Blog #12

The first question that I would like to discuss is “Imagine that you have graduated from college and you feel great. What would make you feel so great about your experience?” The first thing that comes to mind is that I hopefully would have a great job by the time I graduate. This for me would be the greatest achievement of what I would expect from my college experiences. After all getting a job is the reason I’m in college and getting a degree and a job would be the cause to my “great feeling”. Within the experience knowing that I accomplished the end goal would result in me feeling great. Moreover, the answer to the question of “which career types seem most interesting and attractive to me” is a tad complicated. I am interested in a lot of different fields for different reasons. First, accounting and finance are done with ease because I am talented in math. As far as the attractive aspect of these fields, I would only be going into them to make a lot of money. Fitness and health are fields I am extremely interested in but unsure if I could make a substantial salary in. Finally the question on “What types of tests do you score highest?” unlike most people who might prefer multiple choice tests, I find that I perform much better on free-response. This is because it allows me to show my thinking process and problem solving skills towards the answer.

Blog #11

Chapter 8 did a great job highlighting many leadership opportunities that I can take in order to develop my leadership strengths. I have already had a head start improving this strength by joining a fraternity. Through my fraternity I have many chances not only to be a leader in the fraternity but outside it as well. Opportunities such as becoming an executive position within the fraternity as well as taking on leadership roles as the come. I also have the opportunity with the connections I have made to join other organization on campus such as GAMMA or others. This would greatly improve my chances of taking on a leadership position throughout my college career. Besides my fraternity I can also improve by observing the way professors lead in the classroom. This would give me a great insight on how i should develop my leadership skills. To further develop my strengths I could choose certain classes to improve my skills such as psychology & communication classes. I can also look up to the great leaders in history or a great leader in the field of study I am interested in. By learning about these leaders and learning how they were successful I can somehow incorporate the knowledge into my own life so I too can be successful.

Blog #10

As I mentioned in my last blog posts I have not been making the most out of my college experience. At the start of this semester however I was on track with all my homework assignments and attending all my classes. As the semester went on I started having too much fun with my social life. From my experience from freshman year I know that it is possible to have a fun social life and make good grades. But lately I haven’t been attending all my classes and haven’t been completing all my assignments. I can start improving on this issue by not making any excuses and start attending my classes. In terms of making the most out of my college experience I can start utilizing more resources that the school provides. Resources such as the ones we discussed in class. Using the Mizzou registrar and the website will help me greatly to plan out my classes and career in the future. I could also start making advising appointments to help me in that aspect as well. For the rest of this semester I want to do something to improve every one of the aspects I have listed before. By doing so hopefully I can end the semester strong and be ready for what is to come in the future.

Blog #9

What has been on my mind lately is staying up with all my schedules and events and thing I should be doing. Ever since all the snow days, my commitments to my daily schedule and routines have diminished a bit. The whole not having to go to classes really got me lazy. Before all the snow I would regularly attend most of my classes but ever since I have honestly been skipping more and more classes. Thankfully I still have good grades in the classes but I really do need to start attending them regularly again, especially with the next round of tests rolling around the corner. I just need to get my head on track and start fulfilling my academic obligations. Besides school I have also been struggling to keep up with my workout schedule. I swore to myself at the beginning of the semester that I would not miss too many workouts this semester. So far since the snow days I have started missing several of my workouts. It might not seem like a big deal to some people but to me staying fit and working out is a big part of my life. Starting now I will do my best to attend all my classes and workout sessions. Only I can truly keep myself on track.