DEAR READERS,

Dear readers,

        This blog post was supposed to be a rap but unfortunately it didn't work out that way. So I Thought I would Write a letter to you. My first semester of my freshmen year of college is over!!!! And you have no idea how happy I am. No more papers, I get to sleep in and most of all I get to come home and be with my family. Looking back at this semester I feel like I should of pushed myself a little harder. I think towards the end I started to get somewhat lazy. But overall I think this semester was okay. I made new friends and learned about myself as a student. Ive learned that I work well with others like on group projects and I sort of do well under pressure. I also learned that when I have a big project due but I have a couple weeks to do it, its best for me to start it the day I get it and then work on it as the deadline gets closer. I'm sure all freshmen run into some challenges their first semester because I know I did. My biggest challenge was PROCRASTINATION. I would put so many assignments off to the side because I would have a long time to do them. Thats why know I start it the day I get it and finish it as time goes on. Another challenge I faced was TIME MANAGEMENT. In college you have so much free time, thats its like you don't know what to do with it. I think thats what played a big role in my procrastination. The way I worked with all the free time was, I got a planner and put everything in there that I needed to do. I even put in there plans that I had with friends that way I would know to get things done. Other than that I didn't have any other big challenges this semester. One thing that I'm happy about this semester is that I was able to find a club that I enjoy so much and its called Best Buddies. I'm friends with Matt Pepe, who has a special need and its great. Another thing that I'm happy about this semester is my final grade in English. I wasn't always confident in my writing skills but I guess I proved myself wrong. I worked real hard on my essay and making sure that I take time to revise them was important and it all paid off. 

       The one most important thing that I learned this semester was that nothing is handed to you anymore. Once you go off to college your on your own and have to do things for yourself. You have to make sure that your grades are were they need to be. You have to make sure that you go to your professors office hours if you need help. Yes the resources are there for you to use but YOU have to make sure that you go and use them. But overall my first semester experience was a pretty good one. I attended school events from football games to activities in the student center. I have decent grades but I know that Next semester I'm going to push my self harder so they will be even better. And I have created an amazing bond with my roommate Ruby.  Southern has a lot of great things to offer and I'm excited to further my education in a great school.

Here are some pictures of this semester. On the left is me and my buddy Matt and on the right there is a picture of me and my friends at the Homecoming party this year. Matt is and amazing buddy and we have so much fun together. At this years Homecoming me and my friends had a blast and can't wait until next years Homecoming. 





                                               

One last thing, its has been fun blogging this semester and having people read my blog. Maybe ill continue to blog next semester or create a whole new one, who knows?

Sincerely your blogger,

    Nina

Some of my ideas.

     FINALLY!!!! This semester is almost over. That means more sleep, no work, no stress, and no worries. So for my final project in INQ I think I'm going to write the 600 word blog post because I think I'm horrible at making videos. SO far I'm trying to answer some of the questions that are posted on the class blog so that I can get a start on how I want to explain my self assessment. after I plan to put my answers together in paragraphs so it doesn't look long and boring. I want to also add pictures, maybe some pictures of some of the things I did this semester. I feel like my last two videos that I did weren't that great so I think by doing this blog post I will get a better grade. Hopefully I'll be able to make this post interesting with writing and pictures.

The Creative Habit

  Everyone thinks that to be creative you have to be some type of artist and thats not true at all. Its up to you whether or not you want to bring out your creative ability. According to Twyla Tharps, "The Creative Habit", anyone can be an artist and be creative.  In her book, Twyla uses the example of how business people are creative when they try to come up with different ways to seal a deal or when parents try to come up with different ways to show their children the world. Tharp believes that all it takes is to make creativity apart of your everyday life is to make it a habit.

  In her book, "The Creative Habit", she spoke about having a daily routine. This daily routine is a part of the creative process. She gave the example of her friend Auster who met his favorite major league baseball player but didn't have a pencil to get his autograph. Ever since that day he doesn't leave his house without something to write with. Also, she talks bout how her routine starts when she wakes up in the morning and calls for her cab and tells the driver where to go. I'm not sure how this is apart of the creative process. I don't see how a routine can make you become creative. I myself have a routine. Every Monday and Wednesday i got to history and math class with my friend Vanessa and we always take the same way to class. It never fails. The way we take is starting to get boring. Maybe this is how I can be creative. We can come up with something new to do before class and take a new way. I guess that shows how a routine can get your creativity out. Maybe I should read the book a little more open minded to fully understand what Twyla is trying to say.

CLUBS AT SCSU

   From the moment we got this video assignment, I had no idea what to do it on. I had this huge brain fart for like a whole week. But thankfully while I was on the schools website, it hit me. When people look at Southern they see all the majors and sports that Southern has to offer, but they really don't look into the clubs and organizations that Southern has too. So that can make the school seem boring.(I know I thought the same thing.) So thats why I came up with the idea to do a video on the clubs and organizations that Southern has for students. I think all the clubs that Southern has makes it a very diverse school.

   In this video I tried to be more creative than what I was in my last video. I added more than one song and some pictures this time. I think I could of added another club to talk about so that I could of made the 5 minute mark. Working with iMovie is not one of my best qualities but I try. Hopefully you will enjoy my video and join a club.

   

I'm Not Too Satisfied

    I'm so thankful that my midterm grades right now are not my final grades for the year. So far I'm doing OKAY in my classes and I'm not satisfied with just OKAY because I know that I can do so much better. At the end of the year I want my GPA to be at least a 3.0 and right now I think I'm at a 2.5. I know that with the two classes that I'm having trouble with I need to put more time and hard work into.  These two classes are history and math. But with smart thinking I did went and got myself a math tutor and my friend is going to tutor me in history. This way I know that I wont keep falling behind.

    I'm a little upset with my mid-term grades so far. I feel like I put a lot of time and effort into all my notes and i study whenever I get the chance too. I guess having a job could be a reason why my grades are what they are right now. Maybe I should find more time for studying and fit in at least two more hours than what i usually study for. Hopefully that'll give me some improvement. I guess i also need to learn how to balance my work time with my studying time. I'm still getting used to it. I know when I had to study for mid-terms it was hard for me to keep up with some of my classwork and assignments. I'm just so happy that I still have time to bring up my grades. I know that my final grades will be way better than what they are now.

A Bite of Summer

  So while I was helping my friend Vanessa look for her advisor's office in Davis Hall, we ran into these different paintings. They came from a place called the Kennedy Center in Bridgeport,CT. The Kennedy Center helps and serves people who have a learning disability. All the paintings were done by  people who attend this Kennedy Center and I feel like each painting is unique in its own way.

  This picture on the right hand side is called the Watermelon Summer and is one of my favorites. The watermelon is painted like an actual melon and has the correct colors which are green and like a pinkish reddish color. It reminds me of a hot summer day, when all you want is a glass of iced lemonade and eat slices of watermelon. Not only that but it also reminds me of a family picnic with watermelon all over the table. I really like how this picture was a bite of summer.

  All the paintings that where in the room had great color and had very nice ideas. What made them even better was that they were made by people who had a learning disability. This goes to show that any one can do anything. You don't have to be perfect to be an artist.

Two and a half hours of being stress free.

   I've been stressing like crazy for two weeks about my midterms that I took and still have to take. So I had to do something to get my mind off of all the stress. My roommate Ruby suggested that we go to this group talk in Hickerson Hall that was about relationship. I thought it should be something interesting to listen to since we both are in a relationship right now. So we decided to check it out. 

  While at this group talk the guess speaker was making a lot of good points that I was able to connect with. Then she brought up the topic about love and asked what love actually is. Many people kept saying they didn't know what love was or love was being with someone for a long time. I disagreed with both answers. I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend since my freshmen year of high school and I can truly say that I love him. We both know everything about each other, have respect and trust for one another, and we know how to work out our problems. So to me love is having respect for your partner and being able to communicate. Also being able to over come any obstacle that can make the relationship stronger. 

  This was an interesting topic and an interesting way to get my off of midterms. I would of never thought that going to this group talk would actually be fun and for about two and a haft hours I wasn't thinking about any of my midterms. Doing something that can make you stress free doesn't always have to be something active that can get your body moving, it can just be a simple group talk.

First semester is almost gone!

  Wow! This first semester is flying by. It feels like just last week I started school. At the start of the first semester I was pretty nervous. I knew it wasn't going to be anything like high school. Once I started getting work from all my classes, I began to get overwhelmed. I didn't know how I was going to manage all the free time that I had and I didn't think I was going to handle all the work that I had to do. I started thinking of ways that I could manage my time and work and I came up with writing everything on a to do list as i get the work that way I will know what has to get done. This also helps me focus on the task thats on hand.

   The goal that I have for myself this semester is to make sure that i get my work done and to learn how to manage the college life. I also plan to pass my classes with a B or higher but with just a B I'll be happy. With being half way through in the semester, I feel like I'm meeting somewhat of my goals. I think I could push myself a little harder. One class that I'm doing really well in is my English. But I do have one setback and that is my history class. I feel like I can push myself when we have our take home test every week. I think I'm going to find a friend to tutor me.

   But overall I feel like I'm having an okay first semester. I still think there is room for improvement. So for the rest of the second half I'm going to make sure I push myself.

Majors Expo!!!!!

    Do you have a major or are still undecided? Well which it is that you are, if you attended the majors expo you should know what Southern has to offer. On Wednesday October 10,2012 I attended the annual majors expo. Every major that Southern has, had a table set up with ample information. I already know what I would like to take up here at Southern and that is Early Childhood Education. So that was the first table that I went right up too. At the table I was able to meet the advisor for Early Childhood Education . She gave me a paper with all the course requirements as well as information about this major. Since I have to double major in the School of Education, she also gave me a paper with all the second major that I can take. This paper made my options a lot more easier to choose from. She also gave me the date in which I can meet with her to go over all the class for this major and that date is October 22.

    When I was done getting all the information that I needed, I went around to see if anything else caught my interest. The one thing that stuck out to me the most besides my major, was the study aboard table. I'm really interested in studying in another country so I took all the information that I can get. I took papers on the different places you can go as well as how much it would cost.

     Attending the majors expo was a good idea for me. If you weren't able to make it, don't worry about. I'm sure your INQ professor can help you out.

Oh how I dislike introducing myself to random people

   The one thing that I'm very comfortable with and out of my comfort zone is introducing myself to new people. I am a very shy person so I knew that this weeks blog post was going to be a challenge. To get out of my comfort zone I decided to go up to a random person who was sitting alone in the student center and introducing myself. I didn't want to do this because I felt it was going to be awkward. But I had to do it so I finally built up the courage to just do it. While I was walking over to the table where this girl was sitting I was thinking so many different bad things. Like, what if she's mean or she doesn't like talking to people?

    I was nervous for nothing. The girl that I introduced myself too was Tiffany Robledo. She was so friendly and open to meeting new people. Within the 15 minutes that we spoke, I found out that we have similar things in common. We both are first year students, we both dislike the same class, we are both from the same town and we both have the same major. We even exchanged numbers so that I can help her use iMovie. Tiffany is a really nice girl and who knows maybe a friendship might be built. I may have come out of my comfort zone for this blog post but I don't think that I will do this that often because not everyone may be as friendly as Tiffany.

Can parents set you up for "Failure"?

   When we're kids our parents try to protect us from "failure", but in reality they kind of set us up for it. A parent dream's dream would be to see their child become successful in life, but they may be the cause of the failure. In the book Mindset it mentions the messages a child gets when a parent tells the child the good and bad things about what they did. The parent says, "Wow great job!, Your so smart!", for learning something on their first try is good for giving the child confident but it can also be bad. When the child doesn't get something for the first time then they will think they are not the best anymore. On the other hand, if a child loses in a competition or anything else, and you tell the child it was the judges fault, then they will grow up blaming others for their flaws. These two examples also connect to the growth and fixed mindset. The child might have the growth mindset to learn and grow from the lose but also have the fixed mindset and believe that others are the fault and they can't change that.

   In my own experience when I was younger and did beauty pageants and didn't make it far, my parents would tell me that I was great and I'll get it next time. My parents never told me that it was someone else fault. What my parents told me I took as advice to work harder to actually win a beauty pageant. This too is why I believe I have a growth mindset. I worked at becoming better and learned that I have to work hard for what I want. But at the same time I kind of had the fixed mindset and only believed that the girls who won it was because they were meant to win. This changed when I came in second place and had the chance to go to Disney world when I was ten years-old. I worked hard and finally came to a place where I felt I was a winner. The advice my parents gave me were beneficial, but sometimes other parents may not have the same effect on their children.

Feeling Sick? Visit the Health Center on Campus.

   One of the great things about Southern is that we have an amazing Health Center on campus. When ever you are not feeling well and your primary doctor is to far, visit the Health Center that is a few steps away. If you have the school insurance you should have no problem getting the medical attention you may need. Or if you have your own private insurance, it works too. I myself have my own private insurance that I use at the Health Center. I recently went in to have my TB test done for my job. Everyone from the faculty to the doctors were so friendly. Not only that, but if you have any questions about your health or anything, they are very helpful. 

   In the Health Center you can find so much helpful information, from health to safer sex. As soon as you walk in you notice a lot of posters and paper on nutrition and safe sex. They even have free male and female condoms that people can take. The Health Center is filled with lots of useful information, as well as helpful doctors and staff. So if your ever feeling sick, stop by the Health Center to get checked out. 

Growth or Fixed Mindset?

The book that I am reading for my INQ class has me thinking about what mindset I have and what mindset others may have. This book is called "Mindset" and in the book it define two different mindsets that people tend to have. The first one is called Growth Mindset and is the belief that your basic qualities are capable of growth through effort. This can connect to the 10,000 hours theory that I have read about. The 10,000 theory is the theory that if a person puts in 10,000 hours of hard work and practice you will be an expert in your field of interest and in growth mind set a person believes that with hard work you will be successful. While on the other hand Fixed Mindset is the belief that abilities are set in stone and are unchanging. The 10,000 hours theory would not even be considered in this mindset because a person may believe that with talent they will be successful. I believe that a person can have both a growth and fixed mindset. For example, I believe my younger brother has both mindsets. My brother is an amazing baseball player from the moment that he started playing back in t-ball. But he also has put in practice to be where he is in baseball. This is why I believe he has both mindsets, from the moment he started he had the talent (fixed mindset), but he puts in hard work to be so good (growth mindset).

I believe that I myself have a growth mindset. I put in a lot of practice and hard work to be where I am today. Not only that, but I plan to continue to work as hard as I am to be successful. I take action in my life to make all my goals come true. I don't think that I have any special talent that will make me successful. I have to work towards being the person that I want to be in my life. Many people may believe the opposite and have a fixed mindset. Those people may believe in immediate success or have a talent. I guess it all depends on the person. So can what mindset do you have? A growth or fixed?

Living on Campus or Commuting? Which is Better for You?

This Video Has Me Stressed

  I am not going to lie not one bit in this blog post about the video project that I have to do for my INQ class. I have to create a video post on a certain topic that basically has to give first year students some advice. I am really stressed out about this video for a couple of reasons. For starters, I don't know how to make a video on imovie. Secondly, I still don't have a topic to talk about. Not only that, but I think its going to be very awkward video taping one of my professors. Lastly, I have no idea how I want my video to look like. My mind has been going blank. Thankfully I have a friend who has given me an idea. This idea is to talk about whether commuting or living on campus is better. I think this is a big question first year students have when attending college. Some students decide to commute because it is way cheaper for them or they just don't want to get away from home. The students who commute miss out on the opportunity to live on their own in college. Other students want the experience of living on their own. I plan to ask questions that help first year students decide on what to do. Some of these questions are:

• Are you a commuter or a resident?
• If your are a commuter where do you live?
• If your a resident what hall do you live in?
• For a commuter, Do you find commuting easy?
• For a resident, How do you like living on campus? etc

  I hope thorough my video students can gain some helpful advice. Who knows, maybe a commuter might change their mind after watching my video and become a resident next semester or next year.

All This Free Time

   In college you have so much time on your hands. With all this time comes procrastination. Procrastination is putting off work until a later time. In high school I would procrastinate all the time. Whenever I had a project due I would wait until the day before to do it. I knew once i got to college I would have to change that. So I did. In my INQ class, my professor asked the class to write down everything that we do for a whole week straight to see see how much time we spend doing homework and how much time we spend doing other things. I found that so far I'm balancing my time pretty good. I most of my work before its due that way I have more time for me. Even though I get most of the work done, I still get off track when I'm doing the work. My roommates are a HUGE distraction. I spend all of my time with my roommate because were just that close. When we try to do our work we start to goof around and it takes us a little longer to do some work. But I found a way to manage my time. I found that making a schedule works best for me. On Thursdays I get out of my last class at 4:30pm and as soon as I get out I make a To Do List of all the things that I have to do before my next class. Usually on Thursday I do a draft of my next blog post and my online math homework. Then throughout the weekend I spread out all of the readings that I have to do. I usually spend about 10 hours all weekend reading and writing down my notes. During the week I do my homework as soon as I get it for each class so I'm not back up on the weekend and this way I don't have to rush at the last minute to try to get it done. It is very easy to get side tracked when you have have a lot of extra time before and after classes. So find a strategy that works for you, so your time will be manage.

Get Involved !

   On Wednesday September 19,2012 I attended the club fair. It was held in the academic quad in front of the student center. Every single club that is here on campus was outside that day. There were so many clubs and organizations, that I was so tempted to join all of them. Since there was so many, I lowered my options to only three clubs that I was really interested in. The first club that I signed up for was The Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS). This organization tries to raise latino awareness on campus and helps out latino students who may need help. As a Latina student, I felt really connected to this organization. The second club that i singed up for and plan to join is Colleges Against Cancer. I signed up for this club because my mother has cancer and I want to help in anyway that I can. The last club that i signed up for was ProCon. ProCon plans a lot of fun events on campus. For example, they had the New Boyz come for a welcome back concert. I would like to join ProCon because I want to plan fun events on campus for students to enjoy and to make this campus fun. I know that being apart of three clubs, trying to balance a job, and do my school work will be a challenge, but I'm willing to give it a shot.

An A+ Blog

   In my INQ class we were asked to create a blog. Every week my class has a blog post due on a certain topic. At the end of the week the class receives a grade for that weeks class. In my opinion there are two blogs that I think deserve an A. The first blog that I think deserves an A is Tcube by Taylor Delmae. Her blog shows her own personal style. Taylor speaks the truth in all all of her blog post also. Not only that, but she is a good writer and includes pictures with almost all of her post. Taylor's creativity also comes out in her blog. Her blog tittle and post titles are eye catching; I can't help but read them. Tcube is an A blog in my book. Another blog that I think is an A is College Living by Natalie Savoy. Natalie's blog expresses how creative she can be. Her blog is fancy and fun. She has well developed details about all of the topics she writes about followed by a picture. What makes this blog so unique is that instead of having everything written out on a page, she has all her topics written on flip cards. I haven't seen any other blog with these flip cards. Both Taylor and Natalie have an A blog where they write about similar topics but express them in different ways.

Tips from my INQ class

   These past few weeks have been a little over whelming for me. I had to adjust to my class, using a community bathroom, and living with two other girls. (Yes I'm in a triple.) But fortunately I have this great class called inquiry that has given me a few tips when it comes to adjusting to a new environment. There are a few tips that stuck with me that I would like to share with you. One of the most helpful tips that has helped me out in my classes was on how to take notes so that you can capture the main points of a class or lecture. My INQ professor showed me how to write down questions that I may have so that we can discuss them in class. Also not to write down everything that the professor says word for word because you may not understand it. This way you can write down the main points and write it down quicker. Another good tip that i got out of this class was how to set goals for myself to become successful in life.  Setting goals for myself allows me to come closer and closer to what has to be done. I set goals for myself that I want to achieve so that I can be happy and successful. My INQ class is suppose to help me learn how to be successful during my four years here at SCSU. So far its helping me a lot and giving me some good tips. I'm excited to continue to receive more tips from this class.

Southern Connecticut State University vs. Saint Augustine

 Today I experienced my very first college football game. Southern Connecticut State University played against Saint Augustine in their first home opener of the season. SCSU was leading the game by 14 points in the first quarter. Then things started to get a little rocky. Saint Augustine took the lead and won the game. The final score was 30-14. Even though we lost, I still had a fun experience. Before the game started there was free food and t-shirts just for southern students. At the game there were a couple of different things going on. Outside the gates were lots of people cooking out and loud music playing. Not only that, but there was a table set up that allowed people to register to vote for this years election. Inside the gates were the loud fans cheering for southern. The best part for me was the halftime performance. The St. Augustine's marching band did an amazing job. They had the crowd on their feet. At the end of the day, even though southern came out with a loss, I still had fun. I can't wait to go to another sporting event.

I Love You Mom

  Everyone in their life time faces some type of challenge and over come it. This summer I overcame a challenge that I thought was going to be hard for me. In June of 2012 my mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. To make things worse, she also has Fibromyalgia, which affects the nerves in the hips and legs, and Reflect Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) which is a nerve problem in the body. My mother's health started to affect the decision I had to make about school. I wanted to take a year off of school to stay with her and to make sure her health was going to get better. Not only that, but I didn't want to be far just in case anything happened to her. I had a big decision on my hands, so I turned to my family and friends for advice. They all told me that not going to school would be a big mistake. I was going to be the first generation going to college in my family, so I felt that I had to go. I also knew that going to college would make my mother so happy. So I decided to attend Southern. Furthermore, I wanted to make sure that she would be able to see me go off to school. 

  My mothers sickness was very unexpected. It made me realize that in life you should expect the unexpected. You never know what can happen from here to tomorrow. My mother's health also taught me to live for now and cherish every moment you have with someone. I'm happy that I made the decision to attend Southern. It couldn't have made my mother any happier. This challenge was by far the hardest, but I know that I can hit any curve ball that may come my way throughout life.

"Being Successful" What Does That Mean?

   Being successful can mean a lot of different things to some people. The word successful to me means doing something that makes me happy and I love doing. If I'm doing something I hate I'm never going to be happy and I will not succeed at doing it. In the reading that I read for my INQ class talked about setting goals for yourself to become successful in life. As it said in the text"Goal setting is the first step in the process of becoming successful because it gives you something specific to strive for and ensures that you start off in the right direction." You can set your goals into three different categories. They are short term goals, midrange goals, and long term goals. The short term goals are goals you have in order to reach your midrange goals. The midrange goals are the goals you have to reach your long term goals.  Once you have achieved your long term goals, you have reach the level of success you set for yourself. By setting goals for yourself shows that your taking initiative in your life. It shows that you want to be happy and not have this boring miserable life. The one goal that I have set for myself is getting my bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education. I know this is what I want because I love working with young children. When setting goals for yourself you should always keep in mind the things that make you happy, like your personal interest. This is a way for you to figure out what you like to do. You never know, your personal interest may lead you into your career. The word success can mean several different things. To me it means being happy in your career or what you choose in life. So what does being successful mean to you ?

Becoming A CC

       Interested in becoming a CC? Well here are some steps from an interview I did with my CC Teeasha. Here are the questions i asked Teeasha with the answers.

 1. Q: How early or when can a person apply to be a CC?

     A: You have to live on campus for one semester then you can apply to be a CC.

 2. Q: What do you have to do to become a CC?

     A: You have to fill out an application online through residence life. Then they do a group interview          as well as a individual interview. 

 3. Q: What are your responsibilities?

     A: I'm assigned to the 4th floor in Neff hall, where I also live. I handle issues and problems that the girls on my floor may have before it gets to the hall director. I also hold socials on my floor so the girls can bond and get to know each other. 

 4. Q: What are some benefits of being a CC?

     A: I get free housing, which is a plus. I get to help students transition from high school to college and most of all i get to be a leader.

 5. Q: Is it hard balancing work and school?

     A: Well I was able to get through my first week of this semester and I write everything that i have to do in a planner which helps me out a lot. 

According to Teeasha, becoming a CC is an easy process. It also is a being responsibility that requires a lot of time. So if anyone is interested in becoming a CC, remember that you will have to learn how to manage your time.

What's Your Blogging Style?

     A blog is a place where the author can express themselves not only in their writing but also on their page. As I looked through many different blogs I've noticed that each one expresses the author's style. Some blogs were bright and friendly and others were plain. The writing also tells the authors style. One blog that I came across, the page layout was just a plain white background with some black and blue, but the writing was creative. Another blog showed how creative the author was through the page layout and the title of the blog. Not only can a person express their writing, they can express their individuality. As a first time blogger I want to set a calm and friendly tone on my blog. I want my readers to see how fun and friendly I can be. Not only that, but I want my blog to be girly and pink but still show that I have a sports side to me. I want my blog to catch my readers attention and interest. My blog will be far from boring. With all my blog entires I plan to post a picture to go with the story. I also plan to keep this blog for all my four years here at SCSU. I would love for my blog to turn into a story about my college experience as I go along. So enjoy my blogging style!

My Plans Here at SCSU

  College is an opportunity to further my education, as well as an opportunity for me to grow as an adult. I can and will accomplish many things here at SCSU. For example, working towards earning my bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education. I know that getting into the education department is competitive, but i will do it. Not only that, but I plan on having a social life here at SCSU. I want to meet new people and make life long friends. In order to accomplish getting my degree and having a social life, I plan to set two goals for myself. The first goal that I plan to set for myself is to manage my time. I have to make sure that I get all my work done but still have extra time for me and a social life. The second goal that I plan to set for myself is to get involved here on campus. During orientation everyone kept saying how important it is to get involved with activities and clubs. So I plan on joining The Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS). This group gives latin american students a chance to make their voices heard. I'm sure there will more more clubs that I will be interested in joining. Furthermore, I just want to have the best first college experience. I want to take myself outside of my comfort zone when it comes to doing my work and meeting new people. As I continue to go into my second week of classes I have to remember that this isn't high school anymore. My professors will not be on top of me making sure that I get all my work done. I have to make sure that I read my syllabus for every class everyday because there is always an assignment that has to be done. As hard and overwhelming everything may seem, I just have to learn how to adjust to my new environment. Living on my own in college will be a learning experience for me and a place for my to grow. I will grow as an adult and a college student. My journey here at SCSU is just getting started.