Excited for Junior Year!

Welcome Back!
It is back to school time again and I am beginning my Junior year!  I can't believe I am already a Junior in college; time has flown by.  I have already been back at school for 2 weeks and I am glad to be back!  I came back early this year for Goon Squad and Peer Advising.  I also live in a house off campus this year, so I can move in early for that too! Goon Squad is a group of volunteers that help the new freshman move in.  I enjoy meeting all the new students, and it is a nice workout carrying all their things up stairs!  And you meet lots of fellow students too who are also volunteering, so it's a great way to make some new friends!  And then Peer Advising is another great experience.  As a Peer Advisor you are an upperclassman (Sophomore, Junior, Senior) and you get assigned a group of about 6-9 incoming freshmen students.  The students are all Art and Design in the VPA College.  This year I had a group of 9 students with 4 interior design majors, 3 industrial design majors, and 2 art undeclared majors.  On opening weekend, all freshmen Art and Design students meet with their Peer Advisors.  So I met with my 9 students on the Saturday before classes just to talk and get to know each other and just be there as someone they can ask questions about classes and anything about college life.  It is a great experience and I enjoy meeting the new students and giving them insight on little things I wish I had known when I was a freshman!  I had an awesome group this year, they were all talkative and we all got to know each other and have some fun :)
And now it is Friday; I have finished my first week of classes (NO Friday classes, again!) and I am tired.  The heat is killer here, I love the summer but not when my classes or house have no air conditioning! Haha. But I am enjoying it while it lasts because the cold will be here before we know it!
My classes this year are:
ISD 351: Architectural Systems for Designers
ISD 353: Interior Design Office Planning
EDI 348: Intro to Lighting Design
EDI 305: Computer Applications (Revit)
MAR 445: Brand Management
FIN 301: Essentials of Finance
I am really excited for my design studios, we are going to be building models, designing commercial spaces, working on our resumes and portfolios, and having some pretty cool projects.  I am also excited to learn Revit which is a computer design program for 3-D drafting.  And my Brand Management class seems like it will be interesting, and Finance will be, well Finance.. haha
I also mentioned I live in a house off campus this year.  It is only 2 blocks from campus, so it is not far at all.  And I am enjoying having my own room and space. And cooking my own meals is a whole new experience!
I am looking forward to a fun junior year filled with new experiences, new projects, and lots of work doing what I love best: DESIGN :)