my friends

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It was fun to do service work with my friends

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That you can become really close friends with people that you room with. Make friends with all the rooms to make a great community

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That you can become really close friends with people that you room with. Make friends with all the rooms to make a great community

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Communication is key! You get to know the people you live with really well

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How to handle roommate conflict in a healthy way. 

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How to handle roommate conflict in a healthy way. 

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It was very hard, but I planned volunteering on days that I did not have as much going on

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It was very hard, but I planned volunteering on days that I did not have as much going on

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I made sure I did important things before I would play video games or mess around

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I made sure I did important things before I would play video games or mess around

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the friends i made

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Keep a planner and stay organized. Get ahead on school work when you can. 

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Keep a planner and stay organized. Get ahead on school work when you can. 

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We learned how to live with a good amount of people.

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We learned how to live with a good amount of people.

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We would tell future residents to figure out better ways of solving roommate conflicts

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We would tell future residents to figure out better ways of solving roommate conflicts

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Plan out time to dedicate to each of the things you need to be involved in or working on

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Plan out time to dedicate to each of the things you need to be involved in or working on

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The people you live with will become family and that communication (also in service) is super important!

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The people you live with will become family and that communication (also in service) is super important!