My First Semester in College

I came to college because I really did not have a choice.All my siblings went to college so for me college is just a way of life. For me its no future without college.

The best experience i had in college so far is a debate about televising executions in my english 101 class. I really liked this because it stirred up a lot of controversy and I got to see the true side of people that i've never even spoken to before.

The most challenging experience i had in college is my sociology take home midterm. Even though it was a take home test it was definetley harder than i could handle.

For this semester my greatest accomplishment has been my grade in english which i learned yesterday was a B. I mean it definetley should have been better but thats the first grade i got from any of my teachers.Therefore im crossing my fingers hopin that the next grades will be the same or better

If i could do one thing differently i would do all my assignments before the deadline so i dont have to give in rushed work rather i would be giving in my best work

Next semester i ould like to do all my assignments at least a week before its due, Studay for all my tests in advance rather than cramming the night before. Ill also try my best to make it to every class and on time

Exploring Majors

Major: criminal justice

1. What is the focus of this major?     What areas will you study? the focus of this major is the justice of criminals and how the justice system works/ is supposed to work

2. Is this a major field you will enjoy studying?    I beleive this is a field i will enjoy studying because i enjoy seeing criminals get the punishment they deserve for their horrible crimes

3. Which classes do you think will be most challenging for you?   The classes that i think will be the most challenging for me are math and chemistry

4. Which classes do you think will be easiest for you?    The classes  that i think will be the easiest for me is english and maybe philosophy because i am a good writer and i enjoy over thinking things it gives my brain something to analyze other than the obvious

5. Are there requirements to be accepted into this major such as GPA?   NO their is no set gpa

7. Can this major be completed in four years?   Yes i beleive this major can be completed in four years.

8. Is graduate work usually required to work in the field associated with this major? Graduate work is definetly required to work in the feild with this major
9. Which skills does this major require?

10. Using the catalog, what are 10 courses that you would really like to take? Would you be able to take them if you chose this major?

11. What kinds of jobs do students with this major obtain? Students with this major mostly obtain jobs as:lawyers, police officers, correctional officers, parallegal  etc etc

12. Of these jobs, list three that would be of interest to you:
I. lawyer
II. parallegal
III.

13. Are there any student organizations associated with this major? I am not sure

14. Are there any professional organizations associated with this major?

15. Now that you know a little about this major, will you continue to consider it? Why or why not?
No i am not entirely because the jobs that come along with this major marely interest me
16. What resources did you use to complete this worksheet?

studying

#9 i realized that i need to focus more on things that are going to be on the exam rather than reading the whole chapter and forgetting most of what i read anyway. Also i realized that i need to stop studying at the last minute because all i do is scan through the readings. This  is stored in my short term memory and by the time i may need to reflect back to what i read for my final i may have already forgot so i will have to read over things i should've already known. This shows me that i do not dedicate enough timem to studying. If i did then i wouldnt have to be so stressed out at the last minute

#11
To improve my exam performance i can dedicate more time to studying. Also i could take notes while im reading so i do not forget what i have read. Ican stop reading at the last minute so i wont be as frustrated and nervous on the day of the exam becaus ei may have forgot the material.

 

Difference between college and highschool

*in highschool atteendance does not affect you as greatly as college
*in highschool i was looking for friends in collge i dont really care about friends
*College has harder finals and midterms
*In highschool teachers are not called professors

team building

challenge: I was highly afraid of dogs so i was never able to go to my brother in laws mothers house. whenever they would go to her house in pennsylvania. I was forced to stay in brooklyn due to the way i would carry on whenever i would see a dog.

1. I began to ask questions about dogs and things that would trigger them to snap which was my biggest fear of all and i started to lean that they are mostly playful and they only bite when they think you are playing with them or are feeling threatened.

2. I went to her house and petted her dog. Gradually i stoped being afraid of him. soon after i no longer feared anydog. Now i have my own little puppy named Pink

I disappoint myself sometimes

today was my my friends bdayy and i totally flopped on her. I was supposed to get dressed so we could go out  to eat by at leat 9:30 p.m. the latest. The next thing i knew i was rapped up  in my sheets and the time was 12:27 a.m. I called her phone she sounded as if she'd been crying or highly upset with me. I mean who wouldnt be? I promised her i would make it up to her tomorrow. Hopefully im not too tired after school being that my last classs ends at 7:30 p.m....bummer!!