Oct 09 2008
Hey I’m Jack
Hey guys I’m Jack Brandon and this first blog is for all you readers to get to know me a little bit and a little bit about the first month I’ve been here. I am 18 years old and a freshman in the College of Engineering. I’m thinking about double majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering, but that’s all likely to change at anytime. I’m staying in Lee, which is a suite style dorm on west campus. Its got pretty big rooms and there haven’t been any real problems so far, but that could be different if there were people in my suite that didn’t get along. For those of you thinking about dorms, from what I have seen hall style allows you to meet a lot of different people, but not get a very good connection with them. While the suite style allows you to meet a few people and get to know them very well.
I have joined a few clubs and am hoping that they end up being cool. I am in the IRC and Habitat…acronyms I know but I will get into it. The IRC is the Inter-Residence Council and I am the Lee Hall representative in that. It basically deals with how the school is going to help out the dorms and how the money gets spent. Finally is Habitat for Humanity, which as I’m sure you guys all know builds houses for the needy, they actually build houses for people in substandard housing, tear down houses to recycle the materials, tutor children, and do many fundraisers and trips.
I have a 15 hour course load this semester and it hasn’t been so bad as long as you try to read ahead and ask when you have questions. Finally I am also doing the Entrepreneurs Program this semester, which is a lot of fun. You can sign up for a 1 hour class that meets once a week and basically the leaders pick a project, you pick one to work on, and the group makes it, markets, it and basically does everything to get the product off the ground. I will be keeping everyone updated twice a month with blogs about certain aspects of the school so you can decide if you like the sounds of State or find out about what to do once you guys get here.
Later.
