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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Lots of possibilities and not enough time...

Ok, so this week we've been offered several interesting opportunities such as: Co-Op (Which sounds very good to me), study abroad (AWESOME!), community service (I really love it), EPICS (just interesting to me) and some more... The point is: I would really like to apply to them all, they sond very good; however, I've got a lot of work to do this week, and I don't have enough time to fill out applications (Community service in Boiler OUT! has an application due on friday!!!), I barely have time to attend my classes, and I really hope I can finish every single application by its deadline.
Moreover, I really want to study abroad and do a Co-Op, but I don't think there's enough time for both of them. College is only 4 years, or maybe 5, and all this activities plus common classes can't be done at the same time. What I mean is: you can do Co-Op and classes during your career, or study abroad and take classes, but I don't think it's possible to:
study abroad+Co-Op+classes
It sounds awesome but it's just that I haven't found the first student doing all at the same time. Nonetheless, GEARE can put all of them together, and it sounds very interesting, but we don't know much about it, I don't even know if we are supposed to apply as freshmen (the same way you do for Co-Op).
I'll just check all the possibilities and make time out of nowhere to see if I can do something...

2 comments:

  1. If you would like some advice....CO-OP: It is a lot of stuff. Co-op is an incredible opportunity. I went to a camp at a college where I know have a ton of friend and it was a co-op university (every student had a co-op). It was an incredible set-up for the student. If you have time to commit and it is truly what you want to do, then go for it. STUDY ABROAD: Study abroad is awesome too and something I definitely want to do. COMMUNITY SERVICE: Awesome, no explanation. EPICS: I don't want to bash this, but my friends that I have in EPICS say that it is a lot of work and they dislike it a lot. FYI. You will definitely find time to do everything. GEARE sounds like a great option. (Jayne)

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  2. You guys are so lucky to have all these opportunities in college! To give an alternative perspective on EPICS, I have a colleague who teaches in this program and would probably agree that its a lot of work, but I think he said the students get a lot out of it... Not that I'm trying to push you toward that... Really I think any of these experiences will be fantastic~ good luck with your applications!

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