It’s finally time to continue with the “CCK Goes to College” story.
As I wrote in Chocolate Covered Katie’s College Story: Part One, it was definitely a good choice to cut my losses and transfer schools; a bigger university with more class options was a much better fit for me. Right away, I made a lot of new friends and even joined a sorority for a year.
Questions of the Day:
Are you in college? High school? Done with school? And if you did go to college, how did you decide on your major? Did you ever change majors or transfer schools? And did you enjoy your school experience?
Yikes, that’s a lot of questions. Don’t feel like you have to answer every single one.
Unlike college, blogging isn’t a grade!
I’m still in high school! My first day of junior year is tomorrow -__- But I’ve been researching colleges for like a YEAR already!
Glad your college switch worked out for the better! And can’t wait to hear your secret! I think I’m pretty good at keeping secrets; I used to just blurt things out without thinking but I’ve learned from experience to be a bit more cautious in what I tell people 😉
I love these pictures of some of your college memories 😀
I just started my last year of college. I’m a year “Behind” but I really don’t mind. Who’s rushing? I never did change my major, but I had to go through a general art program in my first year. After that we sbmitted another portfolio to see if we could get accepted into our majors of choice–my top one being sculpture. Thank goodness I got in! So far I’ve been enjoying my school experience; that’s why I’m not in a rush. But I’m definitely motivated to finish :p
I’m very good at keeping secrets. If someone tells me something and they trust me, I honor it 🙂
XOXO
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I’m in high school, going into my senior year, finally! I’m enjoying school right now, but I don’t even know what I want to take in University yet :/ School is so stressful, but I can’t wait to be more independent and learn new things!
I think I’m good at keeping secrets (:
lol, I was in college for nine years (having just finished in May). I loved every second of it and wouldn’t have graduated at all if my advisor hadn’t made me! I’m actually still working at the school as a post-doc right now. Being in university is so much better than the real world could possibly be.
Katie, take all the time you need! I entered college with the idea that I wanted to be a rocket scientist, got my mechanical engineering degree in 4 years, and rushed into the working world. I never really knew if this was the right field for me, and now 2 years later, I’m unhappy and ready to quit. It makes all the difference if you are passionate about your career. 1 or 2 years of delays at a young age is much worse than years and years of unhappiness later down the road. I’m quitting my job, selling my house, and becoming a vegan pastry chef! 🙂
And I can’t keep a secret for the life of me 😉
I am starting college on September 20th. Crazyy!!
I am junior in highschool at Plano West!!!!! I can keep secrets fairly well. I am soo looking foward to starting college at Haylir hopefully!!!!
As a somewhat new vegan I love your blog its sooo helpful!!!!
I totally meant Baylor stupid iPhone
Oh my gosh, I live so close to Plano! I even shop at that WF sometimes 🙂 :)!!
I’m in college right now and loving it- much more than my freshman year. Me and my roommates didn’t get along at ALL. It was horrible. That was when I lost all the weight, had two very demeaning jobs (as a gym rep and a waitress at a sports bar…both had us in skimpy uniforms) I was also had a pre-pharm major I wasn’t too passionate about. Not that pharmacy’s not an incredible career, just that it wasnt for me.
But its all better now that I have a cute lil furry roommie (being my cat, of course 😉 ), I’m back to being healthy, and I’m in a major I love- nutrition! Things are lookin up 🙂
Congrats on the opportunity! That’s awesome it came through blogging! Can’t wait to hear more about it!
Oh..and the “college years” of saved by the bell were a let-down!! Same goes for the grown up version of Rugrats. Kids today are really missin’ out. 😛
i always knew i wanted to be a psych major. but the question remains: what to do with it.
sociology kind of fell into my lap, but i’m so glad– i love it!
happy sunday 🙂
Thanks for sharing your college story with us! I am about to start my senior year as well! I’m applying for law schools this fall — eeek!!!! I am so not a grown-up…
Happy Sunday! 🙂
I’m great at keeping secrets, so feel free to tell me about your new surprise! (hehe)
I’m done with my undergrad and grad work. I was an English major and art minor. However, I’m at the point in my life where I might need to go back and take a few classes to diversify my skills a bit more and challenge myself. I don’t want to spend too much money on it, though.
You look like you are at a normal weight for you, Katie. I think we are all surrounded by so many overweight people that we see someone naturally thin and the person stands out more. You are lovely.
Aw thanks!! 🙂
I’m a senior in high school and am ITCHING to go to college! I had “senioritis” for the majority of my junior year, so another year of high school just seems absurd. I plan on studying nutrition, hopefully at Cornell 🙂
Your so pretty without make-up! Personally i don’t think you need it 🙂
Still in high school, but taking some college courses 😉
Oh you’ll definitely be glad you took those college courses when you get college credit for them!!
I’m a senior in college now (finally!!), but when I was a senior in high school, I had no idea I would be where I am now!
I started out as an art education major but I HATED it, even though I loved art, so I wound up dropping out for three semesters to kind of figure out what I wanted to do. I love science and I wanted a career that would be kind of challenging so I went back as a biology major. The chemistry minor thing happened naturally since the two disciplines are interrelated. I work in a lab as a chemist which is basically what I would be doing with my degree after graduation. Since I don’t want to work around toxic chemicals all my life I’m going to be going to grad school to work with toxic plants instead. Some degrees, like biology are just too general to get to do much with them with just a bacholor’s degree.
HOWEVER, if you’re seriously stressing about school and life decisions, my advice to everyone is to take a break!!! It wasn’t until I dropped out that I was truly able to decide what I wanted to do with myself. If you really want an education, you’ll always find a way to go.
And for goodness sakes, if you hate your major, CHANGE it!!! Otherwise, you might wind up in a career you hate as well.
I like school (MUCH better than high school) because of all the amazing opportunities I have to expand myself as a person, but it still takes work and dedication. I wouldn’t have it any other way though. Working in the real world sucks when you don’t have an education.
I agree so much. If you don’t know what you want to do, stop wasting your money!! Take a step back and figure it out!
I will be a college girl in three days! Yayy. Of course, I’m already thinking ahead about what medical school I want to go to and need to seriously chill.
I totally agree with you that university = better…I just love feeling like I have zillions of opportunities and can do anything I want…small colleges just seemed confining to me.
Enjoy your last year of school…nothing wrong with more school…I love going to school, so I think you are a lucky gal.
Time to go search the comments for that secret. I am also terrible at them.
Crap! I “seriously need to chill.” Please don’t dock points from my “grade” for that grammar blunder.
Haha you get an A in my book. I even like “seriously chill” better, because it implies an extreme amount of “chill-ness.” (And what grade do I get for this comment, given my made-up word?) 😉
I am now a vegan–I think the last time I commented on here, I was only vegetarian (though I barely ate much dairy anyway!)…Anyway
Today I am very excited, because I am making my VERY FIRST BABY!!!! 😀
I tried cashews and dates together…it was basically like ambrosia. I don’t know what I have been missing but I have a feeling that lots and lots of babies are about to be made!!!!!
(I really did not mean to make all those sexual connotations >.< but it's kind of funny so I'll keep it!)
As for replying to your post (sorry about the baby spam, I'm quite positive you get enough of it already)–I attended a party school for two years, didn't do so well, and got academically dismissed…It was a rough period of my life. I've grown up a lot since then–am almost a completely new person, and am now attending a wonderful community college (that I actually love a lot more) to be a liberal arts transfer.
You look beautiful in your photos! I myself was picked on a lot for being "too skinny" growing up…to the point I would eat and eat just to try to gain weight so I'd fit in–but it didn't work!! High, high metabolism! I remember how hurtful that was. And I'm sure it's very annoying how you can't escape the comments about your weight–even on your blog. I can easily lose weight, and I know if I am seen eating something like a salad, the comments ensue. A very annoying and invasive obsession people have!!!
I was in a sorority for one year as well 🙂 Silly times.
Spam? What spam? My mind is never far from the gutter, so spam away! I have a little-kid sense of humor, and therefore love your baby jokes ;).
P.S. Thank you SO much for your 2nd-to-last paragraph. Seriously, I think that even some of the people who never leave rude comments suspect I am unhealthy, and that really upsets me because I take SO much pride in my health and healthy lifestyle that it just bugs me to no end that people think I would treat my God-given body with anything but the utmost respect. But the important thing is to BE healthy and just tune out what other people think. There will always be negative-thinking people in the world, no matter what you do. If it’s not a weight criticism, then it’s your hair or fashion sense or what-have-you.
YES, KATIE! ABSOLUTELY!