Majors/minors

  Hey y'all! I promise I didn't forget about you. Last week was spring break and I didn't have any internet for part of the time to post and the other half of the time was hectic (it's wedding season!). I apologize that I haven't posted for the past two weeks! 

  This week I want to talk to you about majors/minors. Some of y'all are blessed and know EXACTLY what you want to do. Some know what they think they're going to do. Others have an idea on what they want to do and the rest of y'all are lost and have NO idea what you wanna do. And that's okay. 

  If you know exactly what you want to do (I'm in this group) then good. Find a way to get involved and plugged into your major. If you are wanting to do business, join a club with other business majors. If you're in education, try to find a job or internship dealing with kids. Not only will it help prepare you, but it throw many opportunities your way later on.

  If you are one who isn't 100% sure on what you want as a job, but you're getting your degree in something: do the same thing listed above. It will help you know what you can do with your degree and what job best suits you. Who knows.. you might end up changing your major. That's perfectly okay! Do what you love!

  If you have an idea about what you want to do, but aren't sure how to go about it that's okay as well! There are many counselors and people here to help you. One of my friends is combining 3 different majors to make up one major (no she's not triple majoring, just taking bits from each one to make up her degree). Talk to your counselor to see what they can do for you to guarantee that you're getting the degree of your dreams and that you're not wasting your time and money to get a degree you can't do anything with.   

  Lastly, if you have no idea where to begin or what you want to do....that's somewhat okay. There are many opportunities here at Auburn that will help you decide what you want to do. They have little fairs and other things that have people from each major there to tell you more about their program. There are many many different options that you can choose from- it's very overwhelming! Like I said before, talk to your counselor to see how they can help you decide...that's what they are there for. 

  Some of you are brave and courageous and a little crazy and are double majoring. Kudos to you. That is a good option if you are wanting to go to law school. I'm not double majoring, but a few of my friends are. Just know that it is a good thing, but a very stressful and overwhelming thing. If you are strong willed and very motivated then you can make it happen. It is also very time consuming. 

  Others want to major in one thing and minor in something else, which is really cool. I'm majoring in Special Education and minoring in HDFS (human development and family studies). I am doing that so I will be able to understand and help parents of the kids I work with. It's kind of reinforcing my major. Minors can also be a fun thing to do because you take classes that are different than your major...it can be a relief. It opens up more opportunities for jobs, too! 

  One thing I encourage all of you to do is to think about your major and what you will be able to do with it once you graduate. Can you see yourself doing that for the next 10-20 years? Will you be happy? If you answered no to the last two questions, then you might want to reconsider your major before you begin college.  

  Good luck on your future major! Have a good week! 

xoxoxo, 

Dayna

Pushing past the Shyness

  Hi y'all! Hope all of you are doing well on this BEAUTIFUL Sunday afternoon. Here in Auburn it is 70 degrees!! (sorry for all of y'all from up north. I'm from Chicago so I know how it is...and my poor mother is reporting how it is 14 degrees with -9 windchill and currently snowing...) I cannot believe it is already March...where did January and February go? Some of y'all are graduating in two months! Feels great doesn't it? Make sure you push through it!

  That's one thing I want to talk about- pushing through. One thing I heard at SOS (my camp war eagle) was to "push past the shyness." I heard it and kind of brushed it off, but for the past few months it has been the only thing I remember from SOS.

  Get to know people. If you aren't one to just walk up to someone and start talking-get over it. I hate to be rude, but it's true. It's more awkward for you to be silent then to just open up and starting a conversation with others. Who knows, you might meet someone who is currently a rising actor. (I say this because it's happened to me.) You will meet some interesting people, you will have connections around campus and you will have a ton of friends that you will see around. It's so much fun getting to know all the people around campus. Think about it...we're all from different places around the country or even around the world. Get out there and get to know new people! Push past the shyness of talking to new people. I definitely have struggled with this one, but it's coming more naturally!

  Get involved in whatever your heart desires. If you want to be a War Eagle girl or Plainsman, go for it! If you want to join a club or sports team, go for it! Yes, there is always a chance of rejection, but there is also a chance for success. You will never know if you never try. There are so many ways to get involved on campus. I'm currently stuck not knowing which one I want to do more! If you browse around on auburn.edu you will see many different things to get involved in. Check out Auburn Involve as well! You don't want to be a senior and regret not doing something in your previous years. By getting involved, it will give you a network of friends and something to do.  So start looking for different things to join now so when you get here you will be prepared! Push past the shyness of possibly being rejected.

 This one is a big one. Push past the shyness of meeting your professors. I think I've mentioned this before, but definitely get to know your professor. Introduce yourself after the first class or go to their offices hours just to say hi and just sit and get to know them. Some of your professors can be the coolest people. I currently have one that was in the peace corps and just has an interesting story. There are so many perks of getting to know your professors. So I definitely encourage you to do so. Push past the shyness of getting to know your professors.

  You all probably get my point now. Those were three of the most common/biggest things that you need to push past the shyness on. There are obviously more things, but I could probably go on forever. Make sure you're open for new people in your life and new opportunities and you will be pretty happy once you leave Auburn. You will be able to accomplish a lot!

  Have a wonderful week! xoxoxo,

Dayna