Interested in the Medical Field? Thinking about what colleges your going to apply to and interested in the medical field? Here's a college you should very much considered, at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine they are ranked amongst the top twenty of the nation's research based medical programs. UCLA offers more than 5,000 courses in 109 academic departments with 125 majors on 419 acres of pure beauty and prosperity in California. It has more than 800 clubs that students can join while achieveing their academic goals with a chance to actively participate in the Los Angeles community. In the medical community, UCLA has some of the best facilities and physician's, they have 275 of the "Best Doctors in America" and the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is ranked as one of the top five hospitals.
I personally would love to get accepted to UCLA for their medical program, so that I could begin the process of getting my degree in psychology and pursue my goal to become a criminal psychologist. I know some of you are probably still unsure of what medical field you would like to enter, but there are many possibilities such as, a neurologist (brain surgeon), cardiologist (heart surgeon), plastic surgeon, pharmacist, anesthesiologist, therapist, gynecologist, nurse, pediatrician, EKG technician ( electrocardiograms), and plenty of more jobs in the medical field. The field of medicine has many diverse fields, but they have one thing in common they help people whether administering medicine, performing surgeries to save a life, or help people perfect their bodies in whatever way they see fit; even if its the smallest thing you could potentially save a life, which is the ultimate goal of anyone in the medical field. If your worried about the cost UCLA also provides financial aid and grants that can help pay for some of the tuition and help assist you depending on whatever situation you may face when it comes to paying for tuition. It can be difficult for families to come up with up with the money for tuition, so it is important to plan ahead which can be helped by getting a scholarship whether academically or athletically. While considering your colleges I urge you to think of UCLA as a choice and to prepare for your life at college. Have fun and achieve whatever goals you may have! Compliment, Comment, and Complain Recently I read a article "The Top 10 Reasons We Deleted Your Comment", which discussed the reasons why NY Times censored post that they did not approve of and the reasons why such as, profanity or name calling. Some may see this as a way to pick and choose what comments they like, but I personally view it as a way to keep negative or comments that seem more like an essay away from your post. Comments on articles are meant to be short and get your point across in a few words unless of course your discussing a topic and what you think about it such as, politics or books that you have read. They may also block your comment if you use fake e-mails or had plagiarized someone else's work, which makes no point in the first place, since, the first thing they'll do is check to see if you are who you say you are or if your post contains your actual thoughts not someone else's. A couple reasons they found irritating and felt that it would be best that they didn't post your comment. Personally, I believe that all these reasons are agreeable and I would check for some of these things on comments that I've posted.
Also, while listening to "From Commented To Columnist: The Atlantic's 'Cynic' " it described a story of a grad student who commented on The Atlantic under the pseudonym 'Cynic' and became a columnist for The Atlantic after commenting over a three year period. Cynic began commenting on The Atlantic because he liked the way the blog expanded on ideas instead of tit for tat, he found it easy to expand on topics such as, Ulysses S. Grant and people really liked that he put thought in his comments. Soon people began to wonder who Cynic actually was, almost like a superhero with a secret identity, he was even given a deal if he gave his true identity he would be given a job at a the Atlantic; because, they really enjoyed his comments. He was unsure by this idea and wondered if it was it the write thing to do; I would be the same way especially because I would think that what if I was not as good as a columnist as I was a commented or what if people didn't like my column? He eventually decided to give up his identity and become a columnist for The Atlantic and now works for them enjoying one of his passions, writing. Here is a comment I made on The NY Times: please go to newer post on the article if you do not see my comment on the first page under Catlin, thank you :) Also here are some comments I made on my classmates post: Junnun Ali: Syntax Analysis and Satire Project Jerry Bennett: Satire Project and Satire Analysis Nailah Caldwell: Comment not approved yet and satire project not posted My Footprint on the World Currently my digital footprint implies very little about myself, when I typed in my name only three sites popped up; the first one was Facebook. Ironically, I do not go to Facebook as much as I use to, but it does include some pictures and some of the things that interest me. Facebook for me is not really something that I constantly need to check on I'd rather go to Instagram and check to see if there are any new post. The second was goodreads where I comment on books that I have read and discuss some of the things I liked on the book or I found miscellaneous. Lastly, I found a Google+ profile which I had no idea I even had, but now that I think about it it seems plausible seeing as I do have a gmail account.
Here is one of my sites: While reading "College prospects are being watched on Facebook and Twitter" by Michael Carvell, he discussed the topic of football players being searched online to see what their like when their on a social site, such as looking at pictures or certain things they have posted in this article he described how "one of New Jersey’s top prospects was expelled from school and reportedly had scholarship offers withdrawn after posting explicit messages on Twitter." and another was kicked off the team for the exact same thing. Upon discussing this he began to give examples of coaches who said that they don't want players on their team if their going to be talking explicitly or "crazy" on these social websites. To me its very agreeable that they would want someone who could represent their team and themself in a good manner rather than a football player whose going to cause a lot of bad publicity. It's like my mom always tell me "Once you walk out that door everyone's going to see you as a representation of me and what I have taught you." and "If you wouldn't want me to see it or hear of it then don't do it." In this century its hard to go on the Internet and not see someone post something that can be seen as explicit even if their talking to one person in particular, and if you know you would never say that to your mom then why say it at all no matter how angry or hurt you are; you still have to think about your future and how one little comment could effect you. I'm not saying that you shouldn't post nothing at all I'm just saying that you should think about what you say before you put it out on the Internet for people to see. Also I got the chance to read, " 37 Percent Of Employers Use Facebook To Pre-Screen Applicants" and "This is How a Woman's Offensive Tweet Became the World's Top Story", in "37 Percent Of Employers Use Facebook To Pre-Screen Applicants" a study show that "37 percent of hiring managers use social networking sites to research job applicants..." and more than half using Facebook as a resource. In this article the managers wanted to see if the applicant presented himself/ herself professionally or to learn more about their qualifications, which if I were a manager I would look for these qualities especially if because this person is a representation of me and I personally wouldn't hire some who is going to discredit or create a bad reputation my business. When reading the article I found it to provide to good descriptions by using percentages within the article, but one thing I did not particularly agree with as well in the article was the practice of supplying your manager with your username and password, since, I also saw it as a invasion of privacy I can agree to a background check, but I think that it taking it to far. I personally would not consent to something of that manner, I would wonder why they need my password to my social accounts. Lastly, in "This is How a Women's Offensive Tweet Became the World's Top Story" it made statements and gave opinions on the tweet that started it all, "Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding. I'm white!", which was tweeted by Justine Sacco, a InterActiveCorp (IAC) PR director. First, I would just like to personally say that I found this statement very offensive and felt that it should have never been said, I believe that if she truly felt sorry about her statement she never would have tweeted the comment. With that being said, the tweet sent a wave of confusion, anger, and pity amongst the people who viewed this tweet, within a few hours Justine Sacco became the top news story around the world. Some of the comments expressed how they felt that she didn't take her job into account. Eventually, after deleted her tweet, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts she was fired from her job who politely gave a statement on how her comment did not reflect their views and values. She would later write a apology to a South African newspaper and then ABC News saying, "...I am ashamed." and describe the disgust she felt by her remark and how she was deeply sorry to the people of South Africa, her family, and friends. |