By Sara Berens
College of Arts & Sciences Academic Adviser
As we are nearing the end of the academic year, I know you would like nothing more than to shred or delete those notes and papers into oblivion. Stop and consider the future. All of the hours that you put into taking notes, crafting projects, and writing papers should be put to good use!
During your interview, wouldn’t you rather show your potential employer an example of that awesome project or paper you worked on rather than just listing it on your resume? You can take snippets of your best work from college, combine it in a professional portfolio, and impress your new boss.
Considering graduate school? Some may require that you provide an example of your college level writing. If you burn a trail of your best work on the way out of town next week, you’ll have to start from scratch.
My advice is to gather everything into one place, whether in a binder or computer file, so it’s easily accessible later on. If you have a 3-D project, poster presentation or other unwieldy objects you don’t necessarily want to cart around, take pictures and add them to the same file. This goes for everyone from first years to seniors because you never know when you might want to look back at your academic plan from UC 1000/1900 or need a paragraph from your 20 page paper on John Newton Templeton.
Congratulations to all of our graduating seniors and best of luck!
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