Blog #23: Helping 2013.

Who: Damaris Elenes
Day: April 26,2012
Time: 12:45PM

Q: What ideas do you have for your senior project and why?
D: Dance. I want to do something related to dance and maybe do something else that I don't know. Like bachata or salsa.
N: I really think these are great ideas since you are in dance and you will be doing something you really enjoy doing and won't get tired of. Since it is your senior project and you will be dealing with it for eight months I really recommend you do something that you would enjoy learning about so the fact you want to do a type of dance you really don't know about; i thinks its a really good idea.

Q: What do you plan to do to complete the 10 hours of service learning which is due prior to senior year starting?
D: I was thinking at a dance studio, maybe even doing drill.
N: All you have to do is have several of contacts just in case some don't answer or follow up on you. You can even do above and beyond work and volunteer at different studios for different types of dances and with that experience it might help you narrow down what type of dance you want to focus on doing. You can even take dance classes of either bachata and salsa to get you start it. I really don't think you will have any problems looking for service learning since your sister is a dancer and so are you and you can contact many professionals in the field.

Q: What do you hope to see or expect to see when watching the class of 2012 present their two hour presentations?
D: Something new, I don't want to see repeating like previous years. I want to see how everyone came up with and what they have been working on.
N: Just go in with an open mind to learn new things, most importantly go in to the presentation being respectful because us seniors have worked so hard for this presentation so we want to be able to show you guys what we have done. We will be helping you guys too by giving you guys new ideas, you never know a two hour presentation may help you decide on your topic. Also if you have the chance on switching to presentations that will help you decide on your topic go ahead and find someone to switch.

Q: What questions do they have about senior project? What additional recommendations would you give the 2012 student about senior project?
D: I have heard about how stressful senior year is, so what exactly does senior year consist of?
N: Senior year is not really stressful but overwhelming knowing the fact that you have eight months to graduation and eight months to complete a senior project that you have dedicated your time to. You will be working on this project since day one even though first semester you focus on both model assembly and senior project, every week there will be a blog, research or an interview due. The reason why so many seniors are stressed is because we do have to balance out core classes with senior project. Many find it difficult to be on top of either causing them to fall back so I do recommend that you are on top of everything and during summer just try to obtain as many contacts that could either help you with interviews or service learning. SERVICE LEARNING is what you should worry about the most because it is what is most stressful, but if you plan on doing your senior project on dancing I really don't think you will have any problems because you do have contacts since you are in dance and you can volunteer in a dance studio and for your independent components you can event take a dance course. Just don't go into senior year thinking its your last year and it should be laid back, because its really not its the year that you really get to do everything on your own and its your responsibility to be on top of everything. Use a planner, follow deadlines and just have fun with your senior project it wont seem as an obligation if you really do something you are passionate about.