Tuesday, February 18, 2014

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

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

L- is for LOGAN O- is for the only one for me V- is for that very very extraordinary...

Its that thing called LOVE. February is a month full of gushy emotions that any girl can appreciate but I want to break down the 

14 Things that I LOVE about UTAH STATE.

I have been at USU for three years now and with every week that passes I just think how lucky I was to choose a University that has fit me so perfectly. Hopefully by highlighting some of the moments I have loved the most at Utah State you might reminisce on your most loved memories at USU or have a burning desire to get up to campus in the fall and start to make your own list!

1. Lets start from the beginning. My first week on campus, not knowing a soul, and attending the Week of Welcome events (a.k.a. WOW WEEK) I met life long friends that week and danced on stage with Imagine Dragons!
 

2. Now how do I top that? My major (a.k.a. my future) is Landscape Architecture. The ability I have to receive an education in a profession I love is pretty incredible if you ask me. I love this saying,
"Find what you love to do and you will never work a day in your life."

3. You may have guessed I am a lover of sports. I don't think I had a choice considering I was born with the name Nike but I am a die hard fan of every athletic event at Utah State. 
The HURD is an unreal experience that always has me get a little to into the game than might be socially acceptable. Yet every student can relate that it is not just a game! My passion for cheering got a little out of hand when I lost my voice for three whole days after the home basketball game against SDSU but I have no shame in saying, It was TOTALLY worth it!

4. Cheering isn't the only contribution you can bring to sports at USU. Whether it be an intramural playoff game or my favorite, POWDER PUFF Championship during homecoming it is thee best. I just wonder how many other schools let the girls play in their stadium?!  



5. The students. That is pretty broad but I love the friendly campus. It means the world to me that being so far away from my home, family, and high school friends that I can walk into the library and befriend a total stranger just because.








6. I love breakfast foods. Therefore, I love HERMS. Its kind of a funny name but this diner hot spot never has an empty seat on a Saturday morning and there is a reason why! F.Y.I. My roommates make it a tradition to always have breakfast birthdays there because you get FREE crepes! Who would pass that up?!

7. The small town feel, it really is unbeatable when you go grocery shopping and the cashier notices my student i.d. and mentions she is a freshmen and asks if i'm going to the game tonight. Yes it really is the small things that make you realize this entire town is making your college experience that memorable.

8. I love the outdoors. Whether it be biking, skiing, climbing, or SPIKE BALL... you can round up a great group of friends and hit up any parks or trails that there is to explore the GREAT OUTDOORS of Cache Valley!
















 <HALF WAY there guys> I'll keep it short:

9. I LOVE AGGIE ICE CREAM... a little too much considering one time I took the all you can eat policy at the Marketplace a little to literal and finished off a tub of the birthday cake flavor. I have now learned LOVE doesn't mean you can't share your ice cream with friends (that way you can avoid the stomach ache after haha.)

10. I am a visual person and therefore I love the way campus looks! Its fall leaves that cover the quad, the fresh snow that covers the mountains, or the sunsets that always make the walk home from class a scene straight out of a movie. (Cliche but soooo true!)

11.  THAT RATIO DOE. It had to be said that Utah State has a pretty great dating scene. No need for TINDER or HOT OR NOT when you have amazing events put on by USU-SA to attend that will fill the need for beautiful looking people in your life. Whether you are looking for that good time or real deal relationship it is out there!

12. The FARMERS MARKET gets a special spot on this list. I love food and I love shopping this is the most glorified of the two! All I have to say is make sure to grab a fresh lemonade! Their flavor of the week will rock your world!


13. I LOVE the fact that the A was lit blue when Seattle won the super bowl. Even though I wasn't rooting for them, keeping in mind I am from Colorado, I was so amazed by the love and support shown by the Aggie community to be so proud of two Utah State Alum.

14. I love that I meet new Aggies every single day that share their same love for UTAH STATE! 

I LOVE ALL MY AGGIES
XOXO  MUAH!
          -Nike


Comment below to let me know things you LOVE about UTAH STATE!!