Notes on lesson

Their story

• Worked through a lot of failures in her time taking these hard classes
• Failures don’t define you
• Had a good support system at Cal State
• Went to palomar college right after high school
• It was interesting and he got his bachelor degree in computer science.

Fun Facts

• Newer cal states that was once farm
• Whole new engineering building and theres a lot of improvements being made
• National leaders in social mobility: very interesting to watch social economic status not define graduating class

Pathways

• Chemistry, physics, applied physics, biological sciences, lots of computer science classes and pathways
• Computer engineering starting soon
• Smaller campus and updating curriculum
• All the classes are so in sync that every change is easy to flexible
• You will be trained as an experimental physicist

Clubs

• Some include: Cybersecurity, robotics, 3d printing, women in STEM, society of women engineers, society of physics students, national society of black engineers, etc.

Internships

What is an internship?

• an internship is a period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time.

How to find internship opportunities?

• Join clubs which offer internships some times
• Check your emails
• Go to campus events
• Google for internship opportunities

Tips?

• get paid and don’t settle for less

Programs

Summer scholars program:

• This 10-week summer program provides students with an intensive research experience Quantum Bridge Program:

Research at CSUSM

• researching meteorites, microplastics, etc.
• there is interest to study lots of research at CSUSM

Paying for college

Grant vs. scholarship

There are two types of loans to pay for college

• Subsized loan does not accrue interest while you are in school at lease half-time or during deferment periods
• Unsubsized loan does accrue interest while at school and during grace periods

When do you have to pay back your loans?

• 6 months after you graduate but you can have time to pay them back
• Taking a loan, take a subsized loan becuase you don’t have to worry about the interest

Scholarships and Grants

• Apply for FAFSA
• check student emails for scholarship oppurtunities
• look up “undergraduate cholarship applications”

Life after CSUSM

• teaching credential program
• private or public institution
• Internship at the safari park
• Usually go right after the teaching credential program

Proof of learning:

Group picture after the lesson!

Me and Joselyn’s toothbrush: