Final Blog

Reflection

This is it, the final blog. I am just so happy that I have made it through freshman year. The statistics say that freshman's are most likely to drop out of school than any other grade out there. Let me tell you that I am very happy that I beat the odds because as of now, I will most likely succeed and continue to invest in my education. 

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I guess the biggest barrier for me was to just continue because there were times in my freshman year that I wanted to give up and not do anything anymore. I wanted to ditch class or something like that but that is not the case anymore.I want to finish this semester strong and with a decent GPA because it is possible. At least that is what I heard here in college, this is where the GPA truly matters. So now that I am passing most of my classes, I feel extremely confident and I am grateful for all the experiences for my first year. 

I just want to say thank you to all the students that made my freshman year an awesome year here at Stanislaus State. Honestly, I am not one for going to this school, or this school, I just want to get in, get out and get a job. Also, they are supposed to destroy the ASI building this summer I believe to reconstruct the new ASI building which is due to be open in 2020 which really sucks because that's the year I want to graduate lol. I also want to say thank you to all the professors, especially the one who would cancel class. You guys are the real MVP! Keep going and keep on educating the next generation of freshman's or whatever grade level y'all teach. 

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This is Oscar Rivas, signing off from being a freshman at CSU Stanislaus State. Hasta Luego! Hope to see y'all around!

Recovering

Recovering

I can honestly say that I am gaining confidence now that we are headed towards the end of the semester. I said this before in one of my other blogs, but I was not doing so well in my statistics class where my grade was in the trenches. My grade was in F status level and I thought my whole career was over. 

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I told myself that I would pick up my grade because that grade was unacceptable in my eyes. Little by little I started doing the homework assignments and actually paying attention in my classes so I could at least pick up my grade. As the professor would put in the assignments and homework in the grade, little by little I could see my grade start going back up and I could honestly say that there was one tear that ran down my face. This by far was the hardest semester that I have ever had from the two semesters that I've been in school lol. Life is great. 

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So the grade that I have now went from an F and it is now climbing to a C plus. This is great news because the only thing that I have to worry about is completing the homework assignments and doing decent in the final which is not worth as much as an exam. So the only thing that sucks is that the exam is next Thursday and it's not going to be easy studying all those chapters that we went over and hopefully passing to get at least an A. I am shooting to at least get a B in that class when the school semester is over. 

Wish me luck y'all!

Food on Campus

Food on Campus

One of my friends here in campus took off to the bay area to San Jose over the weekend to see the band which is called, "The Weekend". One of the things that my friend decided to do while in the bay area was visit one of his dream schools which was San Jose State. I decided to send him a message about how it was over there in his dream school but decided to respond today actually while we were playing pool.

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He says he does not like Stan state anymore because in San Jose State, they have really good food, and food companies that are there. He mentioned that Taco Bell, Panda Express, and a few other fast food restaurants chains were present in the campus. He also stated that the food quality in San Jose state was overwhelmingly better than that of Stan State. I mean I could not disagree with him because the feature restaurant here at Stan state is called the Warrior Grill. First of all, I am just happy that the Warrior Grill makes good food at least. They make decent food but when I was talking to a friend of my sister that works here in DBH, he said that it is better to go off campus and pay just a little more to get better quality than here at Stan State. A burger meal here at Stan State will cost about $5 without adding bacon or anything extra, plus tax. At In-N-Out however, we are able to get for the same price a quality hamburger that you can really taste plus soda and sometimes some restaurants near the school offers special perks to students. For example, Wing Stop will give you a free drink if you show the ID card. It's pretty amazing. However, I hope that when the new ASI building is built, they will include more restaurants now that the Stan State population is increasing. The only brand place I've seen at campus was only Starbucks, that's it. Plus, it's closed at 3pm or something like that which really sucks for those who want to get an afternoon unicorn frap or something like that lol.

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Hopefully Stan State will pick up its food game because the school is losing potential money to other students who would rather go around campus and get quality food for the same price or a little more expensive. 

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GO WARRIOR'S

Stress Time

Stress

So I was walking down to my classroom and all of a sudden I see a lady with parrot walking to her classroom. I first thought to myself, what the heck is a parrot doing on a student's shoulders. The parrot seemed cool and like it was meant there for a purpose. All of a sudden it hit me, because finals are coming up and it is that time to start stressing out. Many people need therapeutic animals to help students with anxiety stress. So I think that it's cool that animals are being used to help the student body after all. 

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It's that time of the year again because now there's four weeks left in the semester and all the professors are gathering up their classes and preparing them for finals. The good thing about this year is that I only have to worry about 3 finals rather than 5 finals because some professors are cool like letting us do an essay for our final. I think he knows who I am talking about. God help me, because although I only have 3 finals, that does not mean that I am not gonna be stressed out. I have  to study for Bio, Economics, and Statistics. Statistics being the worst of my subjects because I have a tough time understanding the teacher. Economics should not be a problem but I know what I am going to be focusing on these last days in the semester. I can only be grateful that I had the opportunity to even go to school this semester because it's been a great semester full of learning and making new friends in class. 

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Good luck to everyone because we will need it. Our future depends on our grades this semester. 

Turlock's Atmosphere

Turlock's Atmosphere

Sometimes when I drive around Turlock during the weekend or when I am heading home, I really love the vibe this small little town gives me. At least, not just the country side of Turlock, but also the surrounding area of the school. I mean, compared to Modesto I can honestly say that I would rather live in Turlock than live in Modesto. This was my first experience in college of me commuting and actually thinking about Turlock and moving there. Here's some of the reasons why. 

1. Turlock's Shopping Center

Although Turlock may not have a mall or anything huge, I really love the atmosphere and the vibe the small shopping centers on Golden State Blvd. Sometimes I find myself driving throughout Monte Vista I think it's a beautiful small city little shopping center trying to copy San Francisco. Personally, I am not a city type of guy to want to live there, but visiting, I would. I think the reason why Turlock is beautiful in this certain area is because of Stanislaus State which obviously gives visitors a certain image of the school. Plus, Turlock is growing because before, there were just buildings on Golden State Blvd who did not have as many stores, but now it's expanding.

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2. The Quiet Town

Since I am not a city type of guy, I really enjoy the small town and usually a quiet town. I do not want to be up staying at 2am to hear my neighbor partying or having a college graduating party. I like it when neighbors are respectful and do not violate my sleep rights lol. 

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3. The Country

I am more of a country type of guy in the sense that I would rather see the green fields than seeing the city. This is just my personal opinion. The green fields is what makes the view for me. Especially looking at the mountains west of Turlock and looking at the beautiful green fields. It gives me hope for the future somehow.

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Stan state made me realize something about myself, I prefer small sort of busy towns than huge cities like Oakland or San Francisco.

Out of Ideas

Out of Ideas

So being that school is almost over and doing these blogs every Monday, I have officially ran out of ideas because I do not know what to write about this blog. Just doing it for the grade haha.

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 So throughout high school, I always was an A student but this semester I am mostly getting B's and from what high school counselors have told me is that college is so much more different. What I also heard from high school counselors and past students is that college workload is much more different than high school AP workload. When I was in AP US History, the workload was reading every day and I was like stressed out, but college is on a whole different level. Professors usually say that for every hour spent in class, there needs to be at least 3 hours of studying for every hour in a class. To me, it just depends which class he is talking about. I usually tend to do better in a hands on class rather than a class that is just sit and watch me lecture. I wish college classes were less theoretical and more practical so it can be more engaging for those students who are bored out of their mind when they are in class. I just can't wait to be done with college already to be honest, because I feel like I will be stuck here for a while but the reality is that eventually, I will be out of here and I will have three years to go if I do pass and get credit for one of my classes. So that is something to look forward too, right? To finish high school?

Time in College

Time in College

Time in college goes by too fast. I remember that last year I was a senior in high school and now I'm about to complete my second semester in college which will mean that I will complete my first year as a freshman. Let me just say that this time flew by and I cannot believe that I am already in this stage. Thank God for my parents for motivating me and so for my sisters for motivating me as well because I did not feel like continuing in my first year because I am done with college. 

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I am grateful that time goes by fast especially when one is busy and building their future here. I hope that the four or five years I decide to take will make life and pulling up my career faster because I want to get in and get out of school. The only thing that sucks is that now I have to get my General ed out of the way because that is what the school requires sadly. However, I am happy that I had a first easy semester gaming up in the game room and now I rarely go there at all. I think I've been there only once lol, or just chilling in the grill, or having a three hour break which was amazing by the way.  

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Time however, can never go back so what we make with the time we have will eventually become memories and will become things that we will never be able to do in the future which is why we live for now but not tomorrow. So being in college for about two semesters already has challenged me to make the most with the time we have now. Don't waste it on useless things basically. 

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Take care y'all