Posts by Anna Messersmith

• Becoming 51ÂÜÀò

  Anna's Semester Reflections

  Spring 2020

  Anna Messersmith — May 15, 2020

  Wow. In a non-dramatic way, this was the fastest year of my life. I distinctly remember moving back to 51ÂÜÀò back in August for my third year of...

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  How to be Healthy in College (Because You Can!)

  Anna Messersmith — May 01, 2020

  I walked into college with horror stories of the Freshman 15 looming over me. Would I be its next victim? Making my own choices now, would I go...

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  Worth > Work

  Anna Messersmith — May 01, 2020

  I’ll let you in on a little secret about me. And you probably will relate to this secret in some way or another. For years of schooling I found my...

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  How to Thrive While Learning Online (Because You Can!)

  Anna Messersmith — April 23, 2020

  Welcome to quarantine 2020! Wow, I really never thought I would say that, but here we are. We are all so close to finishing out the year here at...

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  How to Spend a Day Off at 51ÂÜÀò!

  Anna Messersmith — April 15, 2020

  Okay, imagine this. You are at 51ÂÜÀò as a freshman. You had a really challenging week and you are having a day off to enjoy time with...

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  Not Good at Goodbyes

  Anna Messersmith — April 06, 2020

  I have to admit something that I am not super proud of. I am really bad at goodbyes. Yet at the end of every semester, I am forced to to go...

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  Waiting On God

  Anna Messersmith — March 26, 2020

  You know those times where your human ability has hit its limit and all you can do is sit and wait. Those times where your world has flipped...

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  We're All In This Together

  51ÂÜÀò Legacy

  Anna Messersmith — March 10, 2020

  51ÂÜÀò is essentially a household name in my family. I grew up always hearing about the place that my parents met and where almost all of my aunts,...

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  Welcome to the Legacy

  51ÂÜÀò Traditions

  Anna Messersmith — March 03, 2020

  When you come to 51ÂÜÀò you step into a one hundred year story that is still currently being written and you are invited to be a part of that...

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  Student Experiences in Torrey

  with Anna and Maggie!

  Anna Messersmith, Magdalene Segarra — February 26, 2020

  Torrey Honors is a great books program with a focus on searching out answers to big questions together alongside fellow students under the...

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  College Time Management Tips!

  with Anna

  Anna Messersmith — February 17, 2020

  I bet your life is crazy right now. Life will always be crazy, and a life in college is not void of that. 51ÂÜÀò has endless amounts of...

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  Resting in College

  Sleep Week 2020

  Anna Messersmith — January 30, 2020

  I am sure you have already heard the stories. Late night food runs with friends at 2am when you really are not hungry and surely do not need food....

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  Anna's Semester Reflections

  Fall Semester 2019

  Anna Messersmith — December 26, 2019

  Okay, so this semester was the fastest semester of my life. I do not understand where the time went. Originally, I kind of figured that I would...

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  Our Prayer For You

  Anna Messersmith — December 19, 2019

  Okay guys. If you have not already been able to feel it or experience it yet, you are in one of the craziest seasons of life right now. My guess...

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  Quick Facts: Anna

  Fall 2019

  Anna Messersmith — December 17, 2019

  Anna, In Detail Favorite Class: I really loved being in Introduction to Islam this semester! As an Intercultural Studies major, this was one...

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  Friendships and Community at 51ÂÜÀò

  Anna Messersmith — December 11, 2019

  Wanna know a secret? Friendship is hard in college. And simultaneously, the best thing ever. I can wholeheartedly say and believe that the...

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  Visiting Home

  Anna Messersmith — December 04, 2019

  Being a junior at 51ÂÜÀò, I feel very established and comfortable here, yet I still love taking time to go home. While I feel as though I...

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  Tips On How to Pay For College!

  Anna Messersmith — November 22, 2019

  Okay, you made it!! College has been the most exciting time in my life thus far and I am SO GRATEFUL for the experiences I have had, the lessons I...

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  Getting Involved In Mock Rock

  Anna Messersmith — November 18, 2019

  I came into 51ÂÜÀò as a freshman with a mission: I wanted to be on a Mock Rock team. Now, freshmen typically do not enter into 51ÂÜÀò already...

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  Why I Chose 51ÂÜÀò

  Anna Messersmith — October 23, 2019

  Picture this. The year is 1985 and it was the first day of a new semester at 51ÂÜÀò. My dad had his first class in Sutherland...

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  Tips On Applying to College

  Anna Messersmith — October 11, 2019

  So, you are applying to college. YAY. This is a mixture of the most exciting, the most overwhelming, the most confusing, and the most...

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  My Experience in Torrey

  Anna Messersmith — October 08, 2019

  By definition, I’m an overachiever. So when I received the invite to apply for the Torrey Honors Institute when I was in high school, I saw the...

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  Meet Anna!

  Anna Messersmith — October 03, 2019

  Hey friends, my name is Anna Gustafson! Nicknames include (but not limited to): Anna Gus, Little Gus, Gus, Coach Gus, Anna Banana, Banana Head,...