Agronomy Ambassador Blog

With the cold winter weather that comes this time of year we are bound to have a couple snow storms. When that happens, you can find a large majority of campus headed to Slayter hill with literally anything and everything that one can use as a sled. While this is usually a lot of fun,…

For my last semester at Purdue I decided that I wanted to take some fun classes. I signed up for bowling and would highly recommend it to anyone. If you are a part of the class they offer you free bowling every day outside of class so you will have the opportunity to bowl quite…

Going to college 18 hours away from home was a part of Purdue that I was so excited about. Little did I fully understand what this meant; I would now have to navigate Purdue University in the winter. Now if the super low temperatures did not already scare this Southerner away, the amount of snow…

Professors, advisors, and group leaders are always finding older students to give advice to prospective or incoming students. Most of the time the advice is about time management, maneuvering around campus life, making connections with the professors, how to take notes or how to study for classes. Some of my favorite advice stems from how…

During the blizzard of 2022, I endured a hardship I thought I’d never have to face. Being snowed in with nothing to do warrants a great day of homework and Netflix. However, with no wifi, life can turn challenging very quickly. Last week during the snow storm, my apartment lost internet connection. I live near…

  Having spent almost 4 semesters playing in the Purdue Orchestras, I would highly recommend being involved in an ensemble here at Purdue if possible. It’s a great way to destress and make music with other students, as well as challenge yourself with something outside of your typical coursework. If you enjoy listening to music…

There are so many opportunities that students have access to here in the Agronomy Department, which is one of my favorite things about this department!  One of my recent adventures was being a member of the Forage Bowl Team! Myself and three other undergraduate students were given the opportunity to be a member of the…

When I decided I wanted to go to grad school I thought the process of getting into grad school would be quite simple, but I found it to be quite daunting. In reality, there isn’t much information that is very clear. I am going to share what I wish I knew about the process of…

When most people decide to attend college in our current era, they tend to visualize the journey in a 4-year window. Some decide to go farther in their studies than 4 years and some go shorter, it is all in the eye of the beholder. In my case I decided to go a full 4…