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!
Where did you transfer to/where are you at?
I’m taking this semester off and applying somewhere new for the spring. I didn’t like where I spent my freshman year… i want to be closer to home and they also didn’t have what i wanted to major in (exercise science).
Good luck with everything!
love your blog and all the fun recipes
I transferred to SMU in Dallas. 🙂
In college I settled on a major that at the time I thought would serve me best in the career world. Little did I know – at least in the liberal arts arena – it’s more about your personal abilities and connections you make along the way than a specific “major” listed on your resume. I think unless you’re going into a very specialized field, your major should be dictated first and foremost by what you are PASSIONATE about! 🙂 Sometimes easier said than done, sure, but I wish I had followed more of that route in my college years. I did like my major a lot, but it was my minor that was my true love – just wish I had spent 4 years on that, instead of the other!
I graduated last spring with degrees that really don’t have a lot to do with my intended career. You see, I decided in the midst of my sophomore year that I wanted to become a nutritionist, but my university didn’t offer a degree in nutrition. I also didn’t want to transfer because I liked where I was, so I finished up there, simultaneously taking pre-reqs for a graduate degree in nutrition. And that’s where I am now–taking graduate classes in nutrition. Whew.
Hey, Katie! I’m an (almost) 20 year old veggie who has been reading your blog every once in a while for a few years now (I actually just finished a bowl of your brownie batter oatmeal…its still sitting right next to me as I type!). I wanted to let you know I sympathize with all this “right college for me” mayhem! I wanted to go to Carnegie Mellon for Drama soooo bad but got rejected. My second choice was USC in Los Angeles, and I got in there so I went. I just completed my first year and uh…yeah I’m not going back. I’m definitely wanting to transfer. I was going to do exactly what you did…take a semester off first (go this fall but not this spring) but actually my financial aid was cut and my family couldn’t afford this fall anyway, so it looks like I’m going to be taking a gap YEAR (and I’m finding most drama programs don’t accept students in the spring…weird I know). I hear ya when you say you felt you satisfied the need to get away from home (I’m from Virginia) and I’m looking at schools back on the east coast. I definitely want to study drama still…just don’t know where! Anyways, thanks for sharing your story because I kept feeling like I was the only one taking time off and I felt guilty about it (which is dumb I know because I should do what’s right for me!) So yeah, thanks, and keep posting your wonderful recipes!!
Don’t worry about the gap year! Honestly, it’ll give you time to really think through everything and make a well-thought-out decision about the rest of your life! I am so glad I took a semester off instead of plodding through (and wasting money) with something I didn’t enjoy.
I am in my fifth (and last!) year as an undergraduate. I went to Culinary school for 3 years before deciding to switch schools and majors. If only I could have made that decision earlier… I have been at UNC for 2 years now, majoring in Psychology. I am looking into graduate schools at the moment so I can get either a PhD or PsyD (which will take another 4 years, ugh). I’m looking at some schools in Florida. Even though it took me a while to figure out what I wanted to do and I spent 3 years getting a different degree, I am not sorry.
I’ve graduated and very happy about it! 😀 even though I sometimes miss the carefree life of a student, lazy mornings and lots of events I would not go back – not for 4 years anyway. I would love to study something close to my hear for a year or two but let’s see, I love working at the moment 🙂
I just wanted to let you know how much it meant to me that you shared your story about college. I’m currently taking a medical leave of absence from school, and it drove me crazy to think I might not graduate “on time”. But in the end it doesn’t matter. Why is 4 years a magic number? By the time I graduate I will be healthy, motivated and in control of my life and that’s what truly matters. So thank you for reminding me!
Thank YOU for your sweet comment. And you’re so right about the 4 years. Want to hear something ridiculous? I was mostly afraid of taking time off bbecause it meant my little sister would graduate before me. Well, time’s passed, and she’s indeed graduated… but who cares?! Poor girl’s out in the scary job market, while I’m still safe in college lol.
(P.S. I am so proud of my little sister; she knew exactly what she wanted to do, and she did it. But we can’t all be so lucky!)
Katie, congrats on your big secret (whatever it is!). It’s been a while since I’ve read (or, uh, posted) any blogs, and it was a joy to catch up a little with CCK!
Your slaw looks great, and I’ve already got the browser windows open to look at your recipes!
Hope your year’s off to a great start!
Hi Katie,
Long time reader here, and I have actually just decided to start my own blog with one of my best friends that I study with. It’s a natural health blog because we study Naturopathy at University here in Australia (Melbourne to be exact). It’s a Bachelor of Health Science- Natuopathy, 5 years to complete my undergrad degree, and I am about 3.5 years through and loving every minute of it. It took me a little while to learn to love the study I am doing, but now that I can see where my career is headed I am enjoying filling my head with the knowledge I will be able to use in the future to help people change their lives for the better.
Your blog is fantastic, maybe you could take a look at mine someday? 🙂
Claire Elyse
http://lozjane.blogspot.com/
Aww thank, Claire! Good luck with your bloggie journey! I’ll check it out :).
Hi my lovely Katie! I’ve been MIA for a while but I stopped by to read your blog and wanted to say HI! and this post was the perfect opportunity – I’m astounded at how much we have in common. I transferred, switched majors, joined a sorority (I stayed for a while, became president, left after that because it made me nuts), still haven’t graduated in part because not all of my credits transferred from my first school and because of my indecision with majors and because I took some time off of school … ahhh crazy! This is my last semester though…finally! It’s sooo not a race, nothing goes the way you expect it will!!
Glad to see things are going well (and omg the boy’s bday gift… fabulous!!)
love you!!!