SOC 100: Introduction To Social Research

College is the time when you find out who you truly are and discover yourself as a person, but at the beginning of the school year, I had no idea what I wanted to do. During the first week of the semester, I was informed about GST 110 and how there were multiple seats available. Even though only two credits were offered for this course, I saw this as an opportunity to learn more about myself and get an idea of what I want to pursue in the future. At first, I had the desire to be an environmental scientist. It made sense at the time; I enjoyed the subject, and wanted to make the world a better place. Upon further research, I had discovered that ecology is not a very popular major, and such a major doesn’t exist in SUNY Oswego. In fact, I had …show more content…
I am already taking SOC 100: Introduction to Sociology, so if I do decide to commit to sociology as my major, I will already have three credits attributed to it. The next three courses I must take are Theory I: Foundation of Sociological Research, Introduction to Social Research, and Introduction to Statistics. A choice has to be made in the next level of courses between Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender, and Social Problems. I believe that I will be choosing the course regarding social problems because rather than simply learning about the flaws in our society, I want to do something about it and come up with possible solutions in an attempt to solve these inequalities. There are three 300 level classes, Contemporary Sociological Theory, Survey Methodology, and Qualitative Research Methods. Only a single course can be chosen, and though they all sound stale, sociological theory seems to be the most interesting, learning about the different ideologies that people have had over the …show more content…
It is a world renowned company, known by many that plays its workers very well and has substantial benefits. The goal of the company coincides with mine, so I believe that it will be a very good fit. Unfortunately, it’s easier said than done, because Google is a very competitive workplace, but it’s better trying than not doing it at all because you just never know. In regards to building bridges with other people, I have taken it upon myself to be acknowledged by my professors. For example, my philosophy teacher, Dr. Lambey, is the president of the philosophy club, and he has taken notice. Not only does the club help further explain why people do certain things, but it makes me more favorable, especially if I take Philosophy 205 the coming