tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post112352483889739127..comments2023-10-08T05:10:34.219-05:00Comments on Who am I? Why am I here?: Need AdviceElainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04573358506904053791noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post-1123617531726517442005-08-09T14:58:00.000-05:002005-08-09T14:58:00.000-05:00Oh Kinetic Wellness...my sister's KW leaders class...Oh Kinetic Wellness...my sister's KW leaders class had a funny breach proposing t-shirt designs that betrayed the purpose of the program, but I forget what exactly the t-shirts said.<BR/><BR/>It is too bad that the sociology department doesn't have better instruction. One reason I majored in history was that I heard the department was one of the best in terms of teaching, and by and large, I would say it is. I do, however, still find it lacking in teaching specific research skills. I think a lot of the humanities departments (and perhaps other areas) may be like this at NU, even though the school is very encouraging about undergraduate research.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573358506904053791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post-1123548470095213382005-08-08T19:47:00.000-05:002005-08-08T19:47:00.000-05:00I know...it absolutely perplexes me how I got 4 to...I know...it absolutely perplexes me how I got 4 to 5 hours of sleep in high school and how I was able to function at 7:20 for early bird gym (sorry...Kinetic Wellness) class.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292460539114226605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post-1123547178443344082005-08-08T19:26:00.000-05:002005-08-08T19:26:00.000-05:00Also, I usually try to get at least seven to eight...Also, I usually try to get at least seven to eight hours of sleep. In high school I could survive on a lot less, and I'm still confounded as to how I did it.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573358506904053791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post-1123547094872045952005-08-08T19:24:00.000-05:002005-08-08T19:24:00.000-05:00Thanks for the tip. My thesis proposal was fairly...Thanks for the tip. My thesis proposal was fairly concrete and I think adequately narrow (comparing how French and American audiences received Lost Generation authors), but I went to the library one day and realized I had little idea where to begin. What's more, I've developed this new obsession with crime and the law this summer. I'm even kind of thinking that I wish I was a sociology major. So, I'm having a mid-college (or end of college) crisis. Hopefully it will resolve itself by the time school starts though. It's not as if I'm uninterested in Franco-American culture and relations (which is what my thesis is investigating), but I'm just not dying to get into it.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573358506904053791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post-1123540847890261362005-08-08T17:40:00.000-05:002005-08-08T17:40:00.000-05:00Yeah. Six hours a night, at least, and I even had ...Yeah. Six hours a night, at least, and I even had a 8:50 AM class three times a week. <BR/><BR/>In terms of thesis, I found that the people who had a fairly concrete idea about what they were going to write about and had a very good idea of where they wanted to take it (while still being flexible enough to allow the research to take them perhaps to a different conclusion) were the most successful and were the least perplexed by the whole process. <BR/><BR/>I don't know what kind of proposal you had to write (if any), but I would recommend at least thinking about your topic before the school year starts and, if you have a broad topic, start narrowing it down as soon as you can.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292460539114226605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post-1123535303508509592005-08-08T16:08:00.000-05:002005-08-08T16:08:00.000-05:00Wow, it sounds like you took good advantage of wha...Wow, it sounds like you took good advantage of what your school had to offer, Chris. My question for you now is: did you sleep??Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573358506904053791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586859.post-1123531591587392572005-08-08T15:06:00.000-05:002005-08-08T15:06:00.000-05:00I'm probably not exactly the right person to comme...I'm probably not exactly the right person to comment on this, but here goes...<BR/><BR/>Fall Semester last year I took 5 classes (which included a thesis seminar); I also took 5 classes during Spring Semester (no thesis seminar, but three graduate courses). I also wrote two theses and was a research assistant both semesters. And yes, I still had a life. <BR/><BR/>I could have taken 4 or fewer classes starting freshman year, but I filled out my schedule with classes that I thought I might have some interest in (so I took French, Acting, English History, and Latin, for example); those classes always provided an out of sorts when I got tired of the classes I had to take. So I say, go ahead and take the sociology class or whatever fourth class you want to take.<BR/><BR/>The only glitch might be the required length of your thesis. If it's around 50 pages, you should be fine. If it's around 100, then don't pay attention to me. My English thesis was 80 pages and my German thesis was 26, but then again, I'm crazy like that.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292460539114226605noreply@blogger.com