Hello all! On Tuesday, I gave my first speech in my Effective Speaking class. I feel like it went pretty well. I was going to post this when I got my grade back, but she hasn't posted the grades yet. I will edit this post when I get the grade back.
I gave the speech on American Sign Language (ASL). Just the basics. I wish I could have had it taped so that I could have posted it on my YouTube channel. But, everyone found it really interesting and I was able to answer their questions.
It was such a different environment than I am used to. I was able to show them some curse words, and everyone was such an adult about it. It was really different from High School.
Speaking of High School, I have my last class on Wednesday, where I will take my last final and I will be done with my High School career. I graduate the following Saturday. I can't wait to finally be done with the drama that is High School!
Well, that's all I have to say for now.
Type at you later!
Shea
Showing posts with label College. Show all posts
Showing posts with label College. Show all posts
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
College Experience: First Day!
Hello all! I hope you are doing well. I'm still fighting my reading slump, but I'm here to talk about college experiences today!
Today, I started my very first college class. It's called Effective Speaking. The great part about this class is that there isn't going to be any tests or quizzes. :D But, the teacher did say, as a disclaimer, that there may be a pop quiz if the class isn't understanding something completely. I totally understand and respect that.
There's a total of ten students in the class (because it's a summer course), but only six of us showed up today. She straight up told us that those kids got are starting out with a zero. Sucks for them. We learned a little bit about what the class will entail, I can post a picture of my notes, if you would like. (I'll probably have them on my instagram anyway, so check there.)
We actually presented for the first time today as well. You should have seen some of the looks on my classmates' faces. But, I think everybody did a great job. She said we would be graded on it, but nobody has ever failed the first presentation. We basically introduced ourselves to the class. It was a lot easier than I expected.
My college, as I've mentioned in a previous post, has a lot of non-traditional students. So, as one would suspect, I was the youngest one there, being still in High School. But, there was one familiar face, which made me happy. At least, I'm pretty sure it's the same person. People change so much between fifth grade bus rides and college. ;)
Anyway, I was surprised at how much we jammed into the class. And it didn't seem to take forever and a day either. I was so intrigued, that I was actually surprised when the class was over. I'm excited to go back on Thursday!!!
I think the only other thing I want to say is that I'm expecting my #Sorcerer'sSatchel in the mail today. Check my Insta for a picture of how the finish product turned out! I got it from the etsy shop fanfash. I can't wait to see it!!
Well, that's it for today! I hope you're having a great day and I'll Type at you later!
Shea
Today, I started my very first college class. It's called Effective Speaking. The great part about this class is that there isn't going to be any tests or quizzes. :D But, the teacher did say, as a disclaimer, that there may be a pop quiz if the class isn't understanding something completely. I totally understand and respect that.
There's a total of ten students in the class (because it's a summer course), but only six of us showed up today. She straight up told us that those kids got are starting out with a zero. Sucks for them. We learned a little bit about what the class will entail, I can post a picture of my notes, if you would like. (I'll probably have them on my instagram anyway, so check there.)
We actually presented for the first time today as well. You should have seen some of the looks on my classmates' faces. But, I think everybody did a great job. She said we would be graded on it, but nobody has ever failed the first presentation. We basically introduced ourselves to the class. It was a lot easier than I expected.
My college, as I've mentioned in a previous post, has a lot of non-traditional students. So, as one would suspect, I was the youngest one there, being still in High School. But, there was one familiar face, which made me happy. At least, I'm pretty sure it's the same person. People change so much between fifth grade bus rides and college. ;)
Anyway, I was surprised at how much we jammed into the class. And it didn't seem to take forever and a day either. I was so intrigued, that I was actually surprised when the class was over. I'm excited to go back on Thursday!!!
I think the only other thing I want to say is that I'm expecting my #Sorcerer'sSatchel in the mail today. Check my Insta for a picture of how the finish product turned out! I got it from the etsy shop fanfash. I can't wait to see it!!
Well, that's it for today! I hope you're having a great day and I'll Type at you later!
Shea
Friday, May 22, 2015
Reading Slump and End of the School Year!
Hello all! I regret to inform you that I have fallen into a reading slump. With reading being one of my favorite hobbies, this is one of the most awful feelings in the world. To help me get out of my slump, I've been listening to audiobooks and reading John Green (Paper Towns, FTW!).
Anyway, I'm also at the tail end of my Senior Year of High School so I've got a butt ton of things to do. I graduate in 22 days and counting. But, because I am on homebound, my finals are going to be a little bit different. Basically, my final grade is going to be the average of all of my Test grades in some classes and then a modified final in others. Interestingly enough, I'll have only two finals that I actually write out this year. So, I'm not too stressed. But, I'm starting to get sad that my High School career is ending. But, I'm starting college before I even Graduate! I start college at a local satellite campus of a "pre-collage" (<- not sure why it's called this, because it is an actual college). It's about a 20/25 minute drive from my house, so I'm going to commute. And I'll live at home for the next two years, and won't have to live off of Ramen Noodles. :D
But, the cool thing about all of this is that I'll be able to go to any of the events on the main campus, because that's not too far away either (about an hour and a half drive, round trip). I'm really excited to get started on this new adventure. When people say that they are starting a new chapter in their life, I say I'm starting a whole new book. I say this because I've been through a lot of stuff in my short, eighteen-year old life. I'm not going to get into that here, because I'm not comfortable with putting that online, just yet. Maybe after college. I'll keep you updated.
Anyway, I'm taking an Effective Speaking course starting on Tuesday. The nice thing about this is that the admissions counselor that I've been working with is going to be the teacher. I really like how the school is set up. Not all of the teachers are "professors". Most are lay-people. They also have about a 50/50 population of traditional and non-traditional students. I feel like this is going to be a good thing for me, especially because I seem to get along with adults rather than kids my own age.
Anyway, I'm really looking forward to starting class on Tuesday. I have my bag packed already. ;) I'm sure that it will be a great experience and I'll blog about it when I get home.
But, here's where it gets crazy. I'll have to have a real schedule for the first time in a while. I'm going to have things that I can't move around, so I'll have to schedule things around them. I don't know how well I'll be at this. But, I feel like I'm a pretty good organizer, so I'll have things in order. I hope. But, I'm staying positive. :)
I think that's all I have to say for now. If not, I'll edit this post and highlight where the edits are!
Type at you later!
Shea
Anyway, I'm also at the tail end of my Senior Year of High School so I've got a butt ton of things to do. I graduate in 22 days and counting. But, because I am on homebound, my finals are going to be a little bit different. Basically, my final grade is going to be the average of all of my Test grades in some classes and then a modified final in others. Interestingly enough, I'll have only two finals that I actually write out this year. So, I'm not too stressed. But, I'm starting to get sad that my High School career is ending. But, I'm starting college before I even Graduate! I start college at a local satellite campus of a "pre-collage" (<- not sure why it's called this, because it is an actual college). It's about a 20/25 minute drive from my house, so I'm going to commute. And I'll live at home for the next two years, and won't have to live off of Ramen Noodles. :D
But, the cool thing about all of this is that I'll be able to go to any of the events on the main campus, because that's not too far away either (about an hour and a half drive, round trip). I'm really excited to get started on this new adventure. When people say that they are starting a new chapter in their life, I say I'm starting a whole new book. I say this because I've been through a lot of stuff in my short, eighteen-year old life. I'm not going to get into that here, because I'm not comfortable with putting that online, just yet. Maybe after college. I'll keep you updated.
Anyway, I'm taking an Effective Speaking course starting on Tuesday. The nice thing about this is that the admissions counselor that I've been working with is going to be the teacher. I really like how the school is set up. Not all of the teachers are "professors". Most are lay-people. They also have about a 50/50 population of traditional and non-traditional students. I feel like this is going to be a good thing for me, especially because I seem to get along with adults rather than kids my own age.
Anyway, I'm really looking forward to starting class on Tuesday. I have my bag packed already. ;) I'm sure that it will be a great experience and I'll blog about it when I get home.
But, here's where it gets crazy. I'll have to have a real schedule for the first time in a while. I'm going to have things that I can't move around, so I'll have to schedule things around them. I don't know how well I'll be at this. But, I feel like I'm a pretty good organizer, so I'll have things in order. I hope. But, I'm staying positive. :)
I think that's all I have to say for now. If not, I'll edit this post and highlight where the edits are!
Type at you later!
Shea
Thursday, May 14, 2015
College Experience: Scheduling First Semester Classes
Hello everybody!
I know this is a book blog, but I wanted to document my college experience on here as well. I hope you don't mind.
Anyway, I am in my Senior Year of High School and I have officially declared Senioritus! There's 29 days (including weekends) before I graduate and get thrown out into the real world. But, with that being said, I love learning new things. I am actually starting college classes before I even graduate!
Now, if you're wondering how this is possible, the simplest way for me to explain is that I am homeschooled. So, I will be able to take classes and get acclimated to my college campus before I officially start in August. I have signed up to take three classes over the course of the summer. They are only four week classes that meet twice a week. The summer "semester" is broken up into two sessions. For the first session, I'm taking an effective speaking class. I'm super excited for this one because it's my first official college class. And the advisor that I've been working with is actually going to be teaching that class, so I'l have a familiar face to look forward to.
In the second summer session, I'm taking a writing course and a math course. I've decided to take these courses to get them out of the way. Math is not really my forte so, I figured that I would take it while Math was still fresh in my head and then not have to worry about it for the rest of my college career. Those two classes are the same way. They each meet twice a week (on different days) for about three and a half hours.
As for the fall, I'm going to be a full-time commuter. The college that I've chosen has a satellite facility about 15 minutes away from my house, and that's where I'm going to be studying. I'm scheduled for thirteen credits (that's about five classes) and have Fridays off. :) I'm really looking forward to having three day weekends.
As for the classes that I'm going to take? Well, I've decided to be an Education major (later on in my career, I also want to major in Early Childhood Development and minor in business and psychology), so I have two education based classes that I'm going to take, as well as an Ethics course and a Philosophy course. I also have to take "Freshman Experience", but that's only one credit.
I'm also going into my college career with three credits from a dual-enrollment Psychology course that I am currently, as a High School student, taking. So, by the time my first semester is over, I will have 25 credits towards my major. Wow, I hadn't realized that.
Anyway, my ultimate goal with my life is to start a Montesouri School in my town. But, that's a way down the road. What are your plans, if you're going into college? Or, if you are in college, what are you majoring in? Do you have any advice for an incoming freshman? What's the best part about a small campus? Let me know in the comments below.
I hope you enjoyed this post, and wish you luck as we continue on into the end of the Bout of Books Read a Thon.
I hope everyone has an amazing day!
Type at you later!
Shea
I know this is a book blog, but I wanted to document my college experience on here as well. I hope you don't mind.
Anyway, I am in my Senior Year of High School and I have officially declared Senioritus! There's 29 days (including weekends) before I graduate and get thrown out into the real world. But, with that being said, I love learning new things. I am actually starting college classes before I even graduate!
Now, if you're wondering how this is possible, the simplest way for me to explain is that I am homeschooled. So, I will be able to take classes and get acclimated to my college campus before I officially start in August. I have signed up to take three classes over the course of the summer. They are only four week classes that meet twice a week. The summer "semester" is broken up into two sessions. For the first session, I'm taking an effective speaking class. I'm super excited for this one because it's my first official college class. And the advisor that I've been working with is actually going to be teaching that class, so I'l have a familiar face to look forward to.
In the second summer session, I'm taking a writing course and a math course. I've decided to take these courses to get them out of the way. Math is not really my forte so, I figured that I would take it while Math was still fresh in my head and then not have to worry about it for the rest of my college career. Those two classes are the same way. They each meet twice a week (on different days) for about three and a half hours.
As for the fall, I'm going to be a full-time commuter. The college that I've chosen has a satellite facility about 15 minutes away from my house, and that's where I'm going to be studying. I'm scheduled for thirteen credits (that's about five classes) and have Fridays off. :) I'm really looking forward to having three day weekends.
As for the classes that I'm going to take? Well, I've decided to be an Education major (later on in my career, I also want to major in Early Childhood Development and minor in business and psychology), so I have two education based classes that I'm going to take, as well as an Ethics course and a Philosophy course. I also have to take "Freshman Experience", but that's only one credit.
I'm also going into my college career with three credits from a dual-enrollment Psychology course that I am currently, as a High School student, taking. So, by the time my first semester is over, I will have 25 credits towards my major. Wow, I hadn't realized that.
Anyway, my ultimate goal with my life is to start a Montesouri School in my town. But, that's a way down the road. What are your plans, if you're going into college? Or, if you are in college, what are you majoring in? Do you have any advice for an incoming freshman? What's the best part about a small campus? Let me know in the comments below.
I hope you enjoyed this post, and wish you luck as we continue on into the end of the Bout of Books Read a Thon.
I hope everyone has an amazing day!
Type at you later!
Shea
Monday, March 9, 2015
Beginning of the Week Update!
Hi all! I'm trying out this new kind of post, so let me know what you think about it. I'm going to post a blog on Mondays and Fridays. A beginning of the week and an end of the week update. This way, I can let you know how I've done over the weekend and during the week. I'll also be posting other posts sporadically, and of course my end of the month wrap-ups. Please let me know if you like these! :)
So, I didn't read much this weekend. I'm still reading the fourth Harry Potter(and the Goblet of Fire). I'm almost done. I'm hoping to finish it tonight or tomorrow, depending on when I fall asleep. I'm planning on starting the fifth this week, nonetheless.
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I'm going to add this part to this blog to update you on the college things that I've done. I met with an admissions councilor at the college I am planning on attending, and I had to take an accuplacer test. I passed the test with flying colors and was accepted to the school!!! I'm so excited!
I'm planning on starting a little bit early. Hopefully for the summer semester. But, I'll keep you updated!
Type at you later!
Shea
So, I didn't read much this weekend. I'm still reading the fourth Harry Potter(and the Goblet of Fire). I'm almost done. I'm hoping to finish it tonight or tomorrow, depending on when I fall asleep. I'm planning on starting the fifth this week, nonetheless.
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I'm going to add this part to this blog to update you on the college things that I've done. I met with an admissions councilor at the college I am planning on attending, and I had to take an accuplacer test. I passed the test with flying colors and was accepted to the school!!! I'm so excited!
I'm planning on starting a little bit early. Hopefully for the summer semester. But, I'll keep you updated!
Type at you later!
Shea
Thursday, March 5, 2015
[Enter Clever Blog Post Title Here]
So, I have no idea what to title this post, so this is what I've left it at. :)
Hi all!
I guess this is sort of an update post. I wanted to squeeze a second one in this week, but I don't know if I'll have time this weekend.
So, if y'all don't know, I will be starting college in the Summer. I want to start in the summer session so I can get used to being in the environment with not a lot of people there. Also, I've been homeschooled for most of High School, so I want to get back into the swing of being in a school building. I know college is going to be a lot different than High School, but I want to get a feel for it.
I wanted to put that out there because I don't know if that means my reading rate will slow down or not. I am currently 5 books ahead of schedule on my GoodReads challenge, so I feel good in that. But I'm not going to be changing my goal until I get to about 45 books and see where I am in the year. I will be counting any books, aside from textbooks, that I read for my college classes toward my reading goal.
I'm also thinking about posting some college life posts on here as well.
As I'm still in High School for about another three months (wow, that went fast!), we shall see!
Type at you later!
Shea
Also, I have no idea what's up with the text in my last post. I've tried to fix it, to no avail. :(
Hi all!
I guess this is sort of an update post. I wanted to squeeze a second one in this week, but I don't know if I'll have time this weekend.
So, if y'all don't know, I will be starting college in the Summer. I want to start in the summer session so I can get used to being in the environment with not a lot of people there. Also, I've been homeschooled for most of High School, so I want to get back into the swing of being in a school building. I know college is going to be a lot different than High School, but I want to get a feel for it.
I wanted to put that out there because I don't know if that means my reading rate will slow down or not. I am currently 5 books ahead of schedule on my GoodReads challenge, so I feel good in that. But I'm not going to be changing my goal until I get to about 45 books and see where I am in the year. I will be counting any books, aside from textbooks, that I read for my college classes toward my reading goal.
I'm also thinking about posting some college life posts on here as well.
As I'm still in High School for about another three months (wow, that went fast!), we shall see!
Type at you later!
Shea
Also, I have no idea what's up with the text in my last post. I've tried to fix it, to no avail. :(
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