Megan Clendenon

About Megan Clendenon

Megan C. is obsessed with Cincinnati-style chili, Louisville basketball, and Scandinavian crime fiction. She has lived in six different states and held 12 different jobs since beginning her undergraduate degree at Carleton College in 2008. The wanderlust abated somewhat in recent years, as Megan settled in Texas from 2013 to 2016 to finish a master’s degree in geosciences, write a thesis on the future horrors that stem from climate change, and get married. During her free time, you will find Megan sitting on the couch, cheering for her Louisville Cardinals, planning future adventures abroad, and snuggling with her dog, Tiger. She currently lives outside of Washington D.C.

Should I pad my résumé? — Résumé padding is the practice of adding untrue or exaggerated information to your résumé to strengthen your credentials and make yourself a more competitive applicant for a position. It’s inherently dishonest, and ethically questionable at best, but it’s quite a popular practice. In fact, according to a CareerBuilder press release from 2015, […]

Why Résumé Padding Doesn’t Always Work

This entry was posted in Career on March 19, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

The History of St. Patrick's Day — You may think of St. Patrick’s Day as a day to wear green, drink beer, and listen to jaunty Irish tunes. And for the most part, you’re right. St. Patrick’s Day is a huge celebration of Irish pride (so much so that people who don’t have a lick of Irish […]

Beyond Green Beer: The History of St. Patrick’s Day

This entry was posted in Recreation on March 12, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Mental Health Boosts — It’s normal to feel down when the days are grey, the temperature hovers at or below freezing, and the forecast is bleak (six more weeks of winter, anyone?). It doesn’t help that sunset seems to happen at dinnertime, sunrise doesn’t seem to happen until lunchtime, and all of your daylight […]

Mental Health Boosts to Keep You on Track in the Winter

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on February 26, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

How Not to Fall Asleep while Reading Your Textbooks — We’ve all been there: The moment you let yourself believe that if you just close your eyes for five minutes, you’ll wake up feeling refreshed and ready to tackle your assignments. Chances are, though, that once you let yourself “rest your eyes,” they’re going to stay that way for much […]

How to Not Fall Asleep while Reading Your Textbooks

This entry was posted in Study Skills on February 12, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Visual Learner — You may have heard someone describe themself as a visual learner or state that they have to have something in their hands if they want to successfully memorize something. These aren’t just flippant remarks—there really are different styles of learning. Think about it. Do you have a particular way that […]

What Type of Learner Are You?

This entry was posted in Study Skills on January 29, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. — Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.? Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15, 1929, when segregation was a way of life in the United States. He was a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), a Baptist minister, and a civil rights […]

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

This entry was posted in Recreation on January 15, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

New Year, New You: 12 New Year’s Resolutions for Students — The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions goes back to the Romans, who made promises to Janus, the god of beginnings and endings, at the start of each year. Many people still choose to make a New Year’s resolution when January 1 rolls around. Unfortunately, one week into the new year, 23% […]

New Year, New You: 12 New Year’s Resolutions for Students

This entry was posted in Growth on January 1, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

When and How You Should Start Saving for Retirement — I’m going to preface this article by saying that I am not an expert in retirement plans. I am self-taught, with a lot of help from both of my parents, some books, and the internet. Before you open any account, I highly recommend speaking to an expert and exploring all […]

When and How You Should Start Saving for Retirement

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on December 28, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

Slow and Steady Ways to Build Up Your Savings Account — Money is the source of all woes, isn’t that what they say? Between tuition payments, student loans, and textbooks, it’s no wonder that’s the case for college students. The idea of putting money into a savings account while you have so many other things to pay for is almost laughable, […]

Slow and Steady Ways to Build Up Your Savings Account

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on December 22, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

How to Spend Winter Break in High School — Winter break is that beautiful period between semesters when your obligations are few and you have the ability to do whatever you want, for as long or as short as you want, every day. You’ve finished the previous semester’s finals and chances are, you weren’t assigned much schoolwork to complete […]

Using Your Winter Break Wisely in High School

This entry was posted in Finishing High School on December 16, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

How to Prevent Illness and Cope with Being Sick at College — No one enjoys being sick, but when you’re a college student, it’s going to happen sooner or later. Living in close quarters and sharing communal bathrooms, not to mention spending all your time in the same four(ish) buildings on campus, makes it easy for bacteria and viruses to travel from […]

How to Prevent Illness and Cope with Being Sick at College

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on December 10, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

Nine Simple Study Tips That Will Help You Prepare for Finals — The approach of finals week sends feelings of dread into the pits of many students’ stomachs, no matter how old they are. The good desks in the library are suddenly perpetually full, the campus café comes close to running out of coffee, and tired students shut themselves off from their […]

Nine Simple Study Tips That Will Help You Prepare for Finals

This entry was posted in Study Skills on December 4, 2017 by Megan Clendenon