College Brain Fart
• 2/14/2008 - Obligatory Introduction
Hey. I thought I'd start a blog on college life for, uh, anyone who's curious, I guess. Among other things, I'll cover these:
- Application Processes (and my own horror stories)
- Campus life
- Classes
- Recreation
- Food and Eating
- Managing a job and classes
- Studying Abroad
- Getting information for what you want
- Majors and decisions
- Scholarships
- Costs you might not expect
- Social Aspects like classmates (i.e. gossip)
- Generally bad ideas
- Examples of reaching and making college goals.
Certainly, this list is long. But to put it simply, this blog will just cover what real college life is like. It's not all parties and term papers - mind you, I'm also a relatively new student, but even I can recognize this. If anything, I can offer a tip of the day. Who knows? I also plan to put out information I wish someone had told me before I graduated high school, since there might be a crazy person out there who is just like me and wants to know those things.
Anyway, I'm Remus Kittler. Of course, that's not my real name - I don't particularly want my real one being thrown around when I use a pen name for everything else anyway. You'll have to forgive me.
I am eighteen years old, having started college at the age of seventeen. My intended major is Applied Linguistics with a possible double major in Japanese. This term, I am taking 19 credits (which is a rather stressful thing to do, mind you). I am now of the opinion that the amount of classes you should take ought to be less than your age at the start of the term minus three. In other words,
Credits Recommended ≤ Age - 3
So, now that we've confirmed my insanity, I'll give you an overview of my life so you know where I'm coming from. I hold down a part-time job at an Asian restaurant and have dual-enrolled in Portland State University and Portland Community College. My goal is to study abroad next April in Japan, and I hope to eventually teach English as a Foreign Language. I'm a vegetarian, I graduated high school early, and I volunteer as an tutor (Japanese and English) and taught as a Teaching Assistant in an ESL class last term. And, in case you were wondering, I am currently single and not interested in internet romance.
Now, then, since I've finished the obligatory introduction post, I will start my blogging. I hope you'll come along for the ride.
-Rem
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