The days have come and gone so fast! We have completed or are about to take our first midterms as college freshmen! So far, so good, although I don’t know all of my grades and my Spanish midterm is this Friday. Due to the intense workload of junior year, nothing seems to compare to the amount of work I did in I.B. My only complaint would be the gross amounts of reading that we have to do. Many people say the worst class you can take freshmen year is Writing 140. But I seem to be doing great in that class with one successful essay under my belt (Thanks to Ms. Booth and Ms. Donee)! As much as I hate to say it, doing I.B. was definitely worth the pain and sacrifice since I feel like the academic transition from high school to USC was not that big of a difference.
What seems to be occupying my time more than anything else are the volunteer activities I am participating in. I’ll map out my week for you: Monday is Monday Night Dinner and Chapter at ADPi, Tuesday is CU@USC (college talk show on the local channel Trojan Vision), Wednesday is Joint Education Program (basically I supervise preschoolers for two hours and speak Spanish) and Assignment Desk for Annenburg TV News, and Thursday I have class until 6. Only then does my weekend begin. And all of this on top of 18 units!! As you can see, time management is of the essence. Even though I may complain of lack of sleep, I can tell you one thing, the opportunities at USC are endless! Everyday I receive an email telling me about open internships or jobs that I can apply for. As a freshman, I’m gaining real life experience and holding positions that people have for a living. I’m sure the actual positions are more intense than I have been exposed to, since I only spend one day a week on the job, but it is amazing to have the opportunity to make sure broadcast journalism is what I want to do with my life. At CU@USC, I am one of the associate producers. As an associate producer, my job is to conduct the pre-interview over the phone, book a guest, cover guest relations, write the run-down, and write thank you letters. Last Tuesday, my mom was able to sit in on the whole process and was very entertained in what we do weekly. My other favorite volunteer position is assignment desk at ATVN. I look up current stories, keep the executive producer informed, and answer phones. My current project is researching the presidential elections. And all of this does not count the sorority…
My first invite in ADPi was this past Friday. An invite is when girls in the sorority invite boys, Greek or non-Greek, to a dance. It probably comes to no surprise to you that my date was Jonathan. But the main difference between an invite and a school dance is that we don’t know the venue until we get off the bus! Our invite was at a club/restaurant in Beverly Hills and it was very classy. Jon and I had a great time, just as much fun if not more than high school. We have other activities such as exchanges with frats, intramural sports, tailgates, and sisterly bonding activities. I absolutely love my big sis. Her name is Kiri and we have a lot in common, which has only facilitated our friendship.
Currently, there is a virus going around school. More than 130 people are infected by the gastrointestinal virus. 3 of my suitemates are infected so I can only pray that it doesn’t take me down too!
Well thanks again for catching up with me. It was great going home last Tuesday and visiting everyone! I’m sorry if I missed some of you but I will be in town for the homecoming football game!
