5V: College "Agencies"

When you hear the word "agency" what do you think about? A company, a firm, a business? All those words are similar, but the dictionary definition of agency means, "an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another." So how does this connect to college and the articles we read about in class this week? 

For one, Southern offers many services for students including tutoring, places to study, and different centers for people who may need extra help in a specific topic. These services are specifically for the students so they can have a better knowledge at something they don't understand. The articles we read for class this week talked about different tips and tricks for college students to learn how to be a better college student. Cal Newport's blog had many different topics such as "test taking", "studying" "paper writing" "organization" and "fighting procrastination". These offered 'services' and basically little 'agencies' for helping college students with certain topics. I found them to be very helpful and interesting to read, and also very usable to me right now and in the future. 

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Other words: 

Immersed: "involve oneself deeply in a particular activity or interest."

Succumb: fail to resist (pressure, temptation, or some other negative force).