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My First Week of Sophomore Year!

Sunday, August 30, 2026
Jordan
It’s officially my sophomore year at the University of Iowa! After finishing my first week of classes, I can already tell how different this year feels compared to my first year of college. One of the biggest differences has been how much easier it was to get back into a routine. Last year, everything felt new. I was learning where my classes were, figuring out how much time I needed to get across campus, adjusting ...
Savannah Evans

Welcome Back Hawks!

Friday, August 28, 2026
Savannah
Greetings Hawkeyes,  I am super excited to be back on campus! If you are a returning student or new student, I’m glad that you are at the University of Iowa! To start off my blogging for this year I am going to recap my summer a little bit then tell you some of the things I am looking forward to for this year!  If you read my final post before Summer Break you already know ...
Rose

Making Friends as an Upperclassman

Thursday, August 27, 2026
rkelly13
Hello Everyone, One of the things that everyone tells you is, “in college you will find your forever people,” so I just assumed freshmen year would be where I found every one of my bridesmaids (me saying this as a single girl is silly but you get it). But actually, I recently realized thinking I would find every important person at age 19 is wild because I had so much to learn. I am such ...

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