Thursday, April 12, 2012

Hope you all had a great Easter weekend!

Hope everyone is refreshed after a great Holiday weekend. I registered for my fall classes yesterday. I set my alarm for my appointment time and had all my classes in my enrollment cart. I was hoping that none of the classes would be full yet and I was excited to learn I got in all the classes I wanted.

So after this semester I will be maxed out on the number of 4396 Topics of Study classes I can take. I had to verify with one of my professors that his class in the spring would not fall under the same category.

I am very excited to be taking Bearry's Machiavelli Class. I know this is going to be a great class because he is so passionate about Machiavelli in his Political Theory and Contemporary Political Thought class. Nothing better than taking a class with a Professor who is passionate about the subject.

I am also taking American Public Policy, Campaigns and Election for my degree plan and I know its going to be interesting especially in an election year.

Also, Dr. Thielemann is offering another Honors class involving the campaign. Cant Wait. If anyone is interested let me know cxg109020@utdallas.edu and I can send you the description of the class he sent out.

Its been a rough semester for me and my daughter. We will find out more answers on the 18th when she sees a specialist but I have maintained contact with my professors weekly with updates so they know I am  not intentionally not making it to class some days.

I will be at the EPPS table next week in the Comet Cafe with a list of electives that any major can take so if you are political saavy you should join us in one of our EPPS electives. There will also be a sociology major at the table with me as well.

Best
Cristina

Monday, April 2, 2012

I cant believe it is April already. Hope you didn't have too many April Fools Day jokes happen to ya!

So Today is the Day to register for your summer classes? Do you know what you are going to ake? How did you feel about the schedule for the summer and the upcoming Fall?

I just finished registering  and now I am working diligently to find the perfect schedule for the Fall. I am very excited about my classes for the Fall, especially with the Presidential Campaign and all of the elections. I enjoy watching the debates and getting all of the "modern" inside politics from Professors that have been through this process for many years. Its great to have such good insight into the Political arena.

Life has been full of blessings lately. My daughter is much better and we will soon find out the cause of her medical issues.

I talked to my advisor last week and she gave me some great advice.  Dont get yourself into too much because it is better to have great grades than is to have alot of grades and them not be so great. Its the difference between a C and an A. It is hard to keep the GPA high but when I look at the overall picture, it is just another challenge to overcome. In the longrun, it will help me in my career path.

I found out yesterday that being a member of Phi Theta Kappa and other Honor's Societies can increase your job offer at most companies. I was honored to speak at their Induction Ceremony at Collin College yesterday. It was great to see 300 students being inducted into a Society that has helped me so much.

Now it is time to study for two exams.

Best
Cristina