12-9-09

Today was a "dead day" at SJSU...which meant "no school!" Haha so yesterday was my birthday and im pretty sure i could say that it was one of the best birthdays i have had. My friends visited me from SF and we went to Santana Row to hang out. After that, i met up with different friends and we went out to dinner at Elephant Bar. Yum! :) We did sparklers (i think thats what they are called) late at night and we hung out till pretty late. I got home at like 2 or 3am and i was pooped! But i had a blast. Today, with there being no school i just relaxed at home in the morning and hung out with my friends later :) I cant believe the first semester is already coming to a close! NO SCHOOL TILL LATE JANUARY?! Yesssssssss!!

12-7-09

Today in class we briefly discussed our video projects. We did a check-in of how many views everyone has... and from what we last checked, i believe our group is in the lead! :) Haha, and we also did a 4 year plan type of worksheet. I didnt get very far on it though because i dont know what classes im plannin on taking :(

But on a lighter note, tomorrow is my birthday!! HOW EXCITING!! <3

12-2-09

So today in the muse class we were individually called up to discuss our grades and scholarly papers. Professor Dan gave me a short list of things to do in order to receive an A in the class. So a personal sidenote for myself was to finish the following things:

* continue with blogging
* revise my final paper & submit it.
* 2 muse workshops
* 2 campus events
* re-post audio

Radio Broadcast

MUSE Interview

Patrick Hennessey Interviewed Matt Won

Jose Interviewed Natalie

MUSE Interview- Patrick Hennessey Interviewed Matt Won in the MUSE 2 class.

 

11-30-09

Soooooooo today, i didnt make it to class :( There's so much crap going on right now. STRESSED!!! I feel like im so behind on my blogging and submitting to blackboard! Actually, I AM. Such a simple assignment.... but i can never get around to it. I probably shouldnt let my personal life interfere with my school work.. but i guess its a little too late. I need to focus on schoolwork now! The semester is almost over!

11-25-09 NO CLASS TODAY :)

Today there was no class! Yay for a long thanksgiving weekend :) Haha today i went to San Francisco with a few friends. We took the caltrain there & back. We shopped in Union Square, went to Chinatown, Little Italy, and Pier 39 :) It was great exploring the city and spending time with my friends.

11-23-09

Today we talked about future careers and jobs. We went around the class discussing our major and what we possibly want to do when we graduate college. I'm not exactly sure what i want to do when i graduate, but i do know that i definitely do NOT want a desk job. Haha.

Well anyways... some more from the book:
-Choose career options that much your values.
-Access your skills:
-Basic Skills (reading, writing, math, speaking, listening)
-Thinking Skills (creative thinking, problem solving, decision making, visualization)
-Personal Qualities (self-esteem, self-management, responsibility)
-People Skills (social, negotiation, leadership, teamwork)

11-18-09

We did the video broadcast today in class with a senior and peer mentor. It pretty much took the whole class period. It went really smoothly and a lot of our questions were answered.

So i havent really been reading the book lately, so i decided to open it up for a change. The first page i opened, said " The Money in My Past" and it wanted me to basically think about my experiences with money in the past - earning it, spending it, allowance, etc.

What lesssons have you learned from your family about money?
=My parents have always done their best to let my brother and i have what we want. Of course, they do this in moderation. We know the importance of money and that every dollar counts. Every dollar is hard work and it must be carefully spent. My parents gave my brother & i an allowance of $100 a month. For being the ages that we were, that was a lot of money. My brother has always been the one to save and be "cheap" with his money; however, i was always the type to spend it if i ever wanted something. But now that i work and know how much work goes into each dollar, i am more careful about what i spend my money on.

11-16-09

So today, we discussed a new in-class project. We were to make up questions that we wanted to ask a senior or peer mentor. It was set up as a radio show and we were going to record the audio. Our assignment was to think of at least 5 questions we had for them.

- Did you enter college with a major already in mind? Or did you come in undeclared?
- Which year was most rigorous for you? (in terms of workload)
- Why did you choose SJSU?
- How has peer mentoring added to your college experience?
- What's one piece of advice you would like to give to freshmen?

NOTES FROM CLASS:
Managing money- notes

Being a great money manager frees you up to focus on your education.
Earning a degree is the most valuable thing you can do for yourself

Source of income
-get a job
-work with caution
-look for work with light workloads
-be your own boss

Work with caution
-it takes a lot of money to go to college, it takes a lot of studying and hard work
-the same effort to earn the required fees may hinder one’s progress towards actually earning the degree itself
- adding and dropping courses cost money

Investigate work study/ internships
-work study programs are funded by the federal govnt
-awarded based on financial needs

Sources of financial aid
-grants (gift aid, federal pell grant)
-scholarships
-loans



***REMINDER***: FINAL EXAM ON DEC. 15th (9:45-12:00)