If you love something, do it! I have been told this hundreds of times, contrastingly I have also been told be sure it makes you money! Today in one of my classes we (being the students) where told (WARNING! about to paraphrase very badly) "If you just want a job, leave! If your in this for money, be a welder, an accountant or plumber! We need those people! If you want to come home every night leave! If you do not have fun doing this get out! If you are passionate about Theatre and love it stay." (P.S. I'm Studying Theatre (Yes the RE is necessary.)) That made me think, (okay a lot of things make me think) why would someone begin to do something that they're not passionate about? I had to take a look back at myself. A few years ago I entered college thinking "Great! I know what I'm going for and I'll never change it! I'll make a lot of money, help support my family and continue with this for the rest of my life!" I hated what I was going for, but I knew others in the program who where downright passionate about what they were studying, I wasn't the worst, but still I couldn't be my best, because I did not love what I was doing. I was declared in a different major by my second semester... Do what you love, if you are passionate about it the money part may come, not overnight but through years of hard work and training. The scientists did not reach the moon in a day! They failed and learned from those failures and kept on doing what they loved and when they reached their goal, they made new ones! I have nothing left to say, just do what you love!
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Sunday, July 20, 2014
How to survive your first two years of college...
1. Ask for help... even if you have a question you think is stupid ask it either in class, after class or via email. (P.S. asking in person is more likely to get your results.)
2. Don't be afraid about not knowing the answer, believe it or not college is a place to learn and if you truly do not know it's best to say you don't know.
3. If you do not know an answer ask and or look for the answer. There are awesome trained professors who are paid to help answer question and there is a magical place called the school library and when all else fails there is the internet.
4. Do the reading! (All of it!)
5. If you do skip the reading for a day and get called on in class (yes it does happen at random...) admit it, unless you really know what your talking about, it will save time and embarrassment.
5. Spell check is a friend that will turn on you at times... Buy a dictionary.
6. The writing center is your friend, don't wait until finals to find it.
7. Talk to your professors, about goals, life, class... etc. Establishing a relationship in which you talk to your professors will help you. They are more likely to help you and remember you if you talk to them.
8. Professors cannot read your mind (shocking isn't it!) if you are having an off day or something traumatic has happened in your life, such as your dog died or relative is sick and your worried, let them know! Most professors are willing to work it out with you.
9. Do not party too much... Do not party during the week... Do not even go out the night before a test! I learned about going out before a test the hard way, it can be a whole grade difference. Plus people who do party within their first two years are the most likely to end their schooling prematurely. (there are lots of them out there!)
10. Open your textbooks! This may seem simple but some people do not even take their books out of the plastic wrapping. Opening your text book can help you find all those random facts that professors throw in tests and homework.
11. DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!
12. Homework and classes come before social life, your friends will understand the words "I have homework" or "I have reading" are meant to be used frequently.
13. Some semesters will allow for an active social life, most require less time with friends more studying.
14. College is 10:90 some say 20:80, but 10:90 is much more realistic. 10:90 means 10 percent of the work is done in the classroom 90 percent is done outside of the classroom.
15. Take as many classes that interest you as possible. (a college with a BA will require you to take classes outside your choice of study, but will better prepare you for a career, plus people who hire workers prefer BA.)
16. If your not interested in a class that your required to take, pretend to be, try to be or drop the class if there are alternatives to the class and take the alternative a different semester. Some studies show that if your interested or pretend to be interested in a class that you take, you will generally do better in that class. (Not always but quite often.)
17. Don't overwhelm yourself if you cannot handle a full load, do not take a full load. (you usually find this out in your second semester.)
18. Learn how to study! most people in their first two years of college are learning how to study and which study methods work best for them. (mine is a combination of teaching/ talking about what I learned in a class to a friend, pet or sibling, rewriting my notes and flashcards. I know some people who read everything two of three times or live in the library or their dorm.)
19. It's okay to fail! Crazy right? I have learned that if you fail a test or an assignment it does not doom you for life. It turns into an opportunity to learn from your mistake, ask your professor to go over the test or homework with you, ask if you can possibly come in for help with your homework or if there is a tutor available.
20. It's better to fail then not do the assignment at all. when you fail you still get point, where as if you do not do your assignment you get nothing.
21. Free food is great!
22. Try to eat as healthy as you can.
23. Walking places and walking often is better then no exercise at all. I mostly walk between and after classes because I'm hyper active and it's really hard to sit still, but I have realized it's much easier to walk around for half an hour to an hour then to go to a gym. (Most people do not have the motivation to do this... at least I don't.)
24.Take naps throughout the day 15 to 20 minutes can be a lifesaver. (Remember to set an alarm!)
25. Find at least an hour a week to relax, college is hard work. It is stressful allowing yourself an hour on a weekend to relax in someway will help you. I have found resting or just being quiet for five to ten minutes a day relieves stress. Some people drink tea or coffee, watch a movie, well others join a extra curricular or non-competitive sport.
26. Don't be afraid to switch your major, if you find that what you where going for in the first place makes you board to death or isn't you cup of tea, it is perfectly fine to switch your major. (I switched mine.) Many people will switch theirs two, three some even four times. Remember students today are often going to school not knowing what they want to go for, and college students now are generally much younger then the ones who went to college generations before.
27. Make sure your at a place that is accredited! Some colleges are not and it can turn into a waste of time if you spend thousands of dollars and find out that you cannot pursue your career because you earned the wrong degree. (BA is better than BFA or an AA if your into the arts.) A BA is usually the safe way to go.
28. Talk to other students in your classes! Find at least one or two people to talk to in your class, they can help you with homework at times and become good friends even if they are in a different major then you.
29. Talk to students in your major! They can be encouraging and very helpful. Whether your in the same class a year or two behind them or ahead you can help them and they can help you. Many may become some of your closest friends.
30. Talk to the coffee cart workers and other workers on your campus, they can and will encourage you on your worst days. It can all start with a simple "hello, how are you doing?"
2. Don't be afraid about not knowing the answer, believe it or not college is a place to learn and if you truly do not know it's best to say you don't know.
3. If you do not know an answer ask and or look for the answer. There are awesome trained professors who are paid to help answer question and there is a magical place called the school library and when all else fails there is the internet.
4. Do the reading! (All of it!)
5. If you do skip the reading for a day and get called on in class (yes it does happen at random...) admit it, unless you really know what your talking about, it will save time and embarrassment.
5. Spell check is a friend that will turn on you at times... Buy a dictionary.
6. The writing center is your friend, don't wait until finals to find it.
7. Talk to your professors, about goals, life, class... etc. Establishing a relationship in which you talk to your professors will help you. They are more likely to help you and remember you if you talk to them.
8. Professors cannot read your mind (shocking isn't it!) if you are having an off day or something traumatic has happened in your life, such as your dog died or relative is sick and your worried, let them know! Most professors are willing to work it out with you.
9. Do not party too much... Do not party during the week... Do not even go out the night before a test! I learned about going out before a test the hard way, it can be a whole grade difference. Plus people who do party within their first two years are the most likely to end their schooling prematurely. (there are lots of them out there!)
10. Open your textbooks! This may seem simple but some people do not even take their books out of the plastic wrapping. Opening your text book can help you find all those random facts that professors throw in tests and homework.
11. DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!
12. Homework and classes come before social life, your friends will understand the words "I have homework" or "I have reading" are meant to be used frequently.
13. Some semesters will allow for an active social life, most require less time with friends more studying.
14. College is 10:90 some say 20:80, but 10:90 is much more realistic. 10:90 means 10 percent of the work is done in the classroom 90 percent is done outside of the classroom.
15. Take as many classes that interest you as possible. (a college with a BA will require you to take classes outside your choice of study, but will better prepare you for a career, plus people who hire workers prefer BA.)
16. If your not interested in a class that your required to take, pretend to be, try to be or drop the class if there are alternatives to the class and take the alternative a different semester. Some studies show that if your interested or pretend to be interested in a class that you take, you will generally do better in that class. (Not always but quite often.)
17. Don't overwhelm yourself if you cannot handle a full load, do not take a full load. (you usually find this out in your second semester.)
18. Learn how to study! most people in their first two years of college are learning how to study and which study methods work best for them. (mine is a combination of teaching/ talking about what I learned in a class to a friend, pet or sibling, rewriting my notes and flashcards. I know some people who read everything two of three times or live in the library or their dorm.)
19. It's okay to fail! Crazy right? I have learned that if you fail a test or an assignment it does not doom you for life. It turns into an opportunity to learn from your mistake, ask your professor to go over the test or homework with you, ask if you can possibly come in for help with your homework or if there is a tutor available.
20. It's better to fail then not do the assignment at all. when you fail you still get point, where as if you do not do your assignment you get nothing.
21. Free food is great!
22. Try to eat as healthy as you can.
23. Walking places and walking often is better then no exercise at all. I mostly walk between and after classes because I'm hyper active and it's really hard to sit still, but I have realized it's much easier to walk around for half an hour to an hour then to go to a gym. (Most people do not have the motivation to do this... at least I don't.)
24.Take naps throughout the day 15 to 20 minutes can be a lifesaver. (Remember to set an alarm!)
25. Find at least an hour a week to relax, college is hard work. It is stressful allowing yourself an hour on a weekend to relax in someway will help you. I have found resting or just being quiet for five to ten minutes a day relieves stress. Some people drink tea or coffee, watch a movie, well others join a extra curricular or non-competitive sport.
26. Don't be afraid to switch your major, if you find that what you where going for in the first place makes you board to death or isn't you cup of tea, it is perfectly fine to switch your major. (I switched mine.) Many people will switch theirs two, three some even four times. Remember students today are often going to school not knowing what they want to go for, and college students now are generally much younger then the ones who went to college generations before.
27. Make sure your at a place that is accredited! Some colleges are not and it can turn into a waste of time if you spend thousands of dollars and find out that you cannot pursue your career because you earned the wrong degree. (BA is better than BFA or an AA if your into the arts.) A BA is usually the safe way to go.
28. Talk to other students in your classes! Find at least one or two people to talk to in your class, they can help you with homework at times and become good friends even if they are in a different major then you.
29. Talk to students in your major! They can be encouraging and very helpful. Whether your in the same class a year or two behind them or ahead you can help them and they can help you. Many may become some of your closest friends.
30. Talk to the coffee cart workers and other workers on your campus, they can and will encourage you on your worst days. It can all start with a simple "hello, how are you doing?"
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