Laura JagGuide

Hey baby Jags! This week we have been reflecting on how South has prepared us to reach our goals, whether they be short or long term. I could go on forever about how much the staff here has helped me through every little bump in the road. I am a Professional Health Sciences major with a concentration in Health Management, and my "minor" is Pre-Occupational Therapy, so I belong to the Covey College of Allied Health. The health field as a whole at South is state of the art in every aspect. From my freshman year, each staff member I have come in contact with has pushed me to my highest potential. I want to give a special shoutout to my academic advisor, Mrs. Stearns. When I felt like I would never graduate (trust me, you will all feel like this at some point) and when I was questioning my choice of major, she laid out options for me and helped me think of a back up plan in case things didn't work out the way I planned. Just knowing I had another option to fall back on to

Hey baby Jags! It's Valentine's Day and this week we are reflecting on the many reasons we love South Alabama. I could honestly go on forever about why I love South and what drew me here, but I will keep it short and simple. South is family. From the second I walked onto our campus I felt at peace and at home. I was surrounded by professors who truly cared about me and my education and people who continuously lifted me up through the late night study sessions and 8 am lectures. College is hard, but South has made it a little easier these past three years. So here's to you and me, South Alabama. Thank you for my 11,761 family members. I am so thankful to be a small portion of Jag Nation. Love & light xx Laura Jag Guide

Hey baby Jags! We are well on our way into this semester and so far it has been smooth sailing for me. One of my favorites classes this semester is BLY 121: Life Science I. Because I took my harder sciences my first two years, this class is filled with mainly freshman and sophomore students. So far it has been a refresher course of things I learned in high school Biology. I am getting to re-learn how our body works and all of it's functions and it has been extremely interesting to me. Also, any class is enjoyable when you have a great professor. My professor makes sure she makes things relatable and tries to interact with us as much as possible to keep us involved in lecture. Honestly, I am enjoying all of my classes this semester and I hope it continues this smoothly throughout the rest of the semester. Love & light xx Laura Jag Guide

Hey baby Jags!  Picking the college you want to attend can be extremely stressful. It can get overwhelming to muddle through a list of schools and deciding where you want to spend the next 4+ years of your life can be very scary. Everyone approaches the college-picking process differently, but I will give you three tips that I used to help decide on a university. 1) Money. For me, I looked into scholarship requirements and figured out how much assistance I could get from each university I was interested in. Finances are a huge factor for most people when deciding on a college. I found that South was the most affordable and I was able to earn the largest amount of scholarship money here as well. 2) Location. I come from a college town so all of my friends stayed in our hometown for school. I wanted to get away but also be close enough to home to be able to get to my parents if I ever needed them. South is about 3 hours from my hometown of Troy and about 45 minutes from the bea