Sonoma State University

Becoming Who I am Supposed to Be As a student at Sonoma State University, I decided to declare my major in human development because it covers a broad range of subjects like psychology, anthropology, and sociology. Then, at the end of my junior year in college, I decided to declare a minor in early childhood studies. To complete the early childhood studies minor, I have taken classes that teach concepts such as child development and how to assess the different behavioral patterns and the stages of development in children. The combination of both my major and my minor led me to the decision to go into social work as my career. I decided on this because the courses I completed opened my eyes in many different ways to the social injustice in the world. I believe that the job social workers do is so important because they represent the facts and strive to achieve a more just outcome for the people within the community that need justice most. During my time at Sonoma State, I had the honor of becoming a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority. Throughout my time in Gamma Phi Beta, I held the position of Philanthropy Chairwoman for two consecutive terms. My…

Marin County is one of the nine counties located in the San Francisco Bay Area and has a population of about 260,000. It is in the North Bay and is considered to be one of the wealthiest counties in the state of California. Geographically, it is a peninsula facing southward and borders Sonoma County from the North. Most of the population resides on the eastern portion of the area, whereas the mainland portion is primarily occupied by open spaces and agricultural areas. Due to its proximity to…

Lemoore, California. The 559, the 93245, the small rural town located in the central region of the San Joaquin Valley. A place that will melt flip flops to the ground in the summer, yet it will have people gathering around a fire in the winter with their hands wrapped tightly around a steaming cup of cocoa. Not much goes on in this town and it is not quite what someone would call a vacation destination, but there is indeed something special about this town. This special characteristic is the way…

The first quarter of second semester is going really well. In the beginning of January, I got accepted into my first choice college, Sonoma State University, which makes me feel euphoric. I will be majoring in Criminology/Criminal Justice and it is an impacted major, but my very good GPA and ACT scores got me into it. I am very excited for what is to come, once school starts, in August. The campus has aspects of beauty ubiquitously placed all around. Now that it is down to the…

Burns states that this divide is not only separating individuals, it is splitting education as well. Despite the evidence that many may present to prove they are not academic, an individual is not destined to be either smart or not smart. In the words Burns, “many brilliant people think they are not because they have been judged against this particular view of the mind.” An individual is as smart as they believe their mind to be. Although objections of being born with mental differences may…

I have observed many children who have dropped out of college because they were not ready for the freedom of being on their own. I remember my next door neighbor only let her son attend a local community college. The other children attended colleges and universities far away from home, but he went to school nearby. The reason behind that is because his mom wanted to make sure her child was prepared for college mentally. She didn’t want her son to drop out because of parties, and not keeping up…

With 86.75 percent of the U.S. population having some type of internet access, this statement is accurate. We do everything over the internet; from keeping in touch with love ones to completing our educational goals. In the last couple of years the number of students taking online classes has seen a steady increase. According to E. Allen and J. Seaman (2013) in 2013, 32 percent of college/university students were participating in one or more online courses. In an article “Revolution hits the…

The Desire for “More” Derives from School In every classroom, there are an abundance of different students that attend school for several reasons. Some of those reasons may be to graduate and venture to college, to play sports in college, to get a brighter education, or just to receive their diploma at the end of one’s twelve year-period of struggle and chaos. Each person has a goal that is different than another’s, but there are some students who struggle with the question of why to stay in…

Hardwork. Dedication. No reward One of these doesn’t seem to connect with the others. If you are a working hard and dedicated to what you do, shouldn’t you receive a reward. That thought goes through the heads of college athletes, everyday. They live this story, putting in hard work and time into playing for their school, yet they receive nothing. All these athletes play for the organization known as the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the NCAA for short. The NCAA is a…

post-secondary education once finished with high school), they attend part-time, works full-time, have dependents other than a spouse, an/or is a single parent. Nontraditional students have the opportunity to submit the FASFA much like younger students, because federal student aid generally does not have any age restriction. However, there are some restrictions based on the educational background that these individuals have. According to Motivational Factors Underlying College Students '…