The Life & Times of an English Undergrad

Anonymous asked: As a transfer student, did you run into any problems with your classes from your previous college transferring? Were you behind at PLNU at all?

PLNU seems to be known for having issues transferring units, but I didn’t experience any major problems. My sophomore year I was at community college and knew I wanted to transfer to PLNU so I looked up their transfer agreement with my CC and only took those classes so they transferred fine. I changed my minor so all of those credits only transferred as electives along with an extra sociology class and two science/history classes that didn’t fit into the curriculum cause my previous university had some really strange required freshman classes. Just keep in contact with your transfer advisor and you shouldn’t have any problems! :)

Anonymous asked: Do transfers usually live in Goodwin? How is dorm life?

Almost all transfers live in Goodwin and in close proximity with each other their first year so they get to meet other transfers. I’m actually living in Klassen this year because of disability accommodations, but I’m loving dorm life just the same! I’ve only lived in an apartment and commuted from home before this year so living in a dorm is a whole new experience. It’s a lot easier to make friends when everyone is in such close proximity to each other :) Next year I’ll be in Flex which are the on-campus apartments and I’ll be living with two other previous transfers and two continuing students.

Anonymous asked: Is there anything you miss about your old college?

There are a few things; mostly the friends that I made there but I try to stay in contact with them as best I can. Also, the disabilities office was really helpful there, but I think it was just because they had more experience with physically disabled students than they do here. I’m trying to help PLNU learn :)

Anonymous asked: PLNU is definitely more expensive than your typical CSU or UC school. Would you say that it is worth the cost/sacrifice?

I would definitely say it is. My only other experience with a public college was my year at community college and, while that was good experience, I was more of a number than an individual. Plus PLNU’s financial aid office is really great about working with people to get what they need. A lot of my friends are transferring to smaller schools because they just can’t get the classes that they need as UCs and CSUs. You get a connected feel here that you just can’t get at a public university.

Woah, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? Well there’s not much to report here in Lomaland. Busy putting everything in order for finals and working on all the things that have to get done. “What kind of things?” you might ask. Well I’d be happy to let you in on my schedule! So here’s the craziness:

Journalism
- Thursday, April 11: Extra credit

-Friday, April 12: Online news story due

-Friday, April 26: Online news story due

-Friday, May 3: Final

Interpersonal Communications

-Wednesday April 24: Journal 6 Due

-Monday, April 29: Final

Old Testament

(Talk with prof about essay grade)

-Wednesday April 24: Essay Due on Unit 2

-Wednesday May 1: Final

Optimal Health

-Get essay assignment

-Finish quizzes

-nutritional assessment

-test # 2

-Thursday May 2: final?

Ecology & Conservation

-lecture notes

-Thursday, April 16: Exam 3

-Monday, April 22: Stewardship project due

-Thursday, April 25: Bag It project due

-Thursday, May 2: final

Advanced Writing

-Tuesday, April 9: workshops, Oates story, Real life to fiction piece,

-Thursday, April 11: 2 workshop pieces

-Tuesday, April 16: 2 workshop pieces, New Writing package, turn in Workshop

-Thursday, April 18: my workshop edited

-Tuesday, April 23: class book due

-Tuesday, April 30: final

Driftwood

-Sell 5 books in Klassen

-Work table until the end of the year

London

-Monday, April 22: London Meeting

-call Lee Abbey about package

-get text books

Housing

-email about selection time

Etc.

-Saturday, April 20: call about resume

-talk to advisor about transferring SBCC credits

-apply for summer jobs

-register for SBCC classes

PHEW! I’m on page 12 out of 18 of my novel for my advanced writing workshop right now so I’m gonna do some more “research” and listen to my punk playlist. Can’t write a band story without listening to music right?

PS: I will be one of your OFFICIAL study abroad bloggers next year so I’ll be pulling double duty: If you have questions about transferring, study abroad, or London, send them my way! :)

Anonymous asked: How long are the chapels and how early? Also, how many chapels is that each week? Thank you for answering(: As for the 3 classes, if you transfer do you still need to take them and are they actual semester long classes?

Chapel is from 9:45 am to 10:30 am and Time Out (Wednesday night chapel) is from 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm so that’s 4 chapels a week. If you transfer, you’re still going to have to take the classes unless they transfer over (which isn’t likely unless you transfer from a Nazarene school) and they’re a semester long each, although I’ve heard that you can take old and New Testament as quad classes together so that would equal one semester

Anonymous asked: Are there any religious requirements at PLNU? Weekly church? Can another religion go to this school?

Good question! There are three required religious classes for your GE: Old Testament, New Testament, and either Christian Tradition or Life of Holiness (you pick). Chapel is required; it’s 32 chapels a semester for freshmen and sophomores and 26 a semester for juniors and seniors. There’s a total of about 54 a semester so you don’t have to go to all of them. They are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings and also Wednesday night at 9:30. The morning chapels are in between classes so it fits right into your schedule like another class. You definitely don’t have to be Nazarene to go, and technically, you probably don’t have to be Christian either, but chapel is still required. I’m a Cashew (Catholic Jew) and the let me in so I’m sure they’re fine with whatever religion, or lack of religion, you are :)