Being resourceful means using your surroundings for gain. In college, you can go to the library, the counselors, and professors’ office hours. Meeting people is one of the best ways to gain connections, and you can meet people in college really easily. You can meet someone in class, clubs, dining halls, and pretty much anything that does not involve you simply staying inside your room.

                In an attempt to learn more about resources our class went to the Student Resource Building. On this little field trip, there were many things that I learned, some irrelevant but many were useful. Some of the irrelevant information I gained from the trip was that the SRB has nice couches, restrooms, and elevators. More important information included there being an Asian Resource Center, where I could learn about Asian cultural clubs and fraternities, a women’s center where there was a massage chair, and that on the third floor there is a CLAS room in which you can drop into whenever you need to.

                Just today, there was a career fair. I went around to the Asian American Studies booth to learn about different courses offered because I was planning to take a course in the subject. I also saw the EOP booth in which I am a part of, but unfortunately, I did not learn anything from being there. Lastly, I was very happy that I went to this event because they gave the engineering majors the new edition of the GEAR book, which basically maps out all the courses that engineers have to take including the general education requirements. I spent a good hour figuring out courses that I could take to fulfill certain requirements and how I could incorporate study abroad to my 4-year plan.