By Mariana Uresti
I am a second-year junior at Texas Tech studying Public Relations & Strategic Communication Management with a minor in Advertising. Learning how to balance life and school has been the biggest learning experience I’ve had since moving to Lubbock.
I was born and raised 6 hours away in San Antonio, so moving to West Texas was a big jump for me and my family. Not being surrounded by my family at 18-years-old was hard, which I’m sure is true for many college students.
My freshman year was pretty uneventful because COVID-19 was in full swing. Masks, social distancing, and virtual learning was my reality for a while so learning to stay productive and not procrastinate was a huge lesson I learned quickly.
Fast forward a year, I am now a junior, I take 16 hours, and started working while being a full-time student for the first time. When I considered taking RaiderComm I was hesitant because I didn’t know what the workload would be. Though having some experience interning in a marketing department for a non-profit, I knew how much work there could potentially be.
After talking to Dr. Davis about some of my concerns, I was so ready to get started on working for my clients, who have turned out to be some of the best people I’ve worked with while being surrounded by my classmates who are just as eager and excited to work as I am.
This semester has been my best balancing act yet, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything! The experiences and work I am doing/taking away from RaiderComm hasn’t been short of amazing; so much so I’m considering taking it again next semester.
My advice to you: learn how to balance because, trust me, it’s possible. Take the classes you want, hang out with your friends, work, and have fun. You learn so much about yourself when you don’t close yourself off to opportunities just because you think little obstacles will get in your way. That’ll always happen in life no matter what you do so why not try to do it all!
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