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State Leadership Conference
Saturday February 22nd
Mercer County Community College
9:30am - 9:15pm
Penny Wars
Help raise funds through a competition!
FIRST COLLECTION:
Tuesday, February 25th
Membership Pyramid
E-Board Elections!
The future of PBL is in your hands!
March 25th General Meeting
**Be aware of the requirements to run
An Exploration of Rutgers Majors:
Using Degree Navigator, Course
Schedule Planner, and Webreg
General Meeting
Tuesday February 11, 2014
The Lovely World of WebReg
Anxiety is normal… this may last up to 4 minutes
Rutgers Web Registration: webreg.rutgers.edu
Used to register for your courses
Have back-up courses and wait for Add/Drop
Registration Schedule:
http://nbregistrar.rutgers.edu/undergrad/s14reg.htm
Schedule of classes: http://sis.rutgers.edu/soc/
Using Rutgers Course Schedule Planner
CSP: https://sims.rutgers.edu/csp/
Linked to Webreg
Create up to 10 variations of a schedule
Can directly register from CSP on registration date
Be prepared before the deadline! (especially freshmen!)
Keep your options open
Degree Navigator
DN: https://dn.rutgers.edu/
Use DN to track your course progress
Shows all courses you are required to take
Core/Major/Minor
Course
codes
Manage your Programs
The Major Decision
Not everyone has their future planned!
Explore
while you complete pre-reqs or work on a minor
Some resources:
Collegeboard.com
Forbes.com
Princetonreview.com
Usnews.com
Things to consider:
Success
Rate, Average Income, Job Options,
Job Market Demand
http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report-2013/majors-that-pay-you-back
Fun Facts!
According to the National Center for Education Statistics,
Business Administration was the most popular major in the
U.S by an overwhelming amount.
School Student Counseling is the least popular Major.
According to Forbes.com the most valuable college major is
Biomedical Engineering.
According to Business Insider.com, Social Psychology is
the major with the highest unemployment rate.
If you already know your major…
Good! But continue your research…
Pursue extracurricular activities related to your major
Know job options for your field of study
You can always change your mind!
Is it Bad to Change My Field of Study?
No!
People change their major all the time
No one is expected to have their life planned
The first two years of college are filled with generic
classes
Finding More Information
Schedule a meeting with your Advisor
Make a visit to the Departments you are interested in
Talk to your professors – they have the experience!
Use career fairs to find Information – you can ask the
questions!
Careerkey.org – take a personality test!
Take “interesting” courses, not “easy” ones
Volunteers?
What was your experience?
Why did you choose your Major?
Help give insight to your fellow
members!
Activity: Time to Quiz Your Knowledge!
One side of the room will be competing against the other
Send one person up from each team at a time
Compete one-on-one to answer trivia questions
Each member from the winning team receives a prize!
PBL Leaders in the
Spotlight
Katie Cuciti
Major: Marketing
(Formerly Engineering)
Year: Senior
Veronica Velazquez
Major: Marketing
Minor: American Studies
Year: Senior
Pranusha Reddy
Major: Finance
(Non-Wall Street Perspective)
Year: Senior
Brennan Young
Double Major: Electrical
Engineering (with a focus in
Communication) and
Mathematics
Year: Junior
Jeanne Lo
Major: Communication, Specialization in PR
Double Minor: DCIM and Economics
Year: Senior
Dhara Singh
Major: Finance
Minor: AMESALL and
South Asian Studies
Year: Sophomore
Peter Traficante
Triple Major: Accounting, Communication, Economics
Minor: Psychology
Year: Junior
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War and humanitarian casualties worsening
Second round of peace talks are under way
Current Events!
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PBL Events Ahead
SLC February 22nd
Penny Wars
1st
collection February 25th
Elections March 25th
Happy Valentines Day!