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Abundant Opportunities Await You
By Kinh C. DeMaree
Ahhh, college. An experience like none other. No matter who you are or what you plan to be, everyone is an amalgam of many things and experiences. At the University of Minnesota, you are no better or worse than anyone; you are recognized simply as a student. College is mind-opening, and at times, a mind-numbing experience. You are the reason that this entity exists, and you are the very foundation of the university. The following are a few suggestions that I wish I would have utilized before I came to my final and most important semester.
Use all the tools provided for you in the form of advisers, extracurricular activities, job fairs, and even entertainment. The benefit of attending a top-tier, large university is, well, just that—you have at your fingertips chances of a lifetime, so use them while you can. Student discounts around town, free movie premieres, supplementary guest lectures, even snowboarding and S.C.U.B.A. classes, you can do it all—if only you will.
You’re only in college once (hopefully), and you will always remember the opportunities you took advantage of while you are here. Try something you wouldn’t ordinarily do, like challenging your own judgments and prejudices. The University sponsors an amazing assortment of student groups, funding such groups as GLBT and providing religious groups with places of worship.
Supporting you and lending a helping hand, MLK and your corresponding Learning Resource Center will guide you through your academic career. If you have questions or problems with anything, MLK is eager to serve your best interests. Since it is a small, intimate setting within the huge university, you receive more personalized attention and help that you couldn’t get elsewhere. Although they can’t be expected to know the answer to everything, they will help you to find that for which you are looking. These are golden opportunities of a life time; make sure that you take advantage of them while you still can.
Kinh C. DeMaree Autobiographical Information: I am a psychology major and member of: Martin Luther King Program (MLK), Asian & Pacific Area Learning Resource Center (APALRC), Vietnamese Student Association (VSA), Psi Chi National Honor Society (NHS), Psychology Club, Golden Key National Honor Society, Business Association of Minorities (BAM), American Psychological Association (APA), and the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychologists (SIOP).
In my spare time, I enjoy attending plays, international and domestic travel, supporting the aforementioned extracurricular groups, and volunteering at the Salvation Army and Mental Rehabilitation Center Incorporated (MRCI) in Mankato, MN. Upon graduation I will, hopefully, be admitted to the University of Minnesota M.A./Ph.D. program in (Cross-Cultural) Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
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