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The Residency Notebook. my 2024 summer at The Residency. long… | by Jack Blair | Aug, 2024 | Medium

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Many of you are wondering, what on earth has Jack been up to over the past few months, where is he, and when will he be coming back to school? I wish I had the time to call all of you individually, but I don’t. Instead, I’m writing this story to help you all better understand the justification behind my decisions, and help paint a better picture of my life this Summer. I’ve been fed up with higher education for a long time. To be clear- I LOVE the people, I LOVE the parties, my apartment, cooking, dancing, etc. But at Purdue, I hated doing classwork, showing up to lectures and fighting the uphill battle in getting credits. I like to call myself a “student of life.” Someone who is constantly learning, tinkering, exploring, and creating novel projects. That being said, I am a terrible Purdue student. The worst of it came this Spring, with 7:30 AM classes in constantly below-zero temperatures across campus, our showers being frozen, not being able to gym because of schoolwork, and a mix o

Press enter or click to view image in full size The Residency Notebook my 2024 summer at The Residency. long read but so worth it. Jack Blair 28 min read · Aug 29, 2024 -- 3 Listen Share Many of you are wondering, what on earth has Jack been up to over the past few months, where is he, and when will he be coming back to school? I wish I had the time to call all of you individually, but I don’t. Instead, I’m writing this story to help you all better understand the justification behind my decisions, and help paint a better picture of my life this Summer. Why I Joined the Residency + Foreword I’v

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