Classes & Societies

Once I received my timetable initially I was happy because I was in love with the subjects that I picked being Visual Arts, Installation, Digital Photo Documentary and Graphic Design. However I later found out that on Tuesday my first class is at 10am and my third class is at 9pm, my last class being 5 hours.

The work load was very intense because in Coventry we're given big projects that can last 3 months, however in csusm (Cal State University of San Marcos) they give a mixture of weekly work and big projects. On the other hand my timetable showed I was free Monday and Wednesday to which I made sure I utilised those days. I already had good time management skills but I had to enhance them to fit with my busy timetable, seeing as in Coventry my timetable was set 10 - 5pm everyday. This taught me however to alter and rearrange my daily schedule last minute, rather than having a set plan for 3 months. I remember one of my teachers in Coventry was telling us that we need to learn how to reschedule our assignments regularly, because in the working world clients follow their own schedule and not yours. 

My teachers and classmates told me about the resources available within the university, which I made great use of. Resources such as the media centre where I was able to take out a Canon camera for my photography class.

Joining Societies 

I wanted to join as many societies as I could, however my timetable made it hard to do so most of the societies meeting fell on a Tuesday. The 2 societies I joined was the Black Student Union and the Native Society. Even though I am not Native American I wanted to learn more about their culture from the Native Americans themselves. They were very welcoming and told me that I can use the room to do homework. In the Black Student Union we discussed issue with how are race and culture are projected in society. They were very interested to see the perspective of a black female from the UK. I was happy I joined these societies because I generally love learning new cultures; it opens your mind more on life and you learn to connect with people from different backgrounds. These societies also held events and partnered with other societies, creating a sense of community at the university. Also these societies cared about their members, they offering free rides to events such as the roller disco.

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