<p>Hey everybody,
I am a Girl Scout and a freshman in high school. Right now I am trying to earn my Silver Award. To meet some of the requirements I need the input of college students for the following questions:</p>
<h1>1. What classes are you taking?</h1>
<h1>2. Why are you taking these classes?</h1>
<h1>3. What job do you expect to get when you are done?</h1>
<p>I realize that these arent the most intelligently worded questions, but they are what the Girl Scout Council requires us to ask :P</p>
<p>Any and all answers are welcome! Preferably related to the questions above, of course!</p>
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<li><p>This past semester I took a bio class (cells and proteins), music theory, calc 3, child psych, and a required seminar class. This upcoming semester I will be taking bio (organisms and ecosystems), another required seminar, general chemistry 2, human intelligence (a psych course), and calc-based statistics.</p></li>
<li><p>The two bio classes are part of the core for my major, a B.S. in biology. I’m also a psych major. I’m taking the two math classes in case I wish to apply to med school, and I believe the stats class is also necessary for my bio major. I’m taking chem despite AP credit so that I can do well on ochem next year.</p></li>
<li><p>I honestly haven’t a clue. Possibly med school, possibly something research-related, possibly something working with kids. Thankfully I don’t have to decide yet, since I’m only a freshman.</p></li>
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<p>Good luck! Just ask if there’s anything else you’d like to know!</p>
<p>This past semester I took 2 sections of ballet, 2 of modern, experiential anatomy, music for dancers, dancemaking I, and nutrition.
This upcoming semester I’m taking 4 sections of modern, 3 of ballet, Jazz II, philosophy I, dramatic literature, and contact improvisation</p>
<h1>2. Why are you taking these classes?</h1>
<p>All my dance courses are required courses, but I’m taking way more than required. The philosophy/lit are to fill LAS (liberal arts and sciences) requirements, I wanted to take sociology and gay and lesbian lit but they were closed.</p>
<h1>3. What job do you expect to get when you are done?</h1>
<p>In a dream world I will get a job in a modern dance company after graduation, or find some other sort of steady dance work.</p>
<p>Review of Elementary Spanish- prereq for Intermediate Spanish Grammar
Cultural Anthropology- Gened
Chemistry- Major/Gen Ed
Social Evolution in Virtual Worlds- Everyone has to take a freshman seminar course, and this topic sounded the coolest to me. We played WoW lol.
Health Sciences Seminar- To learn what it means to be pre-med
Running- Needed one more credit to get next level of parking pass</p>
<p>Organic Chemistry- Major
Bio I- Major
Intermediate Spanish: Grammar- Gen Ed
17th Century Revolutions- Have to take this one for honors program</p>
<p>What Job- I have no idea right now but I plan to go Pre-Med. Very subject to change lol.</p>
<p>This past semester I took: Ethnographic research methods, Archaeology, World Literature 1, and Intermediate French 2.
In the spring I’m taking: Physical Anthropology, Medical anthropology, World Lit 2, French civilization, and Language and Culture. </p>
<h1>2. Why are you taking these classes?</h1>
<p>The anthropology classes are for my major, the english classes are general credit, and the french classes are for my major. </p>
<h1>3. What job do you expect to get when you are done?</h1>
<p>Pfft, I have no idea. I’m planning on taking a year off after undergrad, and then going to grad school for anthropology and museum studies. My dream job is to work for the Smithsonian but that’s a bit of a long shot. </p>
<p>And man, ChamilitaryMayne’s got me wanting girl scout cookies now. mmm…</p>
<p>i am a non-traditional student, being that i am 43 years old. i am a senior at Tennessee Tech University majoring in Secondary education-History (teaching high school history) and minoring in Business.</p>
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<li>this semester, i am taking chinese history, intigrating computers into the classroom, tennessee history, materials and methods of teaching social studies and accounting.</li>
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<p>2 the history and teaching classes are for my major and the accounting is for my minor.</p>
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<li>i may continue my education to a Masters of Business Administration or to become a certified public accountant. if i teach i want to teach adult education in a prison, as i have WORKED in prisons and jails for over 20 years. if i get a job in business, i want to work in logistics or human resources at a trucking company, as i drove a tractor-trailer for two years.</li>
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<p>i hope this will give your assignment a broader view. you can go to college and get an education or upgrade the one you have, at any time in life.</p>
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<li><p>Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, History of Psych, Commercial Music Internship, Psych Practicum, General Chemistry, Psychological Tests and Measures, Physiological Psychology, Research Practicum</p></li>
<li><p>Cog-B – to learn to use this therapy in my clinical practice later on
History of Psych – psych major requirement
Commercial Music Internship – music major req (probably converting to minor but oh well…finishing it out)
Psych Practicum – working with at-risk pre-teens; clinical experience w/ population I hope to work with
Gen Chem – pre-med pre-req
Psych Tests & Measures – psych major req
Physio-Psych – interesting (basically neuropsychology) and it also looks really good on grad and med school applications
Research Practicum – great for med and grad school…</p></li>
<li><p>looking at med or grad school… wanting to be an adolescent psychiatrist or psychologist… psychiatrist is looking more like what I want to do because it’s more clinical/applied, whereas most clinical psych programs expect you to still be primarily a researcher, and that’s just not where my heart is!</p></li>
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<li><p>Introduction to the Built Environment, Science and Technology in Western Civilization, Introduction to Engineering Design, Statics, and Calculus III with Linear Algebra</p></li>
<li><p>General education and weedouts for my major</p></li>
<li><p>Any job that gets me money</p></li>
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<p>1) Last semester: Mech-Etronics 2, Strengths of Materials, Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems, Intermediate Dynamics, Nuclear Physics</p>
<p>This Semester: Engineering Measurements Lab, Machine Design, Controls of Aero-Mechanical Systems, Complex Variables, Nuclear Chemistry, Principles of Computer Science, and Grant/Proposal Writing</p>
<p>2) All but Nuclear Chemistry are either required or count towards either my major of Mechanical Engineering or one of my 3 minors which are Mathematics, Physics, and Aerospace Engineering. Nuclear Chemistry is for graduate school preparation. </p>
<p>3) Graduate school to study Nuclear Engineering. After that, hopefully an intelligence analyst or defense work of some kind.</p>
<p>1) Last semester (Fall): honors organic chemistry I, honors cell biology, honors genetics, animal physiology, physics I</p>
<p>Next semester (Spring): honors organic chem II, organic chem lab, physics II, mammalian endocrinology, modern works of american and english literature</p>
<p>2) I enjoy biology and the sciences and I enjoy taking challenging classes and courseloads. I like learning. Some of the classes are also required for my major.</p>
<p>#1. What classes are you taking?
In spring 2008: Science Writing for Magazines and Newspapers; Individual, Society and Culture; Geography of Alaska; Radio Production; Political Economy</p>
<p>#2. Why are you taking these classes?
The science writing and radio production classes are for my journalism major, the geography course is for my northern studies double major and the other two are baccalaureate core requirements.</p>
<p>#3. What job do you expect to get when you are done?
Something to do with journalism - be it writing for the page, the Web or the broadcast booth.</p>
<p>I want to thank everyone who has answered my questions.
“Thank you!”
I’m sure that I have more than enough responses for my project. And a lot of very interesting ones too.</p>