Manic Monday... Technically Tuesday

Did everyone have a fun weekend?!
I feel like looking back over some of my posts you may think all I do is 
have fun and that I'm in love with everything I do. 
Which I do haha but that's NOT all!
So after a long weekend I want to break that stereotype... this is my serious post. 
I want to talk about 
Professors, 
Jobs, 
and the big bad real world! 
You guys are way pumped to keep reading am I right? I promise to keep it interesting.

At Utah State I have found college to be completely different than my small home town high school, but there is one similarity that remains the same...

1. Make a student teacher relationship. Personally get to know who instructs you day in and day out. Realize they are people too who want to be asked how their day is, or thank them for their time and preparation they have put into making the class semi interesting. In turn, professors will be understanding when you are late to class, miss an answer on an assignment, or even sleep and missed a test. (No mom I did not actually sleep in! It is just an example!!) This will lead you to feel comfortable asking for help when you don't understand a concept or need a good recommendation letter. 
MAKE THIS A HABIT NOW!

2. Take advantage of the campus job board and career services. When speaking with my brothers about their amenities at the different university they attended they knew nothing about job postings pertaining to their major. At USU I have the career services office email me weekly about new jobs that are applicable to me. They vary from a summer internship, to a permanent career once I complete school. It is an awesome help to know of the possible career paths out there. You can't get a job if you don't know about it. Once you know about this perfect summer internship you need a quality resume. This can be achieved by setting up an appointment with the career service professionals on campus and have them edit and critique possible cover letters. 

3. Take everything you gain from college into the REAL WORLD. This may come off as a no-brainer but I want emphasize it. You know the $$$ dollar signs that go into buying all those books for a class... one day those books will make up your library in the big boss office! It was published for a reason right? Use that knowledge as a tool that doesn't end once you pass the class and step out of the door. If you total all the hours of note taking and then end the semester by trashing that notebook what was the reason? I advise you to find one way to organize all of your note taking and hold onto all of them in a uniform way. This can lead you to becoming a Teaching Assistant (great for your resume) for a class and having easy access to the notes you have already taken. Another use for these notes can include different ways you can look back and remember a theory or equation and then be able to teach an employee of your own. With this outlook you might have more motivation to take note worthy notes!

It really is the small habits that make up your character. Hopefully these habits will in turn make you obtain a successful future.

I hope my 'serious' post wasn't to daunting and inspired some of you to start off on the right foot when you step on campus. 
-Nike