Volume no. 1 December

22,

2021

METAMORPHOSIS THE THE ART ART OF OF SURVIVING SURVIVING COLLEGE COLLEGE Finding Purpose; How to pursue your passion? What to expect in college? How to take care of your mental health?

FEATURING COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE AND UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

Table of

CONTENTS

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Letter from the editors

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Finding purpose; Choosing career

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What to anticipate?

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Struggles of being a College Student

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Tips to Survive

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Higher year Highlights

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Words from Freshies and Seniors

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Things to remember

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CHOOSING CAREER By Diana Elizabeth D. Manlangit

“To find your passion, you must stop going through the motions and take the time to really reflect on what it is that you care about,” said Amanda Nachman , author of #QUALIFIED: You Are More Impressive Than You Realize and College Magazine’s CEO and publisher.

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Tips to help you choose your path 1. Don't believe your unqualified 2. Form courageous Connection 3. Glean experience beyond the Classroom 4. Broaden your options 5. Talk to your friends 6. Focus oon yourself not others

Passion = interests + strengths + values Your interests are things you like. This may include a topic that excites you or an activity you can do for hours. What do you enjoy talking about? What did you like doing as a kid? Recall, you don’t need to go crazy. Not everyone feels like they’re oozing with passion. But if you can at least find one interest, you’ve checked the first box. Your strengths are areas where you demonstrate what you’re good at. Perhaps you’re naturally good at math or you’re great with technology. Such measurable activities are your hard skills and these can be learned. While hard skills are important, others’ perceptions of you play a big role as well. Maybe you’re a loyal friend, or you’re great at listening or you get along with others quite easily. These soft skills–or people skills– significantly influence what career you belong in.

Finally, recognize your values, which break down into causes you care about and the principles that you live by. “There’re so many organizations on campus that you can probably get involved with that align with those values,” Nachman said. “Start demonstrating that you care about that topic or interest. ” Once you reflect on all three components of the equation, you can start to develop your passion.

Another clever way to go about the passion formula involves figuring out your why. If you have a career path in mind, consider why you want this? Look beyond fleeting motivation and revisit what makes you happy. So, think about what components of this career are you passionate about. For many people, impact contributes to passion. “If becoming a doctor meant I wasn’t able to impact someone’s life, I don’t think I’d want to do it,” University of Miami first-year medical student Juan Lizardi said. “I like the fact that I can be a differencemaker in somebody’s life in a positive way.” That being said, does impact fulfill your purpose? Make up your mind and un-pause the button.

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WHAT TO ANTICIPATE KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT IN COLLEGE

Frender, G. (2004). Learning to learn. Nashville, TN: Incentive Publications

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Varying Class Sizes Consequences for Low Grades Class sizes vary, depending on the college and the course. While most All colleges have academic standards classes have fewer than 30 students, college classes can have anywhere that students must meet in order to from 15 to 200 + students. stay enrolled. Students who let their grades fall below a certain point are The Need for Critical Thinking Skills generally put on academic In college, you have great deal of reading to do, and you are expected probation. Most colleges require that to understand and remember what you read. You are also expected to students on probation bring their be able to draw conclusions, form opinions, and evaluate the ideas of grades up by the end of the following others. term, or they are withdrawn from school. More Emphasis on Test and Less Busywork While all instructors assign work to be done outside of class, homework Less Time in Class and More grades often account for only a small portion of a student’s final grade. Emphasis on Independent Study In many cases, the midterm and the final exam will make up the In college, you are expected to do majority of a student’s final grade. most of your learning on your own. For every hour you spend in class, The Need for Personal Responsibility you should plan to spend two hours In college, you have a tremendous amount of freedom. No one out of class reading, studying, and monitors your progress, no one checks to see if you are going to class, completing assignments. and no one knows whether or not you’re doing your assignments. You

are responsible for your own academic progress. Attend Every Class The importance of regular class attendance cannot be overemphasized. When you miss Be Organized classes, you miss lectures, notes, class discussions, homework Use an Assignment Notebook or Planner. Take your explanations, and assignments. assignment notebook or planner to every class and record each assignment under the date it’s due. When your given a Without meaning to, you may also large assignment, use your notebook to break the assignment miss quizzes, and even tests. down into smaller parts. For example, if a research paper is assigned on Feb l and it’s due Feb. 21, give yourself deadlines Get Phone Numbers for like the ones listed below. Writing these deadlines in your Classmates assignment notebook will help keep you on track. It will also

ensure that you do your big assignments over a period of time, Make sure that you have a phone not at the last minute. number or e-mail address for at Many instructors hand out a course syllabus at the beginning least one address for at least one of the term. A syllabus will list all of the assignments for the person in each class. If you have a course, along with their due dates. Whenever you’re given a question about an assignment or an syllabus, immediately copy the assignments into your upcoming test, or if you miss a class, assignment notebook or planner. you’ll then have someone that you can contact.

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METAMORPHOSIS V I R S T Y MAGAZINE

GROUP 1 ADANZA, ALBERTO CADO, MAYVIC GIRAY, ARAJANE LAZARO, JOHN LLOYD MANLANGIT, DIANA ELIZABETH PUNO, EZEKIEL ROGON, DIANA ROSE TATING, JEAN ROSE VILLAMOR, MARY ANN