Baxter- Week 3- Career Center, Mississippi State University

Practicum Journal #3

Activities:

• ·         Advised undeclared freshmen orientation students to set up class schedules
• ·         Discussed with undeclared freshmen orientation students what career path they want to pursue or interested in
• ·         Talked to undeclared freshmen orientation students about what the Career Center at Mississippi State University has to offer
• ·         Advised some undeclared freshmen orientation students to take the Career and Planning class to figure out what they want to major in while in college
• ·         Discussed with many undeclared freshmen orientation students that it is important for them to get involved with an organization on campus and feel included in some way

Reflection:

This week has been very similar to last week in the Career Center because of all the freshmen and transfer orientation advising sessions I have been helping with for the past month. This week I have been focusing on undeclared freshmen orientation students and discussing with them what major they are interested in and helping them pick appropriate classes. During this process, I have come to realize that most of the students I have been working with this week have some idea of what they are interested in studying while in college, which is great if the major they chose fits who they are as a person. If the students did not know what they wanted to major in, I discussed with them to do some research on what majors they might be interested in learning about and visiting the Career Center at Mississippi State University to further explore what majors they might think are interesting to them. Overall, I love my practicum experience so far because I get to advise college students and help them decide what career path they want to pursue for their future!

Kristie Baxter