This year might be challenging

Hello, Everyone!

I guess it's kind of been a while since the last time I posted, but classes are in full swing, and sometimes I feel like I'm barely keeping my head above water.

I've had some good feedback with grades, and I'm trying hard to do my best with work this year.  I'm in the library now with some coffee, and my history books are calling my name, and I'm doing a great job of ignoring them.  My assignment for Monday is to do a short reading and write a paper about the Cuban Missile Crisis.  My history class is particularly challenging, since it is not for my major I find it hard to motivate myself...and I haven't had a history course since high school.

So far my other classes are going well.  I love Sociology of Evil and Antecedents of Aggression...both classes tie in my love for sociology and criminal justice, reassuring me that I'm not wasting my time in college.

I just realized that my first day of classes post largely neglected to share about my roommates and extracurricular involvement, which are essential to this year, I promise you can look forward to that in the next post!

Hitting the history books,
Paige

Junior Year: The Beginning

Well hello there! 

I truly have missed you all, I hope everyone had a good summer, I know I did and I'm looking forward to getting back in the game. 

In case anyone is looking at this for the first time, and as a refresher after our long summer apart, my name is Paige, and I'm a junior (wow), at Mercyhurst College.  I'm a student ambassador and this is my student blog.  I'm a criminal justice major, and I absolutely love the program.  So it's nice to meet those of you who are new, I am waving and smiling at all of you.

Formalities aside, let's start junior year.

I spent this summer working at a hotel and swimming, needless to say, it was mindless, relaxing, and perfect.    However, as I usually do towards mid-August, I grew restless and started thinking about classes and even the fall weather.  I moved back in the third week of August, and classes began last Wednesday.

Here is the breakdown of the four classes I'm taking this term-

• The Sociology of Evil-  Truly, yes, this IS a class.  I love it too.  Although I'm not required to take this class, I decided to just for the learning aspect.  It was certainly worth the extra work. 
•  Personality Psychology- My minor is in the Psychology of Crime and Law, and this class is one I have to take for that requirement.  I've taken this professor before, her classes are interactive and fascinating.  I have realized though that since attending college, my goals have shifted.  Initially my interest was mainly in psychology with me leaning towards criminology, however now it is the reverse, I still have a great appreciation for my psych courses though.  
• US History III- The school requires that everyone take at least one history course.  I really do enjoy history, however, sometimes taking classes that don't relate to my major seems like a waste of time.  However, I was able to take US History III, which covers 1945-present.  I figured this way, a lot of the social movements and laws of the later years will transcend into the criminal justice/sociology aspect that I love.  
• Antecedents of Aggression- This course is also for my minor.  I went in it really unsure of what to expect, but it is basically just about the psychology of violence.  I've expressed my interest in street gangs before, so I'm really excited that there is an emphasis on youth violence, which applies neatly to gangs.  

So that is my world right now.  I'm currently eating cereal and going to the gym soon.  The gym trip will likely be followed by hours in the library, and then probably a movie night with my roommates after the work.  

Wishing you a beautiful day, 

Paige