So this wonderful campus has more
to it than just a beachfront view. Who would have known? The Student Resource
Building (SRB) for one is amazing! The beautifully designed structure makes the
building look like a piece of modern art.
Once inside the SRB, you can find just about anything necessary for
making your stay at UCSB the best. From
the Woman’s Center with its message chairs and private library, to the many
different cultural centers, the SRB is a warm and welcoming environment perfect
for relaxing or having your questions answered.
There are so many ways to meet new
people in college. One way is being courageous enough to go up to a random
person and introducing yourself, but for some that is harder than it
sounds. No worries though, there are plenty
of other ways to find friends who have similar interests. Joining clubs, sports, the Greek life, or
even doing your laundry can be a way to meet others. Who knows, you might meet
your new best friend when you’re waiting for your laundry to dry. By the way,
make sure to take a book or something because it honestly takes forever and
day. The best way however, to get to
know others is by attending class. Also,
when you are in class and you don’t understand a topic you can always be
resourceful and ask others for help, attend office hours, or better yet, try
going to CLAS, that’s where they can really help you. I found out CLAS is offered in the Student
Resource Building, just saying.
The Major and Minor fair was
interesting, but if you didn’t attend, you didn’t miss much. Not all the representatives from the
different majors/ minors were there, but then again that would take up more
than just the San Nic lawn. Although,
the presenters who did go were all very cordial and answered any questions, not
to mention they gave out tons of flyers packed with information and some even
gave out candy. Thanks Chicano/Chicana
Studies for the sour patch strips! I was surprised and extremely bummed to find
out that my major was not offered here under the umbrella of Psychology, but
the nice man at the Psychology table directed me to the Academic Advising table
to check. There, I was given more bad news; I was told speech pathology was
recently removed as a minor as well. Great. It’s all good though, my backup
major was Child Psychology…hopefully that’s still offered.
Hi Christi! I had a similar experience as you last week, SRB was actually impressive, the majors/minors fair largely underwhelming.
ReplyDeleteI also liked the women's center. I like that it wasn't overdone, just simple and comfortable. Now that I think about it, that's pretty much how the entire building is.
I liked your little blip about meeting people in college. The laundry thing is so true! haha. I literally had to dry my load of laundry three times before it was done. -_- It was actually a pretty relaxing place to read though, and/or meet random people who were also complaining about the laundry process.
I so sorry to hear about your major. That sucks. Hopefully you can find something related that catches your attention! Maybe having an actual appointment with an academic adviser would help?
Best,
Jasmine
Christina,
ReplyDeleteNo speech pathology as a minor? And your major isn’t offered anymore in the Psych Dept (what was it?)? Big-time bummer… you should knock on some doors and see what they can offer you. Really.
Beyond that, it sounds like you’re enjoying UCSB so far, and that’s great to hear. Good luck. ☺
Z