Before, during, and after the college journey (particularly if you have a graduate school or post-school education to complete) there are many, many, many applications to complete for various reasons (e.g. job, school). I don’t know about you but every time I complete one I have to devote time to locating all the contact information,…
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April Elevator Reviews
The book review version of the “elevator pitch” – a quick, informative, and intriguing synopsis. The Thief of Blackfriars Lane, Michelle Griep, 5 Stars I loved this book! I had never read anything from Michelle Griep, but now I cannot wait to read another book by her. She has a new and fresh take on…
Healing Hearts by Kimberly Rae Jordan
Kimberly Rae Jordan writes new books that feel like old-fashioned love stories. Yes, they are “just” downloadable e-books, but they stand apart from the “Christianized” sensual romances that dominate women’s fiction right now. Healing Hearts, Ms. Jordan’s newest release (February 2021) is no different. Pediatrician Ryker Bennet finds his life unexpectedly and completely changed after…
I can’t say goodbye
I’ve been home for sevenish months now, but I still feel like I just got back. I have moments of walking down the sidewalk and hearing someone laugh behind me. I’ll turn around before I even think about it, expecting to see one of the kids I met this summer. I cry at odd times,…
Top 10 Books of 2019
Being a graduate student in a competitive program and trying to read 52 books in a year are two goals that exist almost in complete opposition of each other. But I made it! Without further ado, here are my Top 10 Books of 2019: The Kremlin Conspiracy (Rosenberg): Joel Rosenberg earns the title of the…
Impulse Read: The Right Thing
I am not a big shopper. Actually. Scratch that. I am not a shopper at all. I make a list, I check it twice, I go to the store, and I buy what is on my list. However, I do book shop. All the time. I love it. Library displays, book store shelves, estate sales:…
Unintentional Hiatus
Graduate school is no joke, y’all. It is hard. Not necessarily because of the material. Don’t get me wrong, the material is intense. I took the hardest test of my life two weeks ago and barely survived. I have never struggled with test anxiety or “blanking” during a test – until our last speech science…
Elevator Reviews (January – May)
While I have been remiss in posting book reviews on here over the past few months (I blame graduate school 100%), I have not stopped reading! I have finished 18 and started 6 more (why do I do this to myself?). 4 of the 15 were fiction reviews for the church bookstore, and those reviews…
GRE Prep Materials
The GRE. The only thing more nerve-wracking than the ACT or SAT seems to be the GRE. But I have a secret for you… it will be okay, you will be fine, it is really not that bad. Study hard, study well, and knock that test out of the park. I used two books in…
How I Ended Up in the Auburn Speech-Language Pathology program
I started Uncommon Student at the beginning of my undergraduate journey. Since then I’ve taken a lot of CLEP exams, almost as many DSST exams, finished a sprinkling of online classes, and graduated with my Bachelor of Arts from Thomas Edison State University in March 2018. Blogging slowed down during my senior “year” during Fall…