Scholarships…ugh!!!

So for all the seniors now that you’ve been accepted into a college the only thing left to see is how much money you’re getting. For  most students money is

Learn how to put some money in your pocket...

the most important factor for deciding the school they are going to attend. I will be using the Mount St. Mary’s College site so that it will give you a brief explanation of these awards.By now you should have received your financial aid award, your award should be a variety of free money such as scholarships,  grants, institutional awards, merit awards, student employment and then you have loans like the Stafford loans and parent loans. Remember with loans that less is better and that subsidized Stafford loans have a lower interest rate so try to get a higher subsidized loan then the unsubsidized. But overall when you get loans think about whether they are really necessary and then think about how those loans are an investment in your education and that once you have a good career it will take a little bit of time to pay back. OK then now that you have an estimation of the money your going to get, now you can start finding ways  to get more money so those loans can get minimized. So the first most important step and maybe the easiest is to go to your school college counselor or better known as the COLLEGE CORNER. There you will be able to ask a peer counselor for help. This is the list of all the steps to take once your  are there

1. The Scholarship board with all the deadlines

2. A green sheet to order a copy of those scholarships

3. Come back the next day and pick them up!!

that’s all you need to do….

Ok if that doesnt work well then there’s a number of different websites that can help you find those scholarships…

like fastweb.com and finaid.org and there’s so many more you just have to look.

I know it’s a pain in the butt, I should know since I am still in the process of applying to scholarships, but sometimes there are scholarships that are so easy all you have to do is answer a couple of questions. Just remember this when you’re applying for scholarships and your tired of it “I need this money, who else would give me free money?!!”

P.S. You might just get lucky and find one of those scholarships where someone dies and they just want to give you money. Oh, and usually the local scholarships are harder to find but the easiest to get.

Admitted Students Part2

At the Mount...

So on April 11, 2010 I went to Chalon at Mount St. Mary’s College with my mom and boyfriend. It was a very long drive especially since we took the streets but it was really cool we got to see all that surrounds the campus and well now I know were to go on my free time. So at 7:45 am I arrived at the campus and at 8:00 am we headed to the Getty Center for the Top of the Class breakfast. So I thought it was a really exciting experience I was able to meet the board of trustees of the mount and the president, oh and some alumnae. I got to meet a former student who took my future business major who now is a partner at an important firm.

The day went by fast and it was really great. The only down side was that it was so cold and then I got really hungry. So since I wasn’t scheduled with my advisor until 2:30 my mom and boyfriend decided to go down Sunset Blvd. and get something to eat oh and put gas in the car because we were low on fuel. So we had something to eat KFC because we all had been craving something good but fast since we only had an hour.

After we were done we went back to the campus I met with my advisor and well now I have my classes, I’m taking four business classes and one art class. im really excited and cant wait to see what happens next.

Admitted Students day at The Mount

So Admitted Students day is coming up for all those future Mount St. Mary’s College girls.  It will be on April 11, 2010 at the Chalon campus. The great thing about this day is that you will get to meet with your advisor and get a tour of the school also if you didn’t get a chance before you can go over your financial aid award.

I was fortunate enough to be a priority student and got accepted into their honors program so I am one of the few girls who will get the opportunity to pick first hand my classes and I’m also getting treated to a special breakfast with the President of Mount St. Mary’s

The all WOMENS college

College for getting the presendential award. Im very happy and I consider  myself very fortunate for everything I’m getting, but I also believe it was all the hard work I put into my education at Woodrow Wilson High School. Im really excited to go to college now everything is set up for me and I have less worries now and I feel bit more stress free.

It feels really good to know where im going even though at first I wasn’t sure this was the school for me, but there was a lot I did to make my decision. The most important was that it had the major I needed, that I was being offered scholarships and all that good stuff, and finally and maybe the most important, that it had a second major or third that I could rely on to take if I ever changed my mind because sometimes some schools credits or units aren’t transferable. Also, you have to make sure that its an enviroment you  like because your going to be there for a very long time. So those are my plans for the near future.

The Other Boleyn Girl…WOW!!!

A great novel that I recommend you read, perhaps over spring break.

I just finished this amazing book last night it took me about 2 weeks and a half because it is so hard to find the time to actually sit down and enjoy this marvelous book.

Well I finished last night at around 7pm because I was determined to know the great moment  that was expected to come, but which I dearly  hoped wouldn’t.  The Other Boleyn Girl was written as a fictional novel with some historical reference by Philippa Gregory , a British author. The book was about Mary Boleyn the sister of Anne Boleyn. The story was told from Mary’s perspective, but I truly still was in love with Anne Boleyn maybe it was how assertive she is or that she is a dominant woman and  that she sets a goal and accomplishes it. My sister said maybe it’s because Im so much like her, but I just liked that she wasn’t like any other women of the time and she could claim a whole rooms attention and keep it.

I saw Mary as the other Boleyn girl and I truly think it will remain like that. the rivalry between Anne and Mary was always present, yet I always thought Anne had the winning hand. The most important thing that Anne did in my point of view was that she changed history, she made it possible to divorce a woman and therefore, now as a woman myself I can get rid of a man who is not deserving.

Anne also was capable of making England separate form the church. It doesnt really matter the people who came down with Anne Boleyn in the process to get to her triumph because she will always be a strong women and in my eyes and many other will remain ANNE QUEEN OF ENGLAND. And to end this even  better her daughter Elizabeth was Queen of England and was as strong as her mother to rule as queen and more importantly, as a woman.

Trip to the Mount

On Monday, March 8, 2010 I took a tour of Mount St. Mary’s College at the Chilon campus. For those who don’t know Mount St. Mary’s College is a school that consists of two campuses the Doheny campus in South Central and the Chalon campus in West LA.  The difference between both campuses is that you can go to the Doheny campus and start with your AA or go straight to Chalon to begin with your Bachelors degree.

Come and admire the view

Come and visit the Mansion

The trip was planned for Maria Pizarro and me it was nice to see our names on the billboard, I felt welcomed. Well my sister currently attends MSMC  and so I was a little unsure if I wanted to go just because I would really want to be a little far away from home and more importantly independent. However, I decided that my experience would be completely different from hers since I am going to dorm and I think I will be able to take more advantage of what the Mount has to offer than my sister did.

Well I got a tour and I was able to look at my financial aid award and talk to an admissions representative. I was a bit disappointed after the tour because I felt it was a little half assed. What I mean by that is that it seemed as though the student who gave us the tour was too lazy to walk, I really believe I could have done better myself if I went alone. She showed us the halls, but not the dorms and we didn’t see the library,  pool, or  the gym.

The only thing that made it possible for me to feel better about this day was that I’m getting my full tuition paid with scholarships, cal grants, federal aid, and well in simpler words money I don’t have to pay back. And so I believe I have made a decision I will be attending Mount St. Mary’s College and working on my Bachelors degree, and then I will go to Pepperdine University for my masters degree. I just hope that from here and on I don’t change my mind…

P.S. if you want to take a TOUR to the Mount just visit this link and pick between the two campuses or just go to both…

Horoscopes: Truth or Fiction

Have you ever really thought what horoscopes do to you?

For example, you read it and you either think “wow that so true” or you wait all day for that thing to happen.

Sometimes horoscopes seem so realistic and you wonder who in the world knows these things but I think its like when someone gives you advice you either take it or you don’t.

For those who don’t know what a horoscope is, a horoscope is a prediction of someones future based on the relative positions of the planets.

Well now that I think about it who writes these horoscopes and who know what these planets mean if you know or don’t I highly encourage you to find out…

I always check my Horoscope on the Yahoo! site

1STEP is to click on the link HOROSCOPE

2STEP is to pick your sign which would be Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Gemini, Libra, Aquarius, Cancer, Scorpio,and Pisces

3STEP you can pick between daily horoscopes, teen horoscope, weekly or monthly or yearly horoscope, love&relationship, and career&finance

What's your sign?

Today is March 3, 2010 and my horoscope is AQUARIUS and  according to the Yahoo! site my daily overview is

Quickie

Your pride is your burden and your blessing; beware of self-centered thoughts.

This sounds to realistic a bit freaky but I cant help but to admit  that it is so true. I am a very proud person sometimes because of it I’m so stubborn and nothing can change my mind. But sometimes that’s good because it helps me to make my own decisions and not let myself be influenced by others. So do I believe this horoscope?  Well at least today I do and will follow its advice and try not to think self -centered thoughts.

B.S.U Assembly-final

For the celebration of Black History Month the B.S.U. and the A.S.A.P. club helped to put together a performance in which they brought cultural awareness to all the students and staff at Woodrow Wilson High School. The assembly was about the great African American men and women that have contributed to society.Mrs. Henderson and Ms. Stephens, sponsor the B.S.U and A.S.A.P.  They were also in charge of the assembly.

B.S.U.  stands for the Black Student Union. This club promotes cultural awareness and also helps African Americans at Woodrow Wilson H.S. to have an outlet where they are free to express their talents and talk. This is a list of some of the goals of this club: promote cultural awareness, leadership, friendship, respect, outlet for African Americans, go on field trips to view museums on black heritage, history, praise dance or worship dance, and most importantly, have pride in African American culture.

A.S.A.P. stands for A Step Above Perfection! a step and dance team apart from B.S.U.  They have been going three years strong! It is a club that Erika and Brocklyn created. Erika is step master and Brocklyn is president of A.S.A.P.

This assembly talked about the many African American men and women and their contributions to society. African Americans have had many roles in society from being legal and political figures, scientist and educators, activists, artist and writers, athletes, entertainers, musicians and singers.

The B.S.U. and A.S.A.P. did a wonderful job in finding ways to motivate young people to learn about African American history. For example, they performed class scenes in which they informed the audience about trends and historical figures. Some examples of great men and women would be Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Tiger Woods, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, Oprah, and Tyra Banks

THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO MADE A CHANGE

There is so much more to learn like the great inventions that we still use today. African Americans have come a long way, take President Obama for example.  There is still a lot to learn and something we should all ask ourselves is, what kind of world would we have if African Americans never existed?