Congratulations, my fellow classmates, on our graduation! As I reflect on the final week of my academic journey, I am filled with a mix of emotions. From completing my last examination to attending the grand graduation ceremony on the final day, I bid farewell to the graduation season with my last blog post! The graduation […]
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Leslie Knope’s Worst Nightmare
Hi everyone! This is Margot, checking in one last time! This past week has been an absolute whirlwind and I’m excited to be filling you guys in. My Cross-Country Move Most of this past week has actually been focused on moving. Since the LIS program doesn’t have many (if any) classes with traditional final exams, […]
Wardah’s May Blog
Hello! This is my last blog post and it feels nice to write about the end of a time and transitioning to another part of life. Thank you for reading along. <3 It was so nice to graduate with everyone this past weekend. I think sometimes school can be a lonely thing we all end […]
Farewell to UIUC: A Graduation Journey Filled with Joy and Memories
Dear readers, I can hardly believe that my time at UIUC has come to an end. It has been an incredible journey, filled with many ups and downs, but I’m grateful for every moment. As I reflect on my time here, I am overwhelmed with emotions, but most of all, I feel a sense of […]
Life is Precious and School is Forever!
Hello reader! It is the beginning of May and I am feeling like time is getting away, but in the best ways. Although school can be overwhelming, I know I am going to miss it a lot </3. Nonetheless, I am both anxious and thrilled about completing my final assignments and attending graduation. Here are […]
Exploring Auto-GPT and Preparing for Graduation
Greetings all, I am Jun Liu, and welcome to my third blog entry during this graduation season. With the graduation festivities just a fortnight away, my emotions are a mix of anticipation and anxiety. Discovering Auto-GPT Recently, I stumbled upon a remarkable GitHub project called Auto-GPT. This automated text generator, based on OpenAI’s GPT model, […]
The Final Stretch: An Update on the Journey to Graduation
Dear readers, It’s hard to believe that I’m already writing my third blog post for this semester. Thank you so much for being a part of my journey over the past couple of months. Your support has meant the world to me, and I’m excited to share my updates with you. As I sit down […]
Racing Towards Graduation
Hey everyone! Margot here with some life updates! Graduation is Coming Soon! I can’t believe that graduation is only a few weeks away! Since I graduated from my undergraduate institution in 2021 (aka the COVID-era), I wasn’t able to participate in a traditional graduation ceremony. Instead, my university did everything fully remote, which was a […]
Grieving, ChatGPT, and Job Hunting: A Graduate Student’s Journey Towards Graduation
Greetings everyone! I am Jun Liu, a graduate student in Information Management and one of the graduate ambassadors for iSchool. As graduation day draws closer, I wanted to share my experiences with you in my second blog of the graduation season. The past month has been a challenging one for me, but I am grateful […]
Decisions Don’t Have to Be Scary!
Greetings! It’s April, which means there is only one full month left of my final semester. I am feeling a mix of emotions in the best way. There is a paper, project, and presentations that need me and my focus has been all over. I am hopeful this month will be spent dedicated to organising […]