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Picking a college can be a very challenging process for both parents and students. There are a lot of factors that count and what’s challenging is that students and parents find different factors to matter more than others. For example a student might want small classes and fun activities while a parent might want good price and well educated professors. In the end everyone has to be happy with

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Change is something that happens to all of us at some point in our lives. Change can be small, or change can be big, it can be good or it could be a bad. Sometimes we decide to go through change where we don’t really know where it’s going to lead us but we are taking a risk in hope for something good. No matter what kind of change it is, we all handle is differently. Transitioning from being a

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My plans have changed yet again and now I will be moving to central New Jersey instead of south New Jersey on July 25th. We have found a great two bedroom apartment about 15 minutes from the beach, hardwood floors and each apartment even has its own little yard which will be perfect for the puppies. I had to shift my job search from south New Jersey to central New Jersey. I am still very excited.

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Life can sometimes become very routine. You get up in the morning, go to work, come home, eat, watch TV, sleep and the same thing happens in the next day and the day after. Even though it may not be so straight cut, sometimes we can get bored of our lives and have a need for something new. That something new could be the smallest change but it can give us a whole new outlook on life. That’s how I

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Everywhere you turn around you hear nothing but depressing news about the job market and how everyone is suffering. The other day I read in the paper an article that talked about how this is one of the worse times for students to be graduating from college because there are no jobs available. This is actually the worse job situation that we have has since 1983, or so I have read. So what can we

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I am still a bit angry and fuming about what happened to me and the company that tried to steal my identity. Just when you think you can trust someone you really can’t. We are entering a new crime opportunity and I hope that it doesn’t explode into a new form of identity theft. All I can say about it now is that I’m glad I was smart enough to stop it, and learn from the experience. Berkeley has

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I have to address something to everyone because it happened to me and I want to prevent this happening to other students. As everyone knows the job market has been really bad and everyone is looking for jobs. Some people are very desperate for jobs and they are willing to do anything just to get the position. In this time, many BAD people have recognized people’s vulnerability and they are taking

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Right after graduation I drove down to Washington DC. I decided to give myself some type of reward for achieving what I have achieved and I thought that’s a nice trip that’s not too far away and would be perfect. We ended up leaving at about 2pm and didn’t actually get to Washington until 8pm!!! I was so exhausted I was very happy to find the hotel we stayed at was very nice and welcoming. We

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I had some students ask me to post my written speech on my blog because they wanted to print it out. I was told they found it very inspiring and would like to print out the words. You can also view the video of the speech on my last Blog as well as the recording on the Berkeley website of the graduation ceremony. Here it is…-Good morning fellow Graduates! As your student body president I would

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Graduation went great!!! The overall ceremony was really nice, everyone had fun and we all got some great pictures. The whole ceremony lasted about three to four hours but it went by so quickly we barely noticed the time go by. My morning started very interesting. I accident set my alarm clock for 6PM instead of AM and my alarm clock never went off. Lucky for me I’m used to waking up at 6AM to

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One more day until graduation day and I am slowly starting to get anxious. Lucky for me I don’t really get nervous, I just get anxious and excited. I never had a hard time talking in front of people and doing presentations. I know for some people it’s a very hard experience to go through and it creates a lot of problems for them. I hope that I can sleep well tonight so I am well rested for

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The other day I have received my first loan payment for my student loan that I have taken out. I ended up with about $17,000 in student loans. It’s a large number but when I think about what kind of loans other people have it doesn’t make me feel so bad. The original plan was that my family was going to help me pay for the student loans and I wouldn’t have to worry about them. What happened was

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Only three days left until graduation and I have finally started practicing my speech. I know it’s late but I have been very caught up with other work where it was hard to find the time. I invited everyone that I could think of and I’m very excited to see everyone there. I will be going to JCPenney’s to have to graduation pictures taken because it is much cheaper. They only change $3.99 for a

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When I was in college it seemed that students thought that getting involved in their school was a waste of time for them. Since Berkeley College is mostly a commuter school students were in and out and didn’t do much more besides go to classes. When I look at students at Berkeley now, I see a totally different atmosphere around the campus. There is a much better attitude among the students. I

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This week was a breeze because kids had spring break so I did not have to teach during the week. I actually spent my week down in South Jersey where I am planning on moving and trying to do some job searching. I also contacted career services to see how they can guide me since that service is available to me.Thursday I had Amy Young, the Student Development Director contact me if I would be

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I’m not sure how many students really know all the benefits that Berkeley really offers. Whenever you need help with anything you always have someone there to answer your questions. If you have writing questions you go to the ASC Center, you have activity questions you go to Student Development and if you have technical problems you call the IT department. Everything is made so convenient for you

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Graduation time is getting closer and closer! On Monday all the students that will be walking graduation gathered at the Student Center to pick up their cap and gowns. I came around 6pm because at 5:30 I met with Dr. Farington to talk about my speech and ways to improve it. It was so great to see everyone there! I saw Amy Young, Dean Hughes, different professors, and all my old friends that I

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In my previous blog I mentioned that I was going to apply for a position at Berkeley which I did. I got called in for an interview and I have to say that I had a great experience. I had my first interview on Monday and my second interview on Tuesday. After I finished the interviews I had to go home and do a one hour test online that they give to all applicants to see if they really are as good as

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I am so thrilled to say that I have been chosen to give a short speech at graduation for the graduating class. I sent an e-mail to Dean Hughes asking him if it would be possible that I give a speech to the students. He responded back to me that he will give me an answer as soon as he can. About a week later I get a call from the Dean telling me that I will be able to give my speech. The funny

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I sent an e-mail to Dean Hughes and Amy Young about graduation. I asked them if it’s possible that I could speak to my fellow students at the graduation ceremony at the IZOD Center. Many people tough it would be crazy to speak in front of that many people but having the satisfaction of saying motivating and inspiring words to my fellow Alumni is very rewarding and beats any fear I may have. I

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This weekend was the Berkeley Leadership Retreat. Thought I don’t know many details from it just yet, but I am very eager to find out how it went and the things that they learned. Last year the Leadership Retreat was in Princeton, NJ. It was a lot of fun because in the evening we all went out on the town and enjoyed time with our friends. We had a pool, hot tubs, karaoke machine and great food.

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We are getting closer and closer to graduation which makes me very excited! In this blog I wanted to go over some things I learned when I was in college. I wrote about this at the beginning of my blogging career, but I think it’s very important to go over again. These guidelines can save you time and money in your college career. The Career Counselors at Berkeley always go over these things with

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Time flies when you are having fun! Even thought I am not doing anything out of the ordinary, enjoying life and meeting new people keep things interesting for you. Graduation is only about 2 month away and I am very excited. The final date for graduation is April 24th, which is a Friday. I already told everyone I know to take the day off and be ready for a celebration! The other day got a letter

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With a new promotion came some excitement and a new car! Last week I went out and decided to buy myself a new car as a pat on the back for a job well done at advancing myself in my career, being a leader to others and being a positive influence to the people around me. I have done a lot of self improvement lately and I can already see the positive effects that it has on me as well as the people

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How does it feel to witness history? WONDERFUL! Not even a month ago most Americans sat at work listening to the radio or watching TV seeing our new president being inaugurated. Why was this so special? It was special because for the first time in the United States history we have elected a black president into the office. United States has come a far way from slavery days to electing its first

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