03/11/2019 - By Madeleine Chalifoux, 2018-19 SCS Student Advising Leader: This year, Champaign-Urbana is holding the 11th annual Illinois marathon. Race weekend is April 25-27th and registration is open to...
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03/05/2019 - By Alayna Johnson, 2018-2019 SCS Student Advising Leader: Earning a minor is becoming an increasingly popular way to explore different fields while in college. Popular minors for SCS students...
03/01/2019 - By Jun Hyup Og, 2018-2019 Student Academic Advising Leader: As the famous quote from a popular TV series “Game of Thrones” goes - “Winter is here”. And thus, now is the time to dress warm and...
02/18/2019 - By Alayna Johnson, 2018-2019 SCS Student Advising Leader: Remember your nightmares about the ACT not so long ago? Get ready for them to come back and haunt you: it’s time for the GRE! The Graduate...
02/12/2019 - By Alayna Johnson, 2018-2019 SCS Student Advising Leader: Research Experiences for Undergraduates, or REUs for short, are becoming more and more popular. In short, host universities across the...
02/06/2019 - By Nick Kaufmann, 2018-2019 SCS Student Advising Leader: My journey to UIUC did not begin right after my senior year of high school. Before jumping onto a college of more than 40,000 students, I...
01/23/2019 - By Alayna Johnson, 2018-2019 SCS Student Advising Leader As an avid reddit user, I recently came across a post on r/AskReddit that asked...
12/20/2018 - By Alayna Johnson, SCS Student Advising Leader 2018-2019: Scary? Easy? A waste of time? A way to get ahead? There’s lots of buzz about proficiency exams and it can be difficult to know what’s true....
12/20/2018 - By Alayna Johnson, SCS Student Advising Leader 2018-2019: What’s one thing all college students (and parents of college students) can agree on? School is expensive! Scholarships are...
12/20/2018 - By Kamakshi Katwala, 2018-2019 SCS Student Advising Leader: Get Involved – Medical Service Trips There are many ways to spice up your resume as a pre-medical student for potential...
12/11/2018 - By Maddy Chalifoux, SCS Student Advising Leader 2018-19: As finals approach, students’ stress levels tend to rise. With all of the assignments due and exams to prepare for, it’s easy to...
11/15/2018 - By Maddy Chalifoux, SCS Student Advising Leader 2018-19: Thanksgiving break is almost upon us, and we can now begin looking forward to spending quality time with family and friends, eating...
11/15/2018 - By Jun Hyup Og, 2018-2019 Student Academic Advising Leader: Just when you thought that surviving college wasn’t easy enough, you are hit with the fact that you are no longer an incoming freshman...
11/01/2018 - By Nick Kaufmann, 2018-2019 SCS Student Advising Leader: A chemical sciences degree can be a stressful four years for anyone. The late nights studying for your midterms, the grueling three-hour labs...
10/22/2018 - By Maddy Chalifoux, SCS Student Advising Leader 2018-19: Wondering how the university’s new bike share program works? You’re not alone! While may students and community members alike have taken...
10/19/2018 - By Alayna Johnson, SCS Student Advising Leader 2018-2019 Between maintaining your GPA, holding leadership positions in RSOs, and seeking internships, it can be easy to forget about one...
10/11/2018 - By Kamakshi Katwala, 2018-2019 SCS Student Advising Leader: Being a student in the School of Chemical Sciences on the pre-medicine track requires an incredible amount of hard work and dedication....
10/01/2018 - By Maddy Chalifoux, 2018-19 SCS Student Advising Leader: Have you considered studying abroad, but thought that as a science or engineering major, you would never be able to fit it...
09/26/2018 - By Alayna Johnson, SCS Student Advising Leader 2018-2019 Many people find lab courses even more challenging than lecture courses, especially in chemical engineering and specialized chemistry. Here...
05/08/2018 - Your Road Map to Graduate School A series to guide you through the long, arduous process of applying to graduate school programs. How to Save Money While Applying to Graduate School One...
