Today I attended the Majors and Minors Fair to learn more about the academic options offered at UCSB. This provided me a great opportunity to be resourceful. Originally, the fair overlapped with my classes, meaning that I would have to miss one of my classes for certain. However, I learned that my art history class had given its students a free day to work on a paper for the class. This allowed me to attend the fair earlier than I had anticipated. In the end, I was able to attend all my scheduled classes for the day in full.
While I was at the fair, I used my time effectively to explore some of the departments. This did not change anything however. From well before the start of my college career, I knew that I wanted to be an engineer; my interests would have to change significantly if I wanted to switch majors. However, I was able to explore options for my non-major requirements. Of greatest interest to me was the environmental science department. Using my free elective slots, I intend to enroll in environmental and sustainable design classes that will supplement my classes in mechanical engineering.
I will also use the Student Resource Building to help move my education forward. I intend to use the drop-in math tutoring service found on the third floor to assist me later in the year. When the math starts to get difficult, I know where to go now. Unfortunately, many of the resources in in the SRB seem closed to me, mostly due to biology. Despite this, I intent to use the resources available to me to the fullest extent.
Patrick, It sounds like you got lucky with the timing, and were resourceful with managing your time to get to the major minors fair despite your conflicting classes. I found the major / minors fair interesting in a way very similar to you. I also am currently content with my major, but it was exciting to see all of the other possibilities and to gain an idea of some extra electives which I may wish to take. Like you, I am planning to use the Student Resource Building for tutoring in the fall when I am taking more difficult classes. I think that that will be a very helpful resource.
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