04.23.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:06 am by Angela
I have never taken any on-line courses… I guess in a way I am still not
very secure with the whole “doing your work on-line” or “get your
degree on-line”. I prefer working directly with a teacher and coming to
class. I learn a lot better that way, especially in math. Attending
class helps me connect and build relationships with other students as well as the
instructors. However, I have heard a lot of positive feedback about the online classes and for
a lot of people they are more convenient.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 5:41 am by Angela
As far as the diversity on campus at Chemeketa, it is great… great variety! There are so many different cultures here on campus, so many different people with unique personalities. Students from all over the world come to Chemeketa because we have a student exchange program. I actually had a chance to meet a few foreign exchange students, one was from Germany and the other from Vietnam… it’s so interesting to hear their stories… especially for me because I pretty much grew up in Salem and went to school here my whole life and now I’m in college and still close to home. There are very many people with different nationalities and personalities.
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04.03.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:50 pm by Angela
As I mentioned in my biography, I come from a Ukrainian-Russian family background. The educational system in the country I come from is very different from what we have here in the States. My parents both finished “high school” or ten grades of basic school. My dad, Yuriy, went on to expand more in his education to something that would be compared to a “university”. I believe he finished four years there, and got some sort of degree in the electrician field. My mom, Anna, after finishing the basic education school went to a sewing school. She got two years of education there and finished all the requirements for the program. I am the oldest in my family and therefore also the first person from my family to go to college. When I just started, I really had no idea what I was doing. My parents did not help me with applying or choosing where to go, because they haven’t gone to college here and don’t really know how the system works. After high school, I was completely on my own. I got denied financial aid and my parents decided that they were not going to pay for college because they paid for my three years of private school and have already put a lot of money towards my education. I am currently on my third term in Chemeketa and I am very proud of myself and where I got so far. However, my parents have always been there for me and helped me along the way. My dad actually pays for my book and all the required fees. That helps a whole lot. Being the first to go to college from my family was kind of scary because I was so unsure about what I was supposed to do and which career path to choose. But there are people at Chemeketa that have helped me very much on getting started. 
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