Heyy,
I have been so busy with tests and stuff I couldn't work in the time to blog. So here I am at 2:30am blogging. If you read my other blogs you would see that I definitely have a class at 8am tomorrow...well,today. I should be fine; I slept most of the day today.
The first few weeks of college I thought that college was pretty much like overnight high school. Go to class like you are supposed to, do your homework, study when you have a test..etc. But it's a lot more than that. You need to constantly be looking over notes to make sure you stay on top of your work. It's not hard once you get in the habit of doing things, but getting yourself into a routine may be a bit difficult.
The first place to start is with your friends. College campus is SOO diverse; there are so many different people from different backgrounds. Unlike in high school when you hung out with people who had the same interests as you, in college, you need to find friends who have the best discipline and the best study habits. These people will be the ones to motivate you when you are down to the wire and need to get that assignment done.
The next thing would be actually staying focused. Going to college is the most exciting thing because of the parties, the boys, the whole thought of being away from home, but you have to remember that there is work to be done.
There is only so much I can tell you, as you live out the college life you really learn something new every day. Whether it's academically, socially or even individually; you can really notice growth within yourself.
-So, that is the one and only blog I will write where I play Dr. Phil lol =)
With Amplified Eagle Pride,
That.Eagle
xx
Monday, September 28, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
.What I would want.
Heyy welcome back =)
This week I had no clue what I was going to write about. There weren't any events that were exciting enough to write about. But then I thought about it, you don't know anything about what it is like here on a day to day basis, so what's boring to me, may be interesting for you. So today I am writing off the top of my head to give you what I would want to read if I was an incoming freshman.
In Bermuda I went to school from 8am-3:30pm. Sometimes I had a class that ended at 4:15pm. Let me reiterate;I am not a morning person. Here at NCCU, my classes start at 10am. Do you have any idea how LOVELY that is?!?!?! Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I start at 10am and finish at 12:50pm. (Go to the first orientation, it has its advantages) On Tuesdays and Thursdays I have a fitness class at 8am. Hold up, before you start saying "OH HECK NO!", after that 8am class my next class isn't until 1pm. Being the professional sleeper that I am, I'm sure you can guess how I productively use my time between 9am and 12pm. =)
I have all different types of teachers. Some teachers are fun whilst others have the ability to slowly put me to sleep. Its not that bad though.
The campus is very small. I thought that I would be lost getting around to my classes, or I would be tired from walking from class to class (but hoping to lose some weight lol), but getting around is pretty comfortable. NCCU's campus is pretty much flat compared to some schools I have visited which had a shuttle bus to take you from one building to the other.
I live in Vintage Baynes Hall. It is the oldest dorm with the reputation of being "GHETTO", "OLD" and "THE HOOD". Although it has all these not so great names, we house some GREAT students who love to have fun. I was walking back to Baynes from The Richmond Complex, a.k.a "New Res", at around midnight last week and when I left there it was SOO quiet! When I got to Baynes, there were about 10 girls outside skipping double dutch and boys and girls were on the benches laughing and talking about anything. Inside in the lounge, the fellas were freestyling, crumping and there were plenty tables of spades and bid whist (an intellectual card game..like the chess of cards) going on. So even though our furniture is bolted to the ground, and our beds are low (which seem to be the only complaint from the people in the Richmond Complex), we are only in there to SLEEP!!!! Baynes keeps it poppin'!!!
Don't always listen to what you've heard. I have heard so many different stories about Baynes, but I love it over there.
So to wrap up, make sure you go to the first orientation in order to get the classes you want =) and you honestly DO NOT KNOW until you have experienced it first hand.
VB STAND UP!!!
With Amplified Eagle Pride,
That.Eagle
xx
This week I had no clue what I was going to write about. There weren't any events that were exciting enough to write about. But then I thought about it, you don't know anything about what it is like here on a day to day basis, so what's boring to me, may be interesting for you. So today I am writing off the top of my head to give you what I would want to read if I was an incoming freshman.
In Bermuda I went to school from 8am-3:30pm. Sometimes I had a class that ended at 4:15pm. Let me reiterate;I am not a morning person. Here at NCCU, my classes start at 10am. Do you have any idea how LOVELY that is?!?!?! Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I start at 10am and finish at 12:50pm. (Go to the first orientation, it has its advantages) On Tuesdays and Thursdays I have a fitness class at 8am. Hold up, before you start saying "OH HECK NO!", after that 8am class my next class isn't until 1pm. Being the professional sleeper that I am, I'm sure you can guess how I productively use my time between 9am and 12pm. =)
I have all different types of teachers. Some teachers are fun whilst others have the ability to slowly put me to sleep. Its not that bad though.
The campus is very small. I thought that I would be lost getting around to my classes, or I would be tired from walking from class to class (but hoping to lose some weight lol), but getting around is pretty comfortable. NCCU's campus is pretty much flat compared to some schools I have visited which had a shuttle bus to take you from one building to the other.
I live in Vintage Baynes Hall. It is the oldest dorm with the reputation of being "GHETTO", "OLD" and "THE HOOD". Although it has all these not so great names, we house some GREAT students who love to have fun. I was walking back to Baynes from The Richmond Complex, a.k.a "New Res", at around midnight last week and when I left there it was SOO quiet! When I got to Baynes, there were about 10 girls outside skipping double dutch and boys and girls were on the benches laughing and talking about anything. Inside in the lounge, the fellas were freestyling, crumping and there were plenty tables of spades and bid whist (an intellectual card game..like the chess of cards) going on. So even though our furniture is bolted to the ground, and our beds are low (which seem to be the only complaint from the people in the Richmond Complex), we are only in there to SLEEP!!!! Baynes keeps it poppin'!!!
Don't always listen to what you've heard. I have heard so many different stories about Baynes, but I love it over there.
So to wrap up, make sure you go to the first orientation in order to get the classes you want =) and you honestly DO NOT KNOW until you have experienced it first hand.
VB STAND UP!!!
With Amplified Eagle Pride,
That.Eagle
xx
Monday, September 7, 2009
NCCU vs HAMPTON
Heyyy what's going on?!
Today I am blogging from the road.!! I am on a bus right now on my way back to NCCU.
This weekend NCCU had their first football game against Hampton university. The student activities board organized a trip to the game and we stayed 2 nights in a hotel and visited Virgina Beach.
I have never been to a football game. In Bermuda we don't play football,we play soccer. We don't have bands either. We are just too small for all of that. So this whole experience is new to me.
We took a bus to Virginia to support NCCU, I must say the turnout was better than I had expected. We had about 7 buses: 3 for the team, 2 for the band and 2 for SAB and SGA respectively. On top of that, alumni and others rolled in. I honestly believe there were more Central supporters than Hampton supporters. The atmosphere was SOOOO hype even though I never knew where the ball was lol. Our cheerleaders were ON POINT.! And our band was even better. I lost my voice screaming and cheering on our team. I learned the NCCU chants, dances and songs (which are all hot btw - EAGLE.PRIDE).
In the end we lost the game by one touchdown, which isn't bad, but we left with our spirits HIGH.!
This was my first trip with the school and it was SOOOO much fun. I can't talk too much about it because What Happens In Hampton,Stays In Hampton =b
But I will assure you that I will be there, again, in Virginia next weekend for the game against Liberty.!
With Amplified Eagle Pride,
That.Eagle
xx
Today I am blogging from the road.!! I am on a bus right now on my way back to NCCU.
This weekend NCCU had their first football game against Hampton university. The student activities board organized a trip to the game and we stayed 2 nights in a hotel and visited Virgina Beach.
I have never been to a football game. In Bermuda we don't play football,we play soccer. We don't have bands either. We are just too small for all of that. So this whole experience is new to me.
We took a bus to Virginia to support NCCU, I must say the turnout was better than I had expected. We had about 7 buses: 3 for the team, 2 for the band and 2 for SAB and SGA respectively. On top of that, alumni and others rolled in. I honestly believe there were more Central supporters than Hampton supporters. The atmosphere was SOOOO hype even though I never knew where the ball was lol. Our cheerleaders were ON POINT.! And our band was even better. I lost my voice screaming and cheering on our team. I learned the NCCU chants, dances and songs (which are all hot btw - EAGLE.PRIDE).
In the end we lost the game by one touchdown, which isn't bad, but we left with our spirits HIGH.!
This was my first trip with the school and it was SOOOO much fun. I can't talk too much about it because What Happens In Hampton,Stays In Hampton =b
But I will assure you that I will be there, again, in Virginia next weekend for the game against Liberty.!
With Amplified Eagle Pride,
That.Eagle
xx
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Getting Out.! && Moving In.!
So I see you checked back in =)
Soo;
I had already been through the moving out process, so I knew this would be just the same -if not easier. I think I had a somewhat different "packing for college" experience. Coming from Bermuda, I couldn't bring "totes" and things like that. I packed two suitcases of CLOTHES. My plan was to buy everything else I needed for my room out here. It worked out pretty well.
The first thing I did, before I brought anything was check out my room. I came and checked in and saw what my room looked like. My roommate wasn't here yet. My mother ended up cleaning the place top to bottom lol.(mothers.!). I left there and went shopping! We don't have a Wal*Mart in Bermuda where I am from, so I decided to check out there first. I ended up buying almost everything I needed. Thankfully, I had a tribe of family members to help me with all the bags. My roommate was there when I got back with all the stuff for my room so we pretty much moved in together. We had never spoken before besides email, and those conversations never really got far. Strangely, we had brought the same fridge, the same bath bucket, the same printer and other small little items. It took a few hours to get my room looking like how I wanted it to. I was SOO tired. And when I thought I was finished, I remembered I still had two suitcases of clothes to unpack.
My family left me and went to some amusement park. Seemed like they weren't worried too much about not having me around (lol). They left on my second day of school, but I was pretty much left on my own the day after I moved in. And I love it here!!
With amplified Eagle Pride,
That.Eagle
xx
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