[nabs-l] being scholastically social?

Tue Mar 23 22:06:06 UTC 2010

true but you don't want to be distracted from work. so you treat college like a work place. Ok I'm hanging out at the student union right now but I'm talking to no one unless I have to get up to get food. lol.
On Mar 23, 2010, at 7:50 AM, Jamie Principato wrote:

> I consider myself to be very academic-oriented. My career goal is to become
> a researcher and university professor of cognitive psychology, but f you
> only focus on work and nothing else though, if you don't branch out and at
> least devote a little effort to extracurricular interactions, how will you
> develop relationships with future colleagues?
> 
> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 8:29 PM, Sarah Alawami <marrie12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> No in my opinion it will get you distracted from work and work is what you
>> are there to accomplish. nothing more. I have no time to go out and have fun
>> now that I'm doing 13 credits. only in the summer or duroing spring break
>> can I pleasure myself in singing karoque. but college is for work alone in
>> my opinion even if it is a choir class.
>> On Mar 22, 2010, at 3:43 AM, Sarah Jevnikar wrote:
>> 
>>> I disagree with RJ and Sarah. Obviously you're there to get a degree but
>>> there is so much more to education than that. Learning from lectures and
>>> texts is such a small portion of what you will learn in life it can't
>> hurt
>>> to expose yourself to a wide range of people and interests while so many
>>> opportunities are available to you. Maybe you won't like what you learn
>> from
>>> others or you won't make the friends you hoped but putting yourself out
>>> there can only benefit you In the long run.
>>> Respectfully,
>>> Sarah Jevnikar
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>>> Of RJ Sandefur
>>> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 12:50 AM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] being scholastically social?
>>> 
>>> I felt the same way as Sarah does!
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Sarah Alawami" <marrie12 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 5:18 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] being scholastically social?
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> I don't socialise but that has nothing to do with my blindness. I choose
>>>> not to socialise with anyone because I'm there to get my degree and
>> nothing
>>> 
>>>> else. I know that sounds cruel but those are my thoughts.
>>>> 
>>>> Take care.
>>>> On Mar 21, 2010, at 1:28 PM, Darian Smith wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi list,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm curious to  here what  people's thoughts are about  becoming
>>>>> involved in  clubs and campus  activities in school (high school or
>>>>> college). do you  jump at the oppertunity to meet new people? do you
>>>>> feel nervous about it. have you met some of your  best friends at a
>>>>> ralley,  social club, campus society? how did your  self- identity as
>>>>> a blind person factor into  your interactions with people? how did
>>>>> people interact with you?
>>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Darian
>>>>> --
>>>>> Darian Smith
>>>>> Skype: The_Blind_Truth
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