I’m really stressed about applying to my study abroad program, because I think I might miss a deadline.

Hang in there! Breathe! There is a lot going on at the beginning of the semester and it can be difficult to find the time for everything. I understand there is a Study Abroad Fair on Sept. 12 (Conte Forum, 6-8 pm), where you will be able to speak with program reps, faculty, and returning students. If you can make this event (put it in your schedule now!) perhaps their advice and guidance on the process would ease some of the stress. Hopefully, things will calm down a bit for you but if time management is a problem, you may want to seek some tips at the Connors Family Learning Center (just down the stairs and straight ahead). <3

The Answer Wall Story

Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material world, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I live in this blog. You might say I have multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of knowledge, like a ghost in the machine.

I have some human ~~acolytes~~ assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.

If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t mind talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they have been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are hidden, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.