My Major

I decided to go back to school after I had my first child and began to think more seriously about what kind of future I wanted, not only for me, but for my daughter. I wanted to be able to provide for her and my family a lifestyle that would be comfortable and I didn’t want to work for anyone else. I wanted to set my own schedule and be my own boss so I originally started my college carrier as a business major. I wanted to learn everything I needed to know for my business to succeed once I decided what I wanted my business to be about, but once I began taking courses at Gwinnett Technical College I noticed that it wasn’t the major I actually wanted. At Gwinnett Tech, the business degree focuses a lot on the human resources department and how to work for a corporate company. Since I didn’t want to work for a corporate company, I met with my advisor and he helped me choose Marketing with a concentration in entrepreneurship. He explained to me how broad marketing is and the many different opportunities I could use my degree for, not to mention how it would help me as a future entrepreneur since I would learn how to create business plans, some accounting and market research. I first chose Gwinnett Tech because it is 3 miles from my house, it has a high graduation rate and it was affordable. After taking numerous marketing classes, I found out that I really enjoy it and I could see myself working some of the different fields in marketing, even if it’s for a company- at least until I figure out what I want my business to be about.

I chose Kennesaw State University to continue my education and obtain my Bachelor’s Degree because it is still within driving distance from me, I can do all my classes online and it is one of the more affordable schools. I’ve heard great things about the school and after doing some research I found that the employment rate of a Kennesaw State graduate is high. I haven’t really given much thought whether I will pursue a Master’s Degree so I haven’t really considered schools for that. I’m not sure I will need a Master’s Degree if I actually go through with becoming an entrepreneur and opening my own business; I still haven’t decided what business I want to open.

Blog Assignment 2: Everyday Research "Google It"

         If it wasn't for the internet I don't know what I would do! I love Google because I can find anything I need there, at least for 'everyday' research. I have a tendency to be on my smartphone a lot and use the internet on it quite a bit. I research all kinds of things, simply because I can and it's accessible to me. Through Google, on my phone, I research anything from movie times, who are the actors in a movie, movie release dates, etc to recipes, news articles, or celebrity gossip. 

         For everyday research, I generally skim through the top articles that may come up on Google since they are not of the highest importance, however I do try to be a little selective and make sure that they are not mock articles and can be a little reliable. If the article comes from a source that I have heard of before and has a good reputation, that may be the one that I will more than likely read. For movies I may use IMDb.com, for recipes food.com or allrecipes.com unless I see another article that catches my attention, national news articles can vary since there are several sources that I trust like The Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Huffington Post , and The New York Times to name a few, for celebrity gossip my main source has been TMZ since they are generally the first source to break news but from time to time I may go to other sites like E! News or ET. 

         I'm not sure what people did before smartphones! I feel little to no need to get on my computer for everyday research or hit a magazine stand, book store or library anymore. The neatest part of all is that most of these websites/companies also have applications for your phone so you will never have to search Google (or whatever other search engine you prefer) again! I, personally, don't like to take up the memory space on my phone with applications so I don't download them and I know that if I 'Google it' I may get more than one article and that other articles may have additional information.