Earlier this week I had a mock interview for an application to graduate school at Clemson University. I believe the interview went rather well. Of course, as with most things it had its positives and negatives. I prepared a little for the interview but not nearly as much as I should have. Some questions I feel as if I took a short pause or maybe stumbled across but I do not think any one part of the interview did not go well. The only part that did not go as well as I hoped was when asked if I had any questions for the interviewer regarding the school or program. Even though I did have questions, at that moment in time I drew a blank. After the interview, we discussed the interview as well as my cover letter and resume. So, all in all, I was satisfied with the interview and my cover letter and resume received impressive reviews for more formal interview!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Chicago
Last week, most fourth year Architecture students took a trip to Chicago. Simply put, it was an amazing trip! The good times all started before we even left for Chicago! A group of us stayed at a friend's house before flying out in the morning and her dad cooked us dinner the night before and breakfast the morning before we headed to the airport - I can not explain how good the food and how great of a cook he really is in fear of not giving him enough praise. Yea, it was that good. Not to mention, we had breakfast when we arrived back home as well!
Anyways, on to Chicago. The city was very fun! We visited many sites with the class including a walking tour of early skyscrapers, IIT, Oak Park, Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and a Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise! I have to admit though, I was not a big fan of the museum we visited. I guess I am one of the people who just cannot appreciate "contemporary art." Everything else we visited was great! Getting around the city was a little trickier to me than when we visited NYC. It took some adjusting to, especially from Clemson, and sometimes it was just easier to pile a bunch of people in a cab and just go! One thing I have to mention though: they do not call Chicago the "windy city" for nothing. It was windy. Very windy, actually. All the time. Needless to say, I was cold a lot along with many others. We also had a lot of free time - I think the trip was half for educational purposes and half to just let us have fun with architecture. All in all, it was a great trip and good to have a break away from the worries and stresses of school!
Anyways, on to Chicago. The city was very fun! We visited many sites with the class including a walking tour of early skyscrapers, IIT, Oak Park, Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and a Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise! I have to admit though, I was not a big fan of the museum we visited. I guess I am one of the people who just cannot appreciate "contemporary art." Everything else we visited was great! Getting around the city was a little trickier to me than when we visited NYC. It took some adjusting to, especially from Clemson, and sometimes it was just easier to pile a bunch of people in a cab and just go! One thing I have to mention though: they do not call Chicago the "windy city" for nothing. It was windy. Very windy, actually. All the time. Needless to say, I was cold a lot along with many others. We also had a lot of free time - I think the trip was half for educational purposes and half to just let us have fun with architecture. All in all, it was a great trip and good to have a break away from the worries and stresses of school!
Monday, October 8, 2007
Anything I Want, huh?
For this week's blog topic, I would like to ask this: is there ever any good news anymore??
The reason I ask? Well, check your local news, national sites such as CNN, or any news for that matter! It seems that everything that happens in today's world is negative. For example, the current headline on CNN.com is "Town in shock after deputy kills 6." Wow. After a quick glance over the other headlines, nothing else on the site seems to be of praise or any other form of good news. My mom and I were talking on the phone just last week and this topic came up. She was reading the news and this article was talking about an old man who always went to the same Bojangles every morning, ordered the same thing, and sat at the same place with all of his friends. Apparently this had been happening for quite some time and the staff had become friends with the man. After all, they saw each other basically every day! This article went on about how nice he was and everything, and my mom was finally excited to see something good-hearted and positive in the news. And then came the punchline: one morning, the man was getting out of his vehicle and fell in the parking lot. Yep, you guessed it! He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. Point proven. Why can't there be anything good ever portrayed in the news? For one thing, it seems to be a popular belief now that the three main things the public loves are money, sex, and violence. I know I am not alone on this matter feeling that I am tired of all the negativity portrayed in the world. Yes, bad things happen but on the contrary so do many, many good things! I just want to know why it seems none of the good things are ever publicized as much as the bad news!
The reason I ask? Well, check your local news, national sites such as CNN, or any news for that matter! It seems that everything that happens in today's world is negative. For example, the current headline on CNN.com is "Town in shock after deputy kills 6." Wow. After a quick glance over the other headlines, nothing else on the site seems to be of praise or any other form of good news. My mom and I were talking on the phone just last week and this topic came up. She was reading the news and this article was talking about an old man who always went to the same Bojangles every morning, ordered the same thing, and sat at the same place with all of his friends. Apparently this had been happening for quite some time and the staff had become friends with the man. After all, they saw each other basically every day! This article went on about how nice he was and everything, and my mom was finally excited to see something good-hearted and positive in the news. And then came the punchline: one morning, the man was getting out of his vehicle and fell in the parking lot. Yep, you guessed it! He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. Point proven. Why can't there be anything good ever portrayed in the news? For one thing, it seems to be a popular belief now that the three main things the public loves are money, sex, and violence. I know I am not alone on this matter feeling that I am tired of all the negativity portrayed in the world. Yes, bad things happen but on the contrary so do many, many good things! I just want to know why it seems none of the good things are ever publicized as much as the bad news!
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