Friday, November 13, 2009

Nice day for a tour

Well, another week down, and I have to say that it was a pretty nice week. The weather turned inexplicably good around the middle of it, and there’s been a lot of activity on campus. Plus, I managed to swing by the gym a couple of times, which I wasn’t expecting (based on my schedule of projects/reports for the rest of the semester). Today was a pretty good day for tours, as well; a lot of visitors are coming by the campus right about this time of year. Speaking of which, December’s right around the corner, so if you’re interested in some of the scholarships we offer, it wouldn’t hurt to get your application in soon.

As for myself, I’ve got more than a few things on my mind. In terms of academics, I’ve got a couple projects yet on my hands, both for classes and student organizations. The biggest one on my mind is a case report, due the Monday the 23rd. It’s a pretty big deal, but the group I’m in is definitely on track.

So in other words, it’s been a busy week, and it isn’t quite over with yet. I have some tours to do on Saturday, some more research, so on and so on and so forth. Rent starts this week for GVSU, opening night is tonight, but I won't see it until closing night on the 21st. Even without a football game, there’s still a lot to do. Speaking of which, playoff season is here, but that’s another story for another day.

Like I said before, I had a couple of good tours today, a lot of questions were asked by the visitors. Some of the students in particular were pretty interested in the honors program, which is great, because (as I’ve said to almost all of my tours) the program is amazing. Swing by their website, or drop in for a visit of the building, if you don’t believe me. On that note, though, I think I’m signing off here. Feel free to ask any questions,

-Kyle

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Not much to say

People always seem to start pointing out how fast the semester is going by once we hit November, but I’m just not seeing where they get their sense of time. I would say, though, that we are on the second leg of the term, and my night class professors keep reminding me that we only have so many more class times ahead of us.

That’s not to say that I don’t have the end of this semester in mind, it’s just not in the way that people traditionally think students think about the end of classes. I’ve been trying to rework my schedule for second semester, and the good news is that I’ve finally had a little success and (hopefully) set down my classes (not that you should wait until I did to fix scheduling errors, I just got lucky). My next step is to get an appointment with an advisor and go through a degree analysis, mostly just to see if I’ve missed any bases. But degree analysis isn’t just a tool for when you’re worried about graduation, it’s also a great way to keep track of your Gen Ed. classes. It’s probably most useful, though, if you’re thinking about changing a major, since the analysis essentially shows all that you’ve completed and all you still have to do for any given program.

But I’m drawing a blank on anything else to say right now, I guess this qualifies as just an update on my activities. Feel free to let me know what’s going on with you guys, though; I’m really curious to know what you readers have on your minds.

-Kyle