"Purritos"

There's this wonderful thing on the internet called "purritos." It's just cats wrapped up in carpet or socks and it's actually super adorable. I urge any college student who is stressing out over studying for a test or working on a project to type in "purritos" on google for a good laugh and some stress-relievement! 

Writing in College

I feel that writing is an essential part of succeeding in college. Some of the classes I'm taking are helping me understand what kind of writer I want to be in able to be effective in my field of study. I find myself to be a very personal writer in that I like to really connect with my reader. This connection helps me get my point across in a way that the reader understands. I want to push myself more on being more passionate on my writings because I feel that when you read a written work that you can tell from their writing style if they really believe in what they’re writing or not. I think it's also important to be persuasive and make your writing more believable. If I can write an insightful paper and make the reader understand what I’m writing, than it will also help with my verbal communication skills as well. I really feel that writing is a gateway to success in my field in diagnostic medical sonography as well. Once you find out who your are as a writer and learn to write in an effective manner than you're on the right path to success in your college experience! Something that's also helped me with writing in college is the website posted below, if you're struggling at all I urge anyone to give it a look!

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~jewel001/CollegeWriting/home.htm

New Major!

I recently changed my major from communications to pre-radiology. My past major was communications and I loved the aspect of the major, but I felt that it wasn't going to help me succeed in a lasting career. I've always wanted to help people and work in some sort of medical field, but I'm a little squeamish when it comes to needles and blood. That's why after I complete the degree requirements for pre-radiology I'm hoping to apply for the college of diagnostic medical sonography. It sounds like a fancy title, but it's really just an ultrasound technician. This way I'll be able to be a beneficial part of society and help people while not being directly involved with the needle process and not as much blood depending on the circumstances. I should be able to graduate in three years but I'll have to work hard as I have to get accepted into the specific college of medical sonography. I hope to stick with this major, and it actually requires a significant amount of writing about our patient's findings which I feel that my English 101 class is helping prepare me for.

Dorm 101

The dorms are a great place to be for freshmen who are just starting out their college experience. I personally live in the Towers dorms located on the west end of campus. The dorms gives you a chance to meet lots of people and make lifelong friends. It was very important to me especially as an out-of-state student to live in the dorms for my first year. I very much enjoy living in the dorms and get along very well with my roommates. I've made many friends and love the feeling of being independent from my parents. It's definitely not all roses and daisies though, there is always drama to be had on every floor of our 7-story dorm. It's just a given that if you put roughly 300 students in one building that there are going to people that don't get along. The important thing is to understand that you're going to have to live with these people for a whole year, so you're going to have to deal with the people that you don't like. Another important aspect in living in the dorms is preparing yourself for the countless amount of fire drills that happen in odd hours of the night. They will happen and you might just end up outside in the midst of taking a shower with your hair soaking wet in the frigid Boise winter. As long as you keep an open-mind and do your best to get along with others you should have a great time in the dorms. If anyone would like to get an overview or more of a feel of what my dorm specifically has to offer, you can click on the link below!

http://housing.boisestate.edu/towers-hall/