- What did you think you were going to be when you were little and what do you want to be now?
- Describe your life ten years from now?
- What is your favorite and least favorite class here at UCF?
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Welcome CornerStone Students! 2/2/12-2/9/12
Hey everyone. I am Andrea Scott and I look forward to graduating this May from UCF. Go KNIGHTS! (U CAN FINISH) I describe Interdisciplinary Studies as "the degree for people who can't make up their mind" because I have changed my major many times. Those majors now make up my areas of study: English Language Education, Sociology, and African American studies. I was born and raised in Delaware (yeah, "Del-a-WHERE?") I moved back to Orlando most recently the Spring of 2007. Be encouraged, the IDS degree makes us diverse and interesting students. My goal is to be like the teacher from Freedom Writers.
Hey there everyone. I am Benjamin Germain and am pretty excited to be graduating May 5th. I obviously go to the University of Central Florida and am studying Interdisciplinary studies. My two concentrations being Life and Biomedical sciences, Behavioral and social sciences, and my minor in Cognitive sciences. Through this I am hoping to further expand my degree into behavioral neuroscience. I work full time cooking at a restaurant in the Hyatt and play for the UCF men’s ultimate Frisbee team. I love science and plan on making it my life. If anyone has any questions especially pertaining to any form of science I am your guy. I’m always looking to learn more so if anyone has a cool article or "TED" like video share it with us.
Hello Cornerstone students! My name is Chanel Jemmott and I am graduating from UCF in May. My areas of study are Commerce, Letters & Modern Languages and I have a minor in Education. I am originally from Queen’s New York but I came to Florida in the fifth grade. I’ve moved around a lot though living in Pompano Beach, Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach but I moved to Orlando in the of summer 2007 and have been living here ever since. I wasn’t an Interdisciplinary Studies major right away but I went from Molecular and Microbiology to Nursing to Elementary Education to English Education and now I’m her. I have so many interests such as Music, Art, Digital Media, Real Estate and Reading so when I heard about the opportunity with Interdisciplinary Studies to combined many of the things I love together and get a degree that doesn’t restrict me so much I was thrilled. I really wish there were more degrees that allowed you to explore and further all of your talents and interests as Interdisciplinary Studies does because it makes you well rounded and you stand out from the norm. I plan on teaching in a high school English class after I graduate and I plan on being the teacher who just doesn’t teach you for the class but teaches you for life.
Yo! I am Trung Nguyen,I "Should" be graduating from UCF this may with a degree is Interdisciplinary Studies focusing on health science and Behavioral and social science.I was born in Vietnam and raise in Louisiana and Florida. I am the oldest of three kids in my family. Majority of my life i grew up in winter park where I attended Killarney elementary, Lee middle and Edgewater high school. I choose this major because it i did not want to take bio-chem to finish my degree in biology. After I graduate I plan on going to work for millenium pharmacy as a pharmacy rep.
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Hello! My name is Tiffany McNew, I'm an IDS major with focus areas in life/biomedical sciences and humanities, and a minor in health science. I graduate this summer, and will hopefully be attending graduate school for occupational therapy in the fall.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was little I always dreamed of being a ballerina, when I was in 5th grade this dream went down the drain because I joined cheerleading and band instead of dance. Since I don't think I'll be a professional ballerina any time in my life as of now I am pursuing a career in Occupational Therapy.
In ten years time I'm not sure where I'll be living. I've never lived outside of Florida so hopefully it's somewhere new. I will be a very successful Occupational Therapist and hopefully I'll be married with children by the time I'm thirty five.
My absolute favorite class here at UCF was Anatomy with Dr. Samsam. I currently TA for his anatomy lab, and I love it! Quite ironically my least favorite class was Human Physiology with Dr. Ahanghari (Samsams wife). The class content is not what I didn't enjoy, it was the instructor. In my opinion attending her class was very repetitive, she literally reads her power points and its not like it helps because you cant understand what she is saying anyways.
Hi Tiffany, Occupational therapy is an amazing field. :) My cousin is completing her doctorate degree for Physical Therapy and she also did her undergraduate at UCF with a minor in health science. Im sure youll have a lot of luck with it especially with it being such an in-demand job!..
DeleteGood luck with the semester!
HI Tiffany, I have a couple friends in Occupational therapy and they enjoy it a lot. Do you currently play any sports? I had Samsam for 3 classes so far and loved every one of them.
DeleteHey Tiffany, I can semi relate to you with Ahanghari! I took human physiology with her during my sophomore year and it was such a drag. Half of the reason why I listed the classes as I did as my favorites was due to the exceptional professor that taught them. Occupational therapy sounds like it will be a great career, best of luck to you!
Delete@Benjamin I actually don't play any sports, but I do like to go to the gym. I was a cheerleader for 12 years, and in the Band for 11.
DeleteHi Capstone students! My name's Michelle Will and my area of focuses are Religion and Psychology, with a minor in Interpersonal/Organizational Communication!
ReplyDelete* What did you think you were going to be when you were little and what do you want to be now?
When I was little I thought I was going to be a Psychologist. Now ,I have "toned-down" the psych emphasis in my college career and am focusing on people as a whole to pursue a career in Pharmaceutical sales.
* Describe your life ten years from now?
10 Years from now I would love to be settled in a career I love with a couple of kids running around. :)
* What is your favorite and least favorite class here at UCF?
Favorite class at UCF was Cross cultural psychology with Professor Charles Negy. ( if you've taken him..you either love him or hate him.)
My least favorite class was, Dr. Butler's Communication Research method class :(..Sorry Dr. Butler!
I'm looking forward to a fun and productive semester. Thanks for all of your hard work with the blog, I look forward to reading the post!
Michelle Will
Hi Michelle, when ever I am looking around searching for jobs I always see tons of postings for Pharmaceutical sales. So sounds like youll have plenty of options. I had Negy for general psychology and I was one of the people that love him and his teaching. My friend I met in class that sat next to me HATED him with a passion. It kept me interested to hear her rant.
DeleteHi everyone, my name is Brooke. I'm from Miami, Fl and am a Junior here at UCF. My two concentrations are Life and Biomedical Sciences and Behavioral and Social Sciences. My minor is Health Science. When I was little, I thought I was going to be a pilot (I still want to get my pilot's license, but do not want to make it my career). Now, I want to be a doctor, so I will be applying to medical school next year. 10 years from now, I will be a doctor finishing up my surgical residency. My favorite class so far at UCF has been Immunology because I learned so much and found the material fascinating. I also really like my Family Trends class I am taking now. My least favorite class at UCF so far is Trigonometry because the amount of homework is enough for two classes sometimes. That and I don't like math to begin with!
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DeleteGood luck with Med school,sounds like youve got a busy year ahead of you!
Im taking Family Trends with Diane Prather right now, too, and its really interesting. :) I could see why that would be one of your favorites.
Hi Brooke, I also took Family Trends with Prather and loved it- she really was a great professor. I took immunology last year too, however I forgot a bulk of the imformation. It's a shame too because it could come in handy during this cold season! Your aspiration to become a surgeon is awesome. I've had the opportunity to shadow an orthopedic surgeon and saw a couple of different procedures, but the most interesting was an achilles tendon repair. I also was able to observe an open heart surgery, and that was just COOL. Good luck with all of your ambitions!
DeleteHey Brooke, I was happy to hear when you were little you wanted to be a pilot. I always have had the same dream. Planes have always fascinated me and I think learning to fly one would be a challenge I would love to work towards. Now that we are taking Interdisciplinary studies it is kind of cool to think about how many areas of studies were combined to make planes. Engineering, mathematics, chemistry, just to name a few.
DeleteAlso I would love to know who you took family trends with because that is a course I plan to take in the future.
Hi all! My real name is Marcelyn, but just about everyone calls me Marcy. I was born and raised in Syracuse, NY (Go Orange!) and moved to sunny South Florida when I was 15. As a young girl I was fascinated with science and mysteries and decided I wanted to be a forensic pathologist in the FBI. Fast forward a few years and I thought that pursuing the medical field would be a better idea. I started UCF in the molecular and microbiology program, but realized halfway thorough that my heart just wasn't in it. At the beginning of my senior year I changed into the IDS program, took all my previous science courses and made them into areas of Life and Biomedical sciences and Physical sciences with a minor in Psychology. In ten years I would love to be working as a therapist in a school setting and (or) in a private practice. My favorite classes here at UCF have been art history, abnormal psychology, and cross cultural psychology- they were all so interesting! My least favorites were calculus (or any of the other math courses for that matter...) and organic chemistry II.
ReplyDeleteHello Marcy, I think the weather down here in Florida is a little better than New York but I'm pretty sure you miss it. It's funny that you enjoy history classes more than your math courses because I'm the total opposite. Anyway I really hope you accomplish your dream of having a private practice or being a therapist in a school.
DeleteMy name is Stevie Jungferman and my areas of study are engineering, computational science, and minor in environmental science. I originally went and finished nursing school and changed and decided to be an environmental engineering. I work full time and live an hour away and have been going to school forever so I changed to interdisciplinary studies without deviating to far away and finish. When I little I wanted to be a veterinarian. I have always wanted to help. In ten years I plan to be living off my own land making a difference in trying preserve our biosphere. Helping to convince people to lessen their carbon footprints for our kids.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite class is environmental law and calculuses. My least favorite is physics lab and thermodynamics and mechanics of materials.
Hey Stevie, I see you switched from nursing to environmental engineering. Both of those are tough fields. I have two family members who are currently nurses. I like the fact that you want to help and you seem to be hard working and dedicated. I want to wish you luck in the future.
DeleteHello Stevie, I agree with you when you said Physics lab was your least favorite, I hated that lab. My roommate is in nursing school and my cousin just recently became an RN. What about nursing didn't you like? I personally wouldn't be able to be a nurse probably because I get really grossed out by other peoples blood and bodily fluids.
DeleteI am too sympathetic when you have to be empathetic. I also have to see my job, I don't feel right about working my hardest and then putting the rest in someone else's hands. It is just a really stressful field. I was not capable of leaving it at the door. It takes a really strong person to deal with that type of sad stress. Thank you for the luck.
DeleteHello everyone my name is Clifford Reed but everyone calls me CJ. I just transferred and enrolled at Ucf last semester from a smaller school to play basketball so this has been a different experience. When I was younger I always wanted to be a professional athlete, but now I see myself teaching and coaching the game of basketball, it is my one true love. Ten years from now I want to be the head men's basketball coach at a college or university helping student athletes become better people as well as players. Since being here at Ucf I have to say my least favorite class was HIS 4150 and my favorite coaching soccer.
ReplyDeleteHey CJ, That sounds like an exciting careere. What are your areas of disipline? What would be your dream University to coach for?
DeleteWow, CJ, Coaching basketball sounds so awesome. Yes, you can still be an athlete but when you are finished you can still coach that way you get to do both. UCF is a great school and you are going to love it here :) Good luck with your career!
DeleteHey CJ, I am a huge sports fan as well and hope to get a career in professional sports but working on the other side of the field in Public Relations or Marketing. I am not sure what your areas of study are but look into the Sports Psychology course here at UCF and see if you can fit in into you schedule sometime. I am taking it now with Professor Mitchell Jonathan and it is extremely interesting for people like us who love sports.
DeleteCJ that is awesome career choice. I know growing up I loved sports and my coaches were probably the only people to get through to me and teach me the discipline I needed. Good luck to starting at ucf. I transferred about a year ago, I am still adjusting but it is a little harder since I am commuting. So good luck you will be great.
DeleteI am an athlete and coaching is something I have been debating about going in to, I know the game of football pretty well so it would be a waste if I didnt teach it to somebody else. But that is a great choice for your career, the coaching business is tough but hard work beats everything.
DeleteHello Everyone! My name is Shelly and I will be graduating this summer just like a few others on here. When I was little I wanted to be a teacher, I was always playing school and making my older and little brother play class with me. I am still on the right track to become a teacher just a different kind of teacher. I will be teaching life skills which is basically a mix between home economics, sex education and career development. I would have to picture my life ten years from now as being married with at least one child and still teaching. I would not like to be living in Florida. I would like to be living in a more cultured place with music and adventure like Denver. My favorite class that I have taken would have to probably be the Sex Gender and Culture class that I took. So many things about the people from around the world that I never knew. It was really an eye opener. The least favorite class that I have taken at UCF would have to be my algebra class. I am not very good at math at all and the professor was a bit difficult to ask questions to. It was almost as if she expected us everything to before she taught the material. But, all in all the experience has been amazing :)
ReplyDeleteHi Shelly, would you be teaching your life skills in highschool? That sounds like an interesting topic that actually has some real life applications as opposed to most of the info I learned in public school. My mom is a kindergarden teacher and she has loved it all theses years. I am looking to move out of FL after I graduate this semester also
DeleteHey Shelly! Living in Denver would be very exciting. I go skiing there in the winter every few years with my family and love it! Although I don't think I could handle the winters for more than a week haha. I too hated Algebra! I'm in Trig now and the system of homework and tests is the same formatting.
DeleteHello there Shelly! Your career path is very interesting, would you be planning on teaching elementary or high school aged children? I don't think I have the patience to be a teacher, kids these days are bad in large groups.
DeleteHey everyone! My name is Kristin, My friends call me Kiki. I am a junior here at UCF. My major of interdisciplinary studies involves the areas of Commerce, Behavioral Studies and a minor in Communications. When I was younger I wanted to be a veternarian, however I could never see myself doing that nowadays. I guess indecisiveness has always been a trait of mine considering I have changed my major three times and still am quite unsure with what exactly I want to do in the future. At this point in time I would love to be an agent for professional athletes. I have always loved to play and watch sports and with my interest in public relations and marketing I think it would be an amazing job for myself.
ReplyDeleteIn ten years, even though I can not predict my life come next week, I hope to be living in a major city, more specifically New York or Los Angelos. I can not really say exactly what type of job I can see myself having because I am still so unsure. However I do know by the age of 32 I want a husband and at least one child, working my way to four. Family is and always will be important to me.
My time at UCF has for the most part been very enjoyable. My favorite class here so far has been ADV3008 with Professor Hobart. On the other hand my least favorite class was financial accountanting for the single reason that math is a hatred of mine.
Hey there Kiki, Dont worry about changing majors, I changed mine 6 times until i settled on my neuroscience path. Athletics is a huge area and they have many oppertunities on the commerce side of the game. I applied for graduate school at Columbia so I might be in NY by the end of this year!
DeleteHi Kristin! I also changed my major a few times before deciding IDS was the best fit for me as a pre-med. Your concentrations and minor sound very interesting! Behavioral/Social Science is one of my concentrations as well. I am also very indecisive, which can be a problem sometimes for me at least!
DeleteHey KiKi, don't worry at all about not knowing what to do. I have changed my major a few times as well and have no clue what I want to do. I do know that i want to work with students in a middle school setting but the spectrum that I would like to teach is very broad. I too have trouble knowing where I am going to be next week lol. So I would say that it is a good thing not knowing because life would be boring without surprises.
DeleteI agree don't worry about being unsure at least that hasn't scared you to settle for something you don't want to do. If we all really had a 10 year plan most of us would end up disappointed. So you are on the right track.
DeleteYOO! My name is Cameron Henderson and my major is IDS of course with marketing and sports business as my areas. I am a junior at UCF and I play football here, this is my first year at UCF I transferred from Auburn University. When I was little I wanted to be something every week lol one week I wanted to play professional basketball and the next week I wanted to be a sports analyst. Im from Alabama but lived in Texas for awhile and now Florida all these states have bipolar weather so I would love to live in either California or up north somewhere. In ten years I would love to be a sports agent or be in the NFL because sports has been a part of my life since I was about 4 years old and I cannot see myself getting away from it any time soon. My least favorite class here was English I hate writing papers because its a long drawn out process and the teacher I had just made it confusing, im glad I got that out of the way. My favorite class would have to be Coaching Theory because I learned a lot about sports and coaching that I never knew about before.
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