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There is a little bar down the street with cheap beer, a favorite for
after classes for the late night students, getting out on 10:30 PM.
Wednesday's is DJ music, no cover charge. A nice little place to unwind
and drink a little too much... :)
When thinking of school sponsored social activities, keep in mind, it is
a small school, so don't expect the quantity of things you'd find a
major university. The school has approx. 20 clubs the function on-
campus, but that's about all I know about it. Between the classes,
exams and full-time work, I did not have time for much else.
They do a yearly retreat, free of charge, for new (incoming) students,
sponsored by the school, at a mountain ranch above Capistrano in Orange
County. The retreat is nice, but alot of work. I was not new to
college, but quickly realized that this retreat was designed for those
who are. Three day (over a weekend) retreat, was broken into sessions
and run a strict time schedule. Session included: Studying Habiits,
How to be a successful student, etc, etc... For team building exercises
they created 6 teams. Each team was responsible for cooking a meal for
the rest of the group.
On most nights there is free coffee offered for evening student by the
Student Body.
Hmm, lastly, it does not exactly fit in this section, but should be
mentioned none the less. So here goes:
It seems to me that this entire university is geared toward first-time
college students. I say this because it is alot different than what I
experienced when I earned my first degree in a major University here in
Los Angeles. Their whole system is very monitored & strict. Attendance
is taken for every class, everyday. If you do not swipe in at the
bigging of class, you will hear from your academic advisor. If you
swipe in late (tardy), you will hear from your advisor. Your advisor
sets your class schedule, what classes and in what order you should take
them for you. Your schedule (you pick the times), must be approved by
your advisor. They even have an alarm bell, to tell you when classes
officially start, stop and when it's break time. Very strict and very
structured!! Personally, I found it insulting and did not appreciate
being treate like a child. But I suppose, it would have been helpful if
I was coming straight out of high school.
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