BLOG PART UNO: ATTENTION ALL FRESHMEN (and freshwomen, if you went to an all-female high school and berated anyone who referred to your estrogen filled first-year class as “freshmen”)
This past Friday, we had our first Freshmen Friday from 1:00-4:00 pm. There were packets of information regarding internships, choosing a major, figuring out a life plan, and free food. And all except for about seven members of your class committed a cardinal sin of college life (no, not the “two-week rule” you learned during orientation): you turned down free food (and stood us up). I got to talk to a really nice fresher (how the English refer to you), who knew exactly what he was going to major in and what he was going to do after Vassar and all he wanted was information about summer research opportunities. And I know that for every student that has the next 4-10 years planned out, there’s at least 2-3 students who don’t even know what they’re going to have for dinner, much less what their major is going to be. And then there’s the rest of you who are somewhere in between (i.e. you know what you want to major in, but you don’t know how it’ll fit into your career plans). Point is, the CDO really wants to help you out (if we didn’t, we wouldn’t be enticing you with free food and an entire afternoon dedicated to you), but it goes both ways. So come and visit, and help make our next Freshmen Friday a success!
BLOG PART DOS: ATTENTION EVERYONE (freshmen, freshwomen, upperclassmen, upperclasswomen, you hippies who don’t like to classify yourself in any particular class year because you think it’s conformist)
The usual info sessions…hey, with this economy, you’re lucky these employers are trekking all the way to Po-Town.
University of Minnesota
Graduate Study in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Sustainable Design
October 5, 5:00 pm, Faculty Parlor
(Pizza will be provided)
One of the top-ranked professional programs, the University of Minnesota offers Masters programs in architecture (with concentrations in either sustainable design or heritage preservation), and landscape architecture. After you do that, maybe you could come back and redo Noyes Circle by putting a giant parade of shrubbery animals in the middle.
Yale Divinity School
October 5, 5:00 pm, Faculty Commons
If architecture isn’t for you, maybe Yale Divinity School is (and if both are for you, then you’ll have to make an info session choice. I’d go with God, because He’s, you know, the Big Guy, but that’s just me). Their graduate programs include a Master of Divinity, MA in Religion, or Master of Sacred Theology. Next year there will be a Master of Father, Son and Holy Ghost. No matter what program you choose, you’ll be totes besties with God, and Jesus and Mary will be your homeboy/girl. You might be receiving an email from me around finals time asking for the intercessions of your entourage.
United States Department of State
October 6, 5:00 pm, Faculty Commons
Big government organization willingly coming and seeking out students of an incredibly liberal school for internships and jobs. This means one of two things: 1) the government is really hard up for qualified employees (which might actually be true, seeing as how many qualified employees are either in jail or want absolutely nothing to do with the government because they’re afraid they’ll end up in jail), or 2) they want to prevent the liberal minds of tomorrow’s leaders from eventually rising up against them, so they plan on luring them into an attractive summer internship or postgraduate job. Tell the rep that you really enjoyed the info session and that you’ll be happy to stop by and visit when you go down to DC with ACT OUT for the National Equality March.
GRE Practice Session
October 7, 5:30pm - 8:30pm, GIS Lab, Room 114, Ely Hall
*Registration required: getter@vassar.edu
Ehh, I got nothing. Those of you who want to take it already know what the GRE’s all about, and those of you who are scared about taking it know what it’s about. And those of you who know nothing about the GRE shouldn’t be taking a practice one.
