Developmental Assessment Center Research Assistant

- Yesterday I took a big step toward being an adult as opposed to a college kid. A psychologist working on a project in an accessment center came into my first class looking for research assistants and before I knew it I was accepted for the spot. My job in the project will be to observe and record the behaviors of freshman psych majors in various activities, organize the data, then provide reports about things they should do to make them more attractive to employers in the workforce. Resume wise, its gold because that is more or less what I want to do; work in an assessment center for buisnesses in a consulting spot. This research position is something which was normally only offered to seniors so I felt pretty honored to get it, but looking over the training schedule I noticed the second training session on Saturday fell right on and over game time against 12 ranked Cal. I don't miss football games but I guess I'm going to have to suck it up. You gotta get to a point eventually, I suppose, where college becomes more than a four year party and turns into a stepping stone to a career. This research project should be a lot of fun anyway so I guess it won't be so bad.

-I've been keeping real busy recently. The RA spot is worth 3 credits and to keep my class load below 20+ credits this semester I had to drop World Philosophy. I hope I'm able to pick it up next semester because I've already put in around 2o or more hours of reading and study time for that class. Beyond class though I can find only one or two hours of pure free time a day. At the level its at, though, I actually enjoy it. I'm staying active which is good for me mentally and I'm still finding time for fun. My last couple weekends have been some of the best I've had at CSU and I've found that golden ballance between hanging out with my best friends and meeting new people.

- All in all so far this has had the makings of a great semester and it doesn't show any signs of letting up anytime soon. Here's to September and all its giving me.