Category Archives: Fresh Ideas: Brianna Woods

Fresh perspective for my sophomore year

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This is a bittersweet time of the year for me. For the last fourteen years, August has always been “the start of the year.” It’s been exciting and depressing for many reasons. I’m always excited to start school, but it

My poolside scholarship search

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Summer is about half-way over for Gannon-Goers right about now and what do I have to show for it? I’ve made a little money waitressing at Luigi’s, I’ve made some good memories with my friends from home and I’ve been

Return to home initially “less than nostalgic”

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I’ve been home for awhile now. In that time, I’ve been working as a waitress, hanging out with friends from home and even took a trip to NYC – but a lot happened before any of that. As I was

Finding calm during the finals countdown

There are approximately four days left of school, and it feels like I just walked on campus last week. While I’m very excited for school to be over, I’m totally terrified. I have five finals, three presentations, too much on

Getting organized makes me a “Busy B.”

I’m well into my second semester of college and I’ve learned a few things – how to make healthy eating choices, share a room with another teenage girl and be more organized. All right, so maybe I’m actually still in

Testing limits in the final stretch

As a freshman, I have recently experienced what has been the most testing time of my college life thus far, no pun intended. The final exams themselves aren’t really the most terrible part; the anticipation I have for them is

Freshman’s Lesson in Time Management 101

I have always been good at filling up my free time with things to do. I was part of 17 different activities throughout high school so I’m used to being busy. I used to think I did a pretty good

The Teenage Dream vs. College Reality

Hello Again… As a girl, one of the more major aspects of my life has to deal with guys. I’m your typical, average teenage girl. There’s nothing about me that says I am above falling in love or too smart

Freshman Finding Her Voice at GU

Introducing Edge’s newest blog, “Fresh Ideas,” by Brianna Woods, Class of 2015. Brianna is a theatre and communication arts major from Indiana, Pa. Since you’re reading my blog entitled “Fresh Ideas,” you’ve probably come to Edge to gain perspective on