For the career development post, I decided to take the Focus2 Career Interest Test, where it prompted me with a series of activities or attributions associated with major areas of careers. I was tasked with rating these interests out of five stars based on my general interest or drive related to those topics. After taking the test, I was given the code EIS, which stands for Entrepreneurial, Investigative, and Social; entrepreneurial having to do with business ventures and related activities, Investigative has to do with everything that goes into investigating a topic, research, and conduct things like interviews, and Social involves interests in helping people more in person, as well as having a heavy emphasis in interacting with individuals. Entrepreneurial was where I scored the highest at 64, Investigative coming in at 62, and Social scoring at 44. The entrepreneurial sector did not come as a surprise to me as I have always been interested in such activities and the atmosphere surrounding the business world. I found it interesting that my Investigative score had been so close to my entrepreneurial score however, as I have never been one to be very excited at the thought of conducting extensive research on a topic. While I have had an interest in figuring out the cause and effects of certain real world events, I was still surprised by how close the two interest scores were. Social I felt was a bit of a surprise as I have never really done much volunteer work or any work in which it requires much personal interaction to help people. Overall I felt that the test was helpful in identifying what career interests are similar to my general interests. The questions however I felt could have been presented in a slightly more complex and in-depth way, rather than just a five-star rating system for general interest phrases.

I had gone to The Met with Aliou, Kevin, Mike, as well as a friend of mine visiting from Buffalo State University, Pat. We took the 6 train from the school together after Sociology. To my surprise, I learned that you can pay any amount as an entry fee to the Met. Despite them having suggested, to pay $25 for entry, the option to pay a penny instead is a much more attractive offer. We had seen a statue of a head. The head was broken. I don’t know who broke it, I don’t know when it was broken, but the statue still looks pretty good where it wasn’t broken. We took a picture in front of this statue as it was impressively crafted through the sculpting work. Afterwards, we continued onward to see some more of the exhibits The MET had to offer. After our interest had been expended, we then retreated to the entrance and began to devise how we would be able to sell the tickets we were still in possession of. After determining it was overall a bad good idea, we debated as to where we would all go out to eat. My friend from Buffalo had a bus to catch back up to Buffalo shortly after our visit. So we decided to part with the rest of the group and proceeded to get onto the nearest uptown six train entrance to get to my dorm. We grabbed some Taco Bell very quickly, had a surprise visit, and then made our way to Port Authority with all of his luggage, which included 8 large fully packed mason jars of pasta sauce, 2 pounds of cheese, and a number of delicious Italian cold cuts. I was the one who had to carry these items in a bag. Needless to say after holding all that for over an hour, that hand was decimated.

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A number of us visited the information session on the Beta Alpha Si Business Honors Fraternity. We were greeted by a current senior in the fraternity who explained to us the advantages of being in Beta Alpha Si. He explained that the most important part of joining, separating it from a normal honors society, is the community and network you find yourself in where its much tighter than a regular club. This aspect of the fraternity is what interests me the most about joining. TO be surrounded by like minded individuals who share the same drive and passions could prove to be a fruitful environment for me to position myself in. The events and career assistance is also a huge draw to joining. The senior member had also explained to us of these opportunities where many representatives from major investment banking firms will come to certain events, giving opportunities to establish relationships with these companies and have them eventually develop into internships. After he finished explaining to us all he could about the fraternity in a short period, we signed up for the newsletter and email updates so that we could be informed about the fraternity.