Fall 2009 Semester

It is time to start classes, once again! Summer was fun while it lasted, I was able to do a lot of fun things including going on a Nickelodeon Family Cruise, visiting family in Florida, and just being lazy. I am very glad that I took a couple summer classes because it made it a lot easier to jump back into school for the first week! As I posted in my last message, I took Music Appreciation online as well as Anthropology 101 online. Both classes were great and I learned a lot, and espcially how to keep busy during summer by studying! I strongly urge any prospective students to take at least one, if not two online summer classes. They do not even require that you wake up to be on campus at a certain time, you work at your own pace. There were some days that I would not feel like doing homework or studying, so I would just make them up on a different day that I felt more comfortable doing so. In my opinion, it provides a better learning experience than being on campus for two or three hours when you would rather be sleeping or outside enjoying the weather.

This semester I am taking 17 credit hours as well as working 5 hours a week on campus, as the President of the Phi Theta Kappa Internation Honor Society chapter at Parkland, and over 20 hours a week at my job at Freestar Bank. It will be a busy semester to say the least, and I have already spent a lot of hours studying my first week, but it will pay off in the end. For those of you who work while going to school full time, it can be done! But you have to be able to set aside your personal life to do so. Working on campus is an excellent option, and I urge anybody who wants to work during college to contact the Parkland College Career Center and see if there are any opening on campus. By working on campus, your supervisors will understanding that school comes before work, so you will have a lot more opportunities to study, and receive time off for studying.

For Current Students: It is still early enough in the semester to become a part of many of the Student Organizations that Parkland has to offer. I encourage anybody and everybody to browse the list here to see if there is a group that interests them. It is a great way to meet new people with your similar likes and hobbies, as well as to put on your resume to help better your resume for later in life. Until Next time!
Chris