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Applications Done. No Regrets.

Get Clear. Get Into Grad School. Get On With Your Life.

by Dr. Khia on December 5, 2011

Now is that time of the year that Grad School Application season is coming to a close. It seems like graduate programs all across the country MUST have conspired to make applications due at the same time. If you’re still in college, it’s right before or during Finals Week, and right smack dab in the middle of the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Yup, the Holiday season.

Anxiety levels are running high for a lot of applicants – ordering transcripts and test scores, studying for the next entrance test examination, putting some polish on those essays, and shaking down professors or supervisors for letters of recommendation. The end is in sight – the day when you drop the finalized packet in the mail…. and wait.

While checking out the Hip Hop Affirmations blog, I thought that this message was more than appropriate to sum up what’s really important, right here and right now:

Source: Hip Hop Affirmations

You’re done. You’ve made it. You’ve tried. You’ve worked hard. You’ve done your best.

And while playing the Waiting Game most definitely sucks, take a few moments out of your day to congratulate yourself for tossing your hat into the ring to really pursue the career of your dreams. It’s a step further than a lot of people make.

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Would You Take A College Course on Jay-Z? I Would!

Get Clear. Get Into Grad School. Get On With Your Life.

by Dr. Khia on October 13, 2011

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I almost jumped outta my seat and did a shout after running across this Washington Post article announcing a new college course on Jay-Z.

Yes, you read that right. Next Fall, Georgetown University will be offering a course on the Sociology of Jay-Z. And what’s doubly cool is that the course will be taught by none other than critically acclaimed scholar Dr. Michael Eric Dyson.

If you haven’t heard of him, you’re seriously missing out. He’s written a bunch of amazing books on hip hop, politics, religion, and even public figures of interest such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Tupac Shakur. [click to continue…]

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