Day: December 4, 2017

Learning to Utilize Resources at Baylor

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First semester

My first semester has been a whirlwind. Beyond all of the social obstacles, I have had to learn how to utilize all of the resources that I attended Baylor for. In a separate post, I had mentioned that I attended Baylor for its commitment to helping its students succeed. But there is no such thing as bottle feeding in college, you still have to somewhat help yourself. So two of the most helpful resources I have found are office hours and the writing center. 

Office hours 

My Professors seem to always be available to allow me to come in and talk through everything that I did not understand about the coursework. This has been extremely helpful in Precal. 

The Writing Center

The writing center is where you can sit down with an instructor for an hour straight to work on an essay or speech or resume. It is completely free and it helps me bounce ideas off of somebody when writing or perfecting an essay.

I have really enjoyed getting to know Baylor and so far, these are my two favorite resources that have helped me along my first semester. 

My first Job

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My first job was not the typical teen job at smoothie king. 

Rather, I worked as an intern in the marketing department of Quest IRA. I was off on weekends, and out by 5… I did not see how working was a hassle. I loved getting to dress up and use my scan card to scan into the office. I was sooo spoiled. But I learned sooo much. I was in the marketing department which meant that I sat with all the executives. I could overhear meetings about budget cuts, I saw how they interacted with people who worked above them, and below them, and at the same level. A year of getting the CEO’s favorite garlic olives, price quoting printers, and packing folders for events taught me that a business is a well-oiled machine. And from then on I knew that I wanted to go into business.