AOII - COLLEGE MEMORIES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAlPMOakFTo

Class Projects - eportfolio

All these projects I did over the course of this semester, I worked really hard on them all. Enjoy!
Podcast:
Check out my podcast I made for mcom 63:
reality check

InDesign:
Check out the graduation pamphlet I did in InDesign:
allison_graduation

Photoshop:
This is the banner for my blog:
allison_banner

Website Link:
http://www.jmc.sjsu.edu/student/newmedia_fang/s2009/allison-space/

Just Thinking

So I was thinking about how college has impacted my life. You have the good times and you have the bad times, but the good times always for me at least outweigh the bad times. I am so lucky to have the college experience I did, I have definitely made friendships with different people that I know will last. These people have been with my through the thick and the thin times. Its amazing the connections you can make with people.
To be honest I never knew I would make lifetime friendships with people here in college, I really don't know why that is our why I thought that. I guess I was always told you find your good friends in high school and in college you make convenient friends. But in my opinion I feel that I have merged my two worlds together. My college friends and my high school friends are all important to me. Now I just have more friends to hang with and have a great bond with for many years to come. I know I am probably getting all cheesy but really I am sad to go, I know I won't miss the work part of school but I will definitely miss the social aspect of school.
Now what do I got to look forward too... well bills to pay, health insurance to pay - since now I am no longer in school full time, parents eventually cutting you off - because well its just that time to learn to grow up, and lastly getting the big J-O-B!
Man how your priorities change once you get to the last of the weeks of school.

FINALS!!

So today, I have started prioritizing on what I need to do in the next week and a half. I have three finals and a project due. The stress of studying and being in the library for hours on end does not sounds appealing to me. I am very nervous going into finals, not because I won't do good, but because they are my last finals for my college career.
I began thinking to myself today, I can't believe it, I have made it. What an exciting feeling. I never thought as a freshmen I would finally be able to take that leap into the real world. I honestly knew college wouldn't last forever but I couldn't believe that spring 2009 was my year to graduate. This next week and a half is going to be torture but I know it will be well worth it in the end. I know the long nights of studying and the rushing to get the finals projects done will be worth it in the end.
I can not wait to May21st and be out on that lawn.

CINCO DE MAYO

Yes! I finally got the chance to hang out with my friends and go out and enjoy myself. I got all my homework done last night and made the decision to go out and celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
I had a blast, it definitely took me back to the good old days of when I first started college, not really a care in the world. I was trying to meet new people, see the party life, and have fun.
Nowadays it is rather harder to get out and about in the party scene, now I am more grown up. I actually have more responsibilities that your average 18 year old. Also, the classes I have been taking are increasing in work load. It is amazing to see how much you can party, hang out, and do anything else but your homework and still manage to pass. If I tried to get away with that now, I do not think I would be able to say that I am graduating in a few weeks.
I am definitely not the same 18 year old who started here at SJSU five years ago. Now I am the 22 year old graduating and moving onto the real world. I am just shocked that 5 years has gone by so fast! I am sad that it has gone by so fast, I wish I could slow down the time and be able to relax. I am almost even jealous of my friends who are not graduating, but then there goes my conflict again. HaHa why would I want to stay and do more homework and projects, when I could be out in the real world and making some big bucks, or at least I hope I make the big bucks.
I tell you, graduating definitely is one of the happiest/saddest times I will have as a college student!

2 weeks

There are only two weeks left, the clock is ticking. It seems like that would be enough time to get everything done. WELL IT'S NOT! I am getting rather worried and frustrated with everything that is piling up. I hope I get through this.
I look at my other friends who aren't graduating and I see they are stressed but not to the point I am. I have never felt this stressed at the end of the semester? Is it because I have the added pressure of this is my last semester and I will not get another chance to make up for a class or is it that I am trying to work harder than ever to keep my GPA high and leave with a bang? Either way these college days are definitely not fun anymore.
I need a break to just breathe and hang out with my friends. Hopefully, I will get that chance soon. I need to remember GRADUATION is right around the corner. Just keep my focus and I will succeed!

MeMories

Best Graduation Presents

1. Money
2. Trip
3. ipod
4. Handheld Device
5. Laptop
6. Digital Camera


Info found at: http://www.catalogs.com/info/gifts/best-graduation-gifts.html

Last 3 Weeks of School

These last three weeks of school have been the most stressful for me. I honestly can not wait to get out of school and start working. I have already been on two job interviews, I am rather hopeful. You can always tell when it is getting to the end of the semester when the library begins filling up and students look stressed out constantly! I am almost there... the count down has definitely begun!

Soon To Be Graduates Thoughts

This video is about different students around the country getting ready to graduate. I found it off of youtube, I found it interesting to see what other people's perspective were on graduating and if they had the same feeling as I do. I was not surprised by what I saw, students having senioritis and going with the flow and then students hustling to get job interviews and a good jump start on life. To be honest after I saw this video, I did decide to jump start my life, by starting to apply to places and get my resume out there. I don't want to be stuck in the rut of senioritis, but it is hard to get out of it. I think I have not overcome the feeling, but I definitely put more of an effort for my future than a lot of students I know in my position.

The Last Spring Break I'll Ever Have

O-M-G I can not believe this will be my last spring break forever! That is too crazy for me. With graduating comes excitement and joy, but also a reality check of no more 6 weeks off for winter break, no more spring break, and less days off.  What's a girl to do? So I took advantage of this spring break and went to Tahoe to go gambling and ski. It was a great last spring break that I will ever have! I am glad I took the opportunity to go somewhere for spring break, I usually don't. i usually just stay around San Jose and work for the most part. I play the catch up game in school and at work.
Not this time, I knew that this time around my friends and I had to do something. I could not be sitting around working. I can not believe I never decided to do something before for spring break. I was always asked if I wanted to go somewhere, like Mexico or do a road trip, but it never interested me.
So thank god that I got to do my last spring break experience right, with some drinking, gambling, skiing, and having fun with my friends!

The Movie "College"

While on Spring Break my friends and I watched  this movie called "College." It reminds me of my blog that I am writing. This movie is about how College is the best experience you can have as a young adult. This movie made me laugh and realize how much I have enjoyed my college life. I remember going to my first party, joining my sorority, and meeting all these new people in my dorm. Living on campus was one of the best experiences I had here at SJSU, it was so much fun hanging out with all my new friends.
It was much different than I expected, to be honest I had no expectations for college, just that I hoped it was better than high school. And well it definitely has been in soooo many ways.
So as my college days come down to the end at least I know have had the best experiences!

Check out this website:

http://www.college-themovie.com/#/home

Conflicted

Hi my name is Allison. This is my last semester in college. As of right now I am starting to count down the weeks till May 21st. I have definitely developed seniorities and its not even halfway through the semester.
In my opinion this is not looking good. But my attitude is not all about getting out of SJSU. I do have another side, which is, I'm just plain scared of graduating. Do I really want to leave college, my comfort zone? As I count down the weeks, I am beginning to realize I will need a job. Ah! a "big girl" job! Its very obvious that right now in our world jobs are hard to find.
So what's a girl to do? So, yes at times I feel stuck. Do I really want to leave college just yet and face the troubles out in the real world or do I want to stay in college and be faced with constant homework, group projects, and drama. So I ask does anyone else feel this way?
In this blog you will be able to see the struggles I go through, whether it is to go out on a week night or stay home and study. My struggles with friends, teachers, parents, and well just life. I hope you enjoy this blog and hey maybe you will be able to feel my pain as well.

Well Enjoy!

First Blog Ever

Hi everyone, well this is my first blog experience. I have never written one nor have I ever read one. I hope this comes out the way that I hope it does. Well, basically I'll be just writing about my experiences in my last semester in college. I will be graduating in May but as no surprise it is a stressful but exciting time. So we will have to see how these next couple of months go! Please bare with me as I get the hang of blogging!