Sunday, November 22, 2009

Class Schedules

I just recently pick out all of my classes for the Spring 2010 semester. It was a really hard decision to decide which classes to take and also how many hours to take. It was also extremely difficult because I feel like getting into classes at Trinity is not as easy as it should be for the amount we are paying to go to school here.
I decided to take 15 hours, the "standard amount of hours". It is important for me, since I want to go abroad, to make sure all of my semesters at Trinity I am taking enough hours. The classes I am taking are: Management of Organizations, Photography throughout Modern Art, Medieval Art, Photography, and Modern Europe. I think that all of these classes will help me with my mjaor, Art History. Although they are not all Art History classes, the ones that aren't will still help me with expanding my knowledge of Modern and Contemporary Art, especially Modern Europe and Photography. I am really excited about my class schedule next semester. It is probably my best schedule yet. I also got lucky because I have no class on Friday, and thus, have a three day weekend!
My main problem with registering at Trinity is that underclassmen rarely get the classes they want at the times they want. Although I understand we have small classes to develop Student-Teacher relationships, I still feel that if a student wants to get into a class they should either be admitted or immediately allowed in second semester, or the next semester the class if offered. For paying around 55,000 dollars a year, I think that we should be able to take the classes we want to take to further or education.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Abroad?

A major decision I am making right now is deciding where I want to study abroad. It is a great chance for me to explore a different culture and meet new people. With my major being Art History, and my focus being on Modern Art I feel like I should spend a semester in London or Paris and a semester in New York as well. Being away from Texas and most of my friends for a whole year will be difficult, but I know it will be worth it.
Right now, one of my close friends, Alex, is studying abroad for a whole year in Milan, Italy. She loves it there so far and says that deciding to stay a whole year was the best decision. When else would I ever be able to live in another country (or another city and state) and have my schooling and life paid for. Although I would love to live somewhere different after graduation, like New York, DC, or London, I know that I won't be financially supported, and will be out in the "real world". I feel like staying abroad for a whole year would be the perfect amount of time for me to get what I want out of my abroad experience, one semester would not be enough for me.
All of the information meetings are starting to kick in right now. It is definitely time for me to make my decisions and decide what is best for me and my GPA. Making these decisions is definitely difficult and I need to take my time on them.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Choosing A Major

Last year I came to Trinity University for their International Studies Program. My last two years of highschool I was interested in Middle Eastern Studies, and knew that this was what I wanted to study in college. However, upon attending Trinity University, my interests and major have changed. Last semester I decided to change my major to Art History. The difference in interests between Middle Eastern Studies and Art History is drastic and deciding to change my major was a difficult decision. When I came to Trinity and heard that the majority of students change their major I never thought that I would be one of them. However, when I took my first college level Art History class I knew that this was my passion opposed to Middle Eastern Studies. It was hard to let go of my previous dreams to work overseas and help with education problems in the Middle East. It was especially difficult letting go of the dream that I could be changing lives. I have learned though that you cannot study or make a career out of something you are not passionate about, and that was my main reason for switching my major. Although I have already made a huge decision on deciding to change my major, I have yet to do all of the work. I still have to officially declare my major and choose an Advisor. I also have other major decisions on what I want to focus on in Art History and where I want to study abroad. Being a sophomore, as opposed to a freshmen, presents a lot more major decisions about our futures.