Oftentimes, when people think of "college life" they forget that involves a little something called class. Though the Emory experience involves MUCH more than scheduled meeting times of education, they are surely an important part (and what you parents are paying for!)
Since Emory's student body is so diverse, no class schedule could be considered "typical". But I'd like to give you at least some idea. Sooo, I present to you my class schedule for my 6 semesters here. I also included my guesstimate (guess/estimate) of the number of students that were in the class, as well as my main reason for taking the course.
Freshman - Fall
Eng 101 - Expository Writing (fulfilled the freshman writing requirement - 18 students)
Math 111 - Calculus 1 (Math/computer science requirement - 30 students)
Phil 100 - Into to Philosophy (humanities requirement - 25 students)
Soc 101 - Intro to General Sociology (I was interested in sociology - 45 students)
Freshman - Spring
Dance 123R - Modern Dance 1 (It fulfilled 1/3 PE course requirements, plus I used to dance and missed it - 20 students)
Hist 232 - Making of Modern American: US since 1877 (History requirement - 30 students)
PE 101 - Personal Health Education (a required class for everyone, about 250 students since everyone had to take it. But everyone also has a weekly discussion group with a Public Health grad student and about 15 students)
Pols 120 - Intro to Comparative Politics (International studies requirement, plus I was interested in possibly minoring in polisci - 25 students)
Psyc 110 - Intro to Psychology: Psychobiology and Cognition (I was interested in psychology - 125 students)
Psych 190 - Freshman Seminar: Psychology and Pseudoscience (I was extremely interested in the course description, plus every freshman is required to take a seminar - which oftentimes isn't in their major/minor - 11 students.)
Sophomore - Fall
Eng 270 - Intro to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry (Interested in the course/subject - 15 students)
JS 169 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict (Interested in the course and the Jewish Studies program - 90 students)
Psyc 205 - Child Development (I love kids - 45 students)
Span 201 - Intermediate Spanish I (Language Requirement - 12 students)
Sophomore - Spring
EDS 201 - American Education (Interested in the course - 25 students)
Eng 378 - Creative Writing: Intermediate Screenwriting (I was interested in the course, plus I wanted to make sure that I wanted to become a Creative Writing major - 15 students)
Jnrl 201 - News Reporting and Writing (Interested in journalism - 12 students)
Span 202 - Intermediate Spanish II (Language Requirement - 17 students)
Junior - Fall
Eng 212 - Readings in Popular Literature and Culture (for my major - 18 students)
Eng 370 - Creative Writing: Intermediate Fiction (for my major/interested - 8 students)
JS 205 - Biblical Literature (for my minor/interested - 15 students)
PE 194 - Stress Reduction and Flexibility (PE Credit - 23 students)
JS 370 - Topics in Jewish Religion and Culture: Holocaust Memoirs (for my minor/interested - 18 students)
Junior - Spring
Eng 311 - Intro to Shakespeare (for my major - 19 students)
Eng 371 - Creative Writing: Intermediate Poetry (for my major/interested - 14 students )
JS 370 - Topics in Jewish Religion and Culture: Religion and Medical Ethics (for my minor/interested - 13 students)
Phys 116 - Intro Astronomy w/ Lab (lab science requirement - 38 students in the lecture, 20 student in the lab)
If you have any questions, feel free to ask! I'd LOVE to know if anyone is reading this!
...and now I'm off to start watching the Oscar's Red Carpet with some of my sorority sisters. I just can't resist judging beautiful celebrities on their dress choices.
Sooo, I'm away for a few days due to a family emergency but I just discovered that most amazing thing! EMORY'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL! http://www.youtube.com/emoryuniversity
The idea that we have a youtube channel really brings a smile to my face. Take that David After Dentist (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs) and Charlie Bit My Finger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM)! (Fine, the secret's out - I am a frequent fan of the 'tube).
Now I just have to watch all the Emory vids and try to spot myself.
I'm so sorry that I haven't updated in awhile. I actually tried posting in earlier January, but kept receiving odd error messages. Hopefully, this works now! I've missed writing on the blog.
Anyway, let's talk LEARNLINK! Learnlink is my current obsession and has been since I was freshman. It is Emory's online community, run by a server called First Class. Besides receiving personal e-mail and academic announcements, Learnlink also includes:
*"Conferences" for every club and class you're in
* Emory Announcements, where students can post about activities, meetings, performances and any events around campus
* Career resources
* Lost & Found postings
* Classifieds
* Textbook exchange
* Syllabus database
* Discussion on professor and classes, so students can decide what classes to register for (kind of like our own ratemyprofesor.com)
* The ability for students to create their own conferences (friends, their freshman hall, lab partners...any group!)
*Instant Messaging and instant group chats
It's hard to fully explain unless you see it, but student LOVE love love Learnlink! It makes communicating with friends, classmates, club members and even professors and faculty super easy. It's also extremely well organized. Little red flags pop up every time a new message appears. Every member of the Emory community has an e-mail address. You don't actually have to remember everyone's address though; simply type in part of their first and late names...and suggestions for their full name appear.
I recently wrote a poetry collection for my Intermediate Poetry class. While trying to think up ideas for poems, I explored Learnlink. I also searched online for different forms of poetry. Then, it hit me...I would write a poem about Learnlink!
Here it is:
Ode to Learnlink
Thy kind DUC computer so bright and my tiny hands so ready
A beautiful blue and green oval, my eyes catch thine splendor
Fingertips mount on the keyboard, I type with care. Keep steady
A six-letter surname, a complete user ID thus it render
Stroke my password out in precise rhythm with passion
Access be granted, a bright white rectangle forms in greeting
Oh mailbox! Oh conferences! Oh glorious glorious flags in red!
Activities, greetings and news of the hour laid out in such fashion
Thy entertainment and sense of community is never ever fleeting
Behold! A ting my ears do hear. A new message hath arrived in a thread!
Total time used: 32 weeks 7 hours 51 minutes
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I never write in Old English, but thought it was appropriate to properly express my love.
