Freshman Seminar Spring 2017 DTD

Taking Advantage of the Writing Center (Academic)

I had two essays to write, one for English (compare&constrast essay) and one for Sociology (book report on “Unequal Childhoods” by Annette Lareau). For each, it took me two days to complete it. I’m the type of person that when I have to hand in an essay or any written work, I MUST reread it several times and have others reread it several times, just to make sure that there are no mistakes and that my point is clearly getting across. The problem, in this case, was that I had no one worthy enough to reread my essay’s. And by that, I mean that my sister was on a trip for the week, my brother was staying w/ my dad for the month, and my mother isn’t from here so she might not understand everything that I’m writing. That’s when I decided to go to the writing center for the first time. Honestly, I think imma go again. They really helped me out and advised me in areas I thought I was set in. I really feel as if my entire way of writing just reached a whole new level of greatness.

Exploring Fields in Marketing (Career)

            

Honestly, the food alone was enough for me, but it was nice to see/talk to people who are currently in the business of marketing. Walking in, they were telling us their stories on how they got to their positions today and talking about the obstacles they faced if any. I liked how they were straight forward and told us exactly what it was (is); no bs. Hearing their individual/unique views were kind of interesting. They just proved that there isn’t one set path to being successful in what you want. There’s so many ways, so many networks, so many outlets. They touched on a couple things that can help begin our career. One lady even offered us a paid internship if we were interested. At the end of the original questions, they let us ask a few questions of our own. The only question that came to mind was “How much money do you make?”, ” In a month? … in a year?”.

NYMIA (Club)

Calling All Music Lovers!!

This club is a non-membership club, which means that their’s no real commitment. You can come, talk about music, listen to music, play music, or just enjoy yourself, then leave. It’s as simple as that. I could tell that everyone was friendly from the moment I walked thru the door. They told us about the club and how things actually worked. We went around the room getting to know each other and ate some bomb ass pizza. Activities such as “Lip-Sync Battles” and “Open-Mic Night” are a couple of things that make this club unique and fun. This club is ideal for people who want to put out their music and gain CONNECTIONS. Whether you’re a rapper or singer, produce dope beats or EDM, write song lyrics such as hooks/verses etc, there’s a place for everyone. Even if you don’t do anything and just like to listen to dope upcoming music, come and enjoy yourself. It’s open to anyone and everyone, so POP IN and POP OUT!!