Hey everyone! I just wanted to post a quick blog telling you all about the Major/Minor fair next week! Credit to Mrs. Louise Freymann of the academic advisement department for reminding me =)
Some of you might've seen the desk in the North Hall lobby with information on it. Basically, what it is, is a fair with different departmental tables and representative for each one. You will have the opportunity to go to the tables and talk to the faculty representatives about certain majors or minors that you may be interested in or have questions about. It will be held in the North Hall cafeteria on Monday Oct 19th from 11-2:00 and on Tuesday Oct 20th from 2-5:00.
Aside from the departmental tables, there will be a special panel for John Jay peer advisors also! They will be there to answer questions students may have on certain majors as well as their own experiences to "discuss how and why they chose their major, what they enjoy about their major, what advice they would give to younger students still unsure of their major, etc." This peer advisor panel however, will be held in the Multi Purpose Room im room 2200N which is just outside the cafeteria. The panels would be run on Monday Oct 19th from 12:30-1:45 and on Tuesday Oct 20th from 3:35-4:50. It'll be a good opportunity to check it out and hear some opinions from actual students as well =]
I know this major/minor fair will really help me because as I've said... Ive been having some problems trying to figure out what my major should be. And Im sure it'll help a lot of you too! =) Hope to see you all there!
Remember, its Monday October 19th from 11-2 and Tuesday October 20th from 2-5 in the North Hall cafeteria.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Debate Society =)
Hey everyone! It's been a while! Sorry about that, all the work has just been piling up. But I'm back now! =)
The post that I'm about to write is about getting involved. I'm going to share my experience from this past weekend when I really got involved... and I loved it!
At the beginning of the school year, I joined the Debate Society. From the very beginning, when the coaches were going over the different speeches and the different parts to debate.... I was COMPLETELY lost. I had NOO idea what was going on and I was more confused than ever. However, a couple of weeks ago, I signed up to attend a tournament at the University of Richmond. I honestly did not know what I was thinking at the time, but I told myself, "ehh why not? could be fun" I was still confused about the speeches and the parts. The words, Kritique, Perm, Framework, Topicality, etc" all swermed in my head... "what does this even mean?!!" I thought to myself. The nervousness started building up as the tournament date got closer and closer. And on top of that... I lost 3 partners! My original partner dropped out because she was just as confused as I am and was too afraid to go because she didnt understand it. My second partner wasnt able to go because someone in his family had passed away. And my third partner cancelled on the day before because she was behind on her school work, and needed to spend the weekend catching up.
I met my partner right before we got onto the bus the next day... We arrived at Richmond around 11:00 at night and went straight to our rooms to sleep...
The next day, I was nervous as ever. I never got the opportunity to have a practice round, so I was pretty much going in blind. The round started, my partner and I was against Cornell. Two hours later, the round finally ended and I took a deep breath. We lost, however... it wasnt as bad as I thought it would be. In the next few rounds, we had the weirdest evidence that was run against us! We had some schools that used intergalactics and another school that used depleted uranium. I was thinking to myself... "what the hell evidence do we use against this argument?!" But we were able to manage through the round. The next two days, the teams were debating 8 rounds (my partner and I only debated 7 because we got a BYE for a round). Even though my partner and I didnt win any rounds, (not to sound corny) but I do feel like I won also in a way. I now have a better understanding of what some of the terms mean. There are still some concepts that are fuzzy to me, but I know MUCH more than I did before I even came here!
Overall, It was an amazingg experience. I became good friends with my roommates and I got close with all the other John Jay debaters! On top of that, I learned much more about debating and what I can do to succeed. The idea of getting involved is really essential. I made some great friends after joining the debate team AND I gained much more knowledge about debating and some experiencing IN debating that'll help make me a better lawyer later on because I now (somewhat) know how to argue! =)
I signed up for the Westconn tournament next month, so I'll keep you all updated on that!
Till the next post, have a good weekend everyone!
The post that I'm about to write is about getting involved. I'm going to share my experience from this past weekend when I really got involved... and I loved it!
At the beginning of the school year, I joined the Debate Society. From the very beginning, when the coaches were going over the different speeches and the different parts to debate.... I was COMPLETELY lost. I had NOO idea what was going on and I was more confused than ever. However, a couple of weeks ago, I signed up to attend a tournament at the University of Richmond. I honestly did not know what I was thinking at the time, but I told myself, "ehh why not? could be fun" I was still confused about the speeches and the parts. The words, Kritique, Perm, Framework, Topicality, etc" all swermed in my head... "what does this even mean?!!" I thought to myself. The nervousness started building up as the tournament date got closer and closer. And on top of that... I lost 3 partners! My original partner dropped out because she was just as confused as I am and was too afraid to go because she didnt understand it. My second partner wasnt able to go because someone in his family had passed away. And my third partner cancelled on the day before because she was behind on her school work, and needed to spend the weekend catching up.
I met my partner right before we got onto the bus the next day... We arrived at Richmond around 11:00 at night and went straight to our rooms to sleep...
The next day, I was nervous as ever. I never got the opportunity to have a practice round, so I was pretty much going in blind. The round started, my partner and I was against Cornell. Two hours later, the round finally ended and I took a deep breath. We lost, however... it wasnt as bad as I thought it would be. In the next few rounds, we had the weirdest evidence that was run against us! We had some schools that used intergalactics and another school that used depleted uranium. I was thinking to myself... "what the hell evidence do we use against this argument?!" But we were able to manage through the round. The next two days, the teams were debating 8 rounds (my partner and I only debated 7 because we got a BYE for a round). Even though my partner and I didnt win any rounds, (not to sound corny) but I do feel like I won also in a way. I now have a better understanding of what some of the terms mean. There are still some concepts that are fuzzy to me, but I know MUCH more than I did before I even came here!
Overall, It was an amazingg experience. I became good friends with my roommates and I got close with all the other John Jay debaters! On top of that, I learned much more about debating and what I can do to succeed. The idea of getting involved is really essential. I made some great friends after joining the debate team AND I gained much more knowledge about debating and some experiencing IN debating that'll help make me a better lawyer later on because I now (somewhat) know how to argue! =)
I signed up for the Westconn tournament next month, so I'll keep you all updated on that!
Till the next post, have a good weekend everyone!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Let the sleepless nights begin!
Hey everyone! Happy Tuesday! :)
Sorry that I have not been able to write in the past couple of weeks. School work has taken over my life, litterally speaking! The past few weeks have been extremely tiring and I have not even had time for myself.
Midterms have started this week and I really should be studying for some of my classes, but I know I'm up to par with what I need to know for all my classes. However, the past few days I have been facing one battle...sleep! Lately, with all the studying and homework I have become extremely tired...where all I want to do is sleep. If I were to go to sleep during the day, I would not get up for almost 5-6 hours. Sometimes I end up falling asleep on my way to my 9:40 class on the 7 train. My mom says its the effects of late evening classes on Monday and Wednesday and that is the reason why I am becoming so tired. I hope it goes away soon.
The work load is getting extremely tougher. I feel sometimes I'm still behind in my work even though I might understand and read all the material that I need to for the class. Maybe its just anxiety of doing well in my first semester of college. Yesterday, in English I recieved my first A- on my english paper that I worked so hard on. Honestly, I thought I might have gotten lower than a B since I felt it was not college material, but whatever it is, I am extremely happy!! :) I'm gonna do my best to keep with the good work and aim higher!
Anyways, back to studying for midterms! Will post soon :)
Until next time, take care.
Sorry that I have not been able to write in the past couple of weeks. School work has taken over my life, litterally speaking! The past few weeks have been extremely tiring and I have not even had time for myself.
Midterms have started this week and I really should be studying for some of my classes, but I know I'm up to par with what I need to know for all my classes. However, the past few days I have been facing one battle...sleep! Lately, with all the studying and homework I have become extremely tired...where all I want to do is sleep. If I were to go to sleep during the day, I would not get up for almost 5-6 hours. Sometimes I end up falling asleep on my way to my 9:40 class on the 7 train. My mom says its the effects of late evening classes on Monday and Wednesday and that is the reason why I am becoming so tired. I hope it goes away soon.
The work load is getting extremely tougher. I feel sometimes I'm still behind in my work even though I might understand and read all the material that I need to for the class. Maybe its just anxiety of doing well in my first semester of college. Yesterday, in English I recieved my first A- on my english paper that I worked so hard on. Honestly, I thought I might have gotten lower than a B since I felt it was not college material, but whatever it is, I am extremely happy!! :) I'm gonna do my best to keep with the good work and aim higher!
Anyways, back to studying for midterms! Will post soon :)
Until next time, take care.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Studying for Midterms + Facebook = Procrastination
Hey everyone! I hope youre having a good weekend =)
In this post, I'm going to talk about midterms. Tomorrow, I have my very first midterm for my government class and to say the least, I'm freaking out! This isnt like high school where we have a bunch of tests and quizzes to make up our grade.... these midterms are serious. I'm stressing out because I have 3 chapters to review/study and know! This is the thing about me, I can know my material.. but when it comes to exams.. I get sooo nervous and I just go blank! So Im doing my best to study and stay on top of it all.
Ive been doing so for 2 hours already, mainly rereading everything I highlighted. But the hard thing about studying? FACEBOOK! I'm sure many of you can relate to what I'm going through now. Im sitting in front of the computer trying to review... meanwhile, facebook is just sooo addicting that I keep going on it! And it distracts me for a good 5-10 minutes each time!! Haha this is not good! In a few minutes, Im probably just going to study farrr away from my computer and really focus.
Alright, back to studying (with no facebook) haha. Good luck on all your midterms everyone! =)
Till the next post, take care!
In this post, I'm going to talk about midterms. Tomorrow, I have my very first midterm for my government class and to say the least, I'm freaking out! This isnt like high school where we have a bunch of tests and quizzes to make up our grade.... these midterms are serious. I'm stressing out because I have 3 chapters to review/study and know! This is the thing about me, I can know my material.. but when it comes to exams.. I get sooo nervous and I just go blank! So Im doing my best to study and stay on top of it all.
Ive been doing so for 2 hours already, mainly rereading everything I highlighted. But the hard thing about studying? FACEBOOK! I'm sure many of you can relate to what I'm going through now. Im sitting in front of the computer trying to review... meanwhile, facebook is just sooo addicting that I keep going on it! And it distracts me for a good 5-10 minutes each time!! Haha this is not good! In a few minutes, Im probably just going to study farrr away from my computer and really focus.
Alright, back to studying (with no facebook) haha. Good luck on all your midterms everyone! =)
Till the next post, take care!
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