Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Google Day #1



3 goals for the day

  1. What career is good for me?
  2. What classes does Duke offer?
  3. What are the benefits of studying in Duke?
Links with description of why they are useful to your goals
  
1. What Career is right for me:

I took a couple of test to see what I would be good at. At the end, I did not get clear results. Right now I feel like I need direction, since I don't know what would suit me best. I am not looking for something in specific, though I like physiology a lot. I was hoping my results matched  to something concerning human understanding. 

2.What classes does Duke offer?


Here I can see the careers and classes that Duke has to offer. Seeing the classes can help me choose something I like. This university offers physiology, something I am very interested in (enjoy though I could be flexible to other careers). 

3.What are the benefits of studying in Duke?
My cousin is studying in Duke. She is always talking about how great it is and that she is really happy. 

Duke offers summer programs. This would be a good idea to get to know the campus and university better. 

Duke enriches its students emotionally, socially and mentally. 

Due to the campus and areas of study, Duke is an inspiring setting in which students can express themselves and be different/special.

Dukes admissions are very low. Though I love this university, and being from Colombia gives me positive points, it is almost unrealistic to be accepted. 

Duke also looks not only at exams, but also at GPA's considering the fact that some schools count GPA scores differently than others. Due to the "enrichment" of the campus, Duke as well as other university looks for people that are different and can stand out.

OTHER INFO:

 ""We recommend four years of English and at least three years of mathematics, natural science, foreign language and social studies. We also encourage you to enroll in advanced-level work in as many of these areas as possible. We generally expect students to enroll in five academic courses per year, and if a student does not take four years in a particular subject area, it should be replaced with an academic course of equal rigor. If you are applying to the Pratt School of Engineering, calculus is required before you enroll. We also strongly recommend, but do not require, that you have taken physics."

I should be planning my classes and focus on taking as many as I can to be prepared. This can also help me to be prepared for other universities in the future that might want a area of thinking that is more concrete and formed due to these classes.

One thing that you want to learn next Google day

Next time I will explore my area of interest and see what other universities have to offer me. 

I would also like to take another test for "person type" to see what suits me. 

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