Last Saturday (as some of you may know) the first one of the Open Days took place at the Hague University. Me and a few other girls from ICM were there to represent the students from our program. In other words - everyone was welcome to ask any kind of question and all who did received sufficient answers. Two presentations about the curriculum were held by our teachers and mentors in which we also participated.
However, I am sure that if you wanted a report about the event, you would have checked the university's web-site. So, let me tell you another story. :)
Back in my high-school, especially during the last two years, we spent a lot of time discussing what we want to do 'when we grow up'. If before this kind of talks were mostly about what our dreams are, when we turned 16-17, they became more serious. Everyone was preparing for exams, researching universities and job offers etc. Then the graduation period started... And by saying this I mean the time when we realize that the school is almost over and it is time for partying. No comment...
Everything seemed fine. Most of my former classmates did great on the entrance examinations. They have been admitted and so was I. Unfortunately, what happened with a few of them and with some of my current classmates as well, is that they realize they are living someone else's live and are studying something they really don't want to. How is this possible, you may ask? Well, I am not an expert and I don't want to act like a smart-a**, but as it is my blog I will tell you my opinion, so that you can try not to end up unsatisfied and unhappy. It is, of course ok if you are still not sure exactly what you want to do or study in future. However, it is NOT ok if you don't care at all. It is not necessary to spend endless hours doing personality or career possibility tests (even though they are interesting and useful, and they can almost always cheer you up by saying how creative or unique you are :P). My advice is just to think a little bit in what you are good at. You know what you enjoy doing and what abilities you posses. Now - where you can apply those skills, how you can you improve them? Do not mess up with your future, just because you feel lazy or too busy to spend 10 minutes to check this.
As I mentioned before and as I will mention it many other times - people, use google! Internet is the easiest, most convenient and sometimes the best way to find accurate information about whatever you are looking for. Once you have an idea what you may study and work in order to fulfill your goals it is way more easier to continue. If I say - congratulate yourself for every little success - it will sound like part of quitting alcohol or cigarettes program. Anyway, it is true! As is the well known saying that 'you have to believe in yourself'. BUT! I will add that you have to have healthy respect as well as healthy disrespect of yourself.
This was a little withdrawal from the topic, for which I apologize. :)
So.. Open Days!!! You will have a lot of opportunities to acquire the things mentioned above. This events are not planned only to give information about a particular program. For less than 10 minutes you can get an insight of the curriculum, or of particular job, or future career possibilities, or some advice. If I were you, I would visit one of them, even for half an hour or so. Just ask questions! Those people are there to help. And they are doing a great job, believe me. I would like to invite you to come and visit our university's Open Days, but there are also many others who hold basically the same events (or for example - the international education fairs). And if, by any chance, you are interested in visiting us - check this out:
Open Days
* Friday 17 Apr. 2009, 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
* Friday 19 Jun. 2009, 4 p.m. - 9 p.m
However, I am sure that if you wanted a report about the event, you would have checked the university's web-site. So, let me tell you another story. :)
Back in my high-school, especially during the last two years, we spent a lot of time discussing what we want to do 'when we grow up'. If before this kind of talks were mostly about what our dreams are, when we turned 16-17, they became more serious. Everyone was preparing for exams, researching universities and job offers etc. Then the graduation period started... And by saying this I mean the time when we realize that the school is almost over and it is time for partying. No comment...
Everything seemed fine. Most of my former classmates did great on the entrance examinations. They have been admitted and so was I. Unfortunately, what happened with a few of them and with some of my current classmates as well, is that they realize they are living someone else's live and are studying something they really don't want to. How is this possible, you may ask? Well, I am not an expert and I don't want to act like a smart-a**, but as it is my blog I will tell you my opinion, so that you can try not to end up unsatisfied and unhappy. It is, of course ok if you are still not sure exactly what you want to do or study in future. However, it is NOT ok if you don't care at all. It is not necessary to spend endless hours doing personality or career possibility tests (even though they are interesting and useful, and they can almost always cheer you up by saying how creative or unique you are :P). My advice is just to think a little bit in what you are good at. You know what you enjoy doing and what abilities you posses. Now - where you can apply those skills, how you can you improve them? Do not mess up with your future, just because you feel lazy or too busy to spend 10 minutes to check this.
As I mentioned before and as I will mention it many other times - people, use google! Internet is the easiest, most convenient and sometimes the best way to find accurate information about whatever you are looking for. Once you have an idea what you may study and work in order to fulfill your goals it is way more easier to continue. If I say - congratulate yourself for every little success - it will sound like part of quitting alcohol or cigarettes program. Anyway, it is true! As is the well known saying that 'you have to believe in yourself'. BUT! I will add that you have to have healthy respect as well as healthy disrespect of yourself.
This was a little withdrawal from the topic, for which I apologize. :)
So.. Open Days!!! You will have a lot of opportunities to acquire the things mentioned above. This events are not planned only to give information about a particular program. For less than 10 minutes you can get an insight of the curriculum, or of particular job, or future career possibilities, or some advice. If I were you, I would visit one of them, even for half an hour or so. Just ask questions! Those people are there to help. And they are doing a great job, believe me. I would like to invite you to come and visit our university's Open Days, but there are also many others who hold basically the same events (or for example - the international education fairs). And if, by any chance, you are interested in visiting us - check this out:
Open Days
* Friday 17 Apr. 2009, 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
* Friday 19 Jun. 2009, 4 p.m. - 9 p.m
