I am in my junior year of taking classes at Washburn University and have found that it is now time for those upper level division classes. All of my classes are 300-400 level and it's a different transition from last year. I personally believe that now that I am in my major of upper division classes they seem to be better than my general education classes were. Upper division classes should be hard yes, but they should also become of interest to you and be a training for your future in the degree you are pursuing.
The more advanced your classes are, the smaller the class size becomes. Most of my classes consist of around 15 people or less. I love the way that I get more one-on-one attention and focus from my professors. This helps me understand my classes and enjoy the environment. The only downfall to having small class sizes is that you may only see the same people in every class. I don't mind having my "public relations" group of students, but sometimes you may want to meet new people around the university.
Having upper division classes has allowed me to understand that I am in the right major. I find myself spending more time on homework, but the work is exciting for me to learn. There are those few elective classes that I sometimes wish interested me more, but they end up tying into my major as a whole. The teachers in these classes expect more of you and are harsher on grading, but in the end it's all worth it.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Introduction to College Student Probz!
Hello all!
I created this blog to talk about the day-to-day struggles of the average college student. I could probably go on forever with college problems I seem to face. I know everyone can connect one way or another to the same issues. In the end, we all love college! We just need to get past the daily struggles that appear every now and then!
A problem I just faced last night was the new iOS7 update for my iPhone. I was hearing hype all day about students uploading this new software and thought, "I'll give it a try." I have only had my iPhone for about three months now so I didn't know any different as to what to update and what not to update. Later last night I went online and read reviews about it and decided I would try the update. Little did I know it would take two hours to update!! Once the pain of waiting was over I restarted my phone and tried out the new features. Turns out, I'm not a big fan of this new software. I feel as if my iPhone looks more like a Windows phone and is not the same phone I was used to. The more I played with the features today and saw others messing with their phones, I have started to adapt to it. I'm not sure what you all think about the new update, but it's quite different than any other iPhone structure I have seen.
The problem with college students is we like to try new things, but when something is changed we freak out and don't know if we like it or not. This will take some getting use to but I think I will end up liking it in the end. I hope you all enjoy reading my posts as much as I enjoy blogging about them. If you have any fun stories to share, please feel free to comment!
-Elizabeth Burgett
I created this blog to talk about the day-to-day struggles of the average college student. I could probably go on forever with college problems I seem to face. I know everyone can connect one way or another to the same issues. In the end, we all love college! We just need to get past the daily struggles that appear every now and then!
A problem I just faced last night was the new iOS7 update for my iPhone. I was hearing hype all day about students uploading this new software and thought, "I'll give it a try." I have only had my iPhone for about three months now so I didn't know any different as to what to update and what not to update. Later last night I went online and read reviews about it and decided I would try the update. Little did I know it would take two hours to update!! Once the pain of waiting was over I restarted my phone and tried out the new features. Turns out, I'm not a big fan of this new software. I feel as if my iPhone looks more like a Windows phone and is not the same phone I was used to. The more I played with the features today and saw others messing with their phones, I have started to adapt to it. I'm not sure what you all think about the new update, but it's quite different than any other iPhone structure I have seen.
The problem with college students is we like to try new things, but when something is changed we freak out and don't know if we like it or not. This will take some getting use to but I think I will end up liking it in the end. I hope you all enjoy reading my posts as much as I enjoy blogging about them. If you have any fun stories to share, please feel free to comment!
-Elizabeth Burgett
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