Their Stories

  • Ashley: Cal State San Marcos
    • smaller campus
    • great support system
  • John: Palomar College –> Cal State San Marcos
    • during COVID, strictly online school
    • 6 years Bachelor’s degree

Fun Facts about their school

  • Fairly newer, smaller, campus –> better for moving around and updating
  • New engineering building, new tutoring center
  • highest turnover for being a student to graduating
    • Qualcomm
    • Rags to Riches
  • During classes you can transition into a different class

Pathways

  1. Chem
  2. Bio-chem
  3. Physics
  4. Biological Sciences
  5. Computer Sciences (cyber security, computer engineering…)
  6. Math (Algorithm, education…)
  7. Electrical engineering
  8. Mechanical Engineering

CSTEM Departments

  1. Physics
  2. Chem/Biochem
  3. Biotechnology
  4. Biological Sciences
  5. Math
  6. Computer Science
  7. Software Engineering
  8. Electrical Engineering

Clubs/Being involved:

  1. Robotics
  2. Cybersecurity
  3. 3D Printing
  4. Women in STEM
  5. Society of Women Engineers
  6. Society of Physics Students
  7. National Sciences

Internships

period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time

  • find one through:
    • campus events
    • joining clubs
    • emails
    • google
    • networking
  • tips for applying:
    • avoid unpaying internships
    • apply if you feel under-qualified
    • ask help or rereading your essay/application

Programs

  1. Summer Scholars: 10-week, research with an advisor, paid (full-time or part-time)
  2. Quantum Bridge: 4-week, admitted Cal State students, paid $1500

Research Labs at CSUMSM

  1. Cancer cell
  2. Arithmetic Dynamics
  3. Meteorits
  4. Microplastics
  5. Materials
  6. Artificial Intelligence

Paying for college

  1. grant: government funded money
    • depending on how much money your parents earn
  2. scholarship: privately funded money (institution/organization)
    • look for them yourself –> scholarship for almost everything
      • emails
      • financial aid office = Google
      • FAFSA apply
  3. loans: avoid them in general
    • unsubsidized: does accrue interest while you are in school and during grace periods, help prevent from getting more in debt, pay much more
    • subsidized: does not accrue interest while you are in school at lease half-time or during deferment periods, pay 6 months after

Life After College

  • most known for going straight into teaching credential programs
  • continue onto graduate school and other pro programs
  • paid for going to graduate school
    • masters, usually 2 years
    • PHD, do not pay, 5-10 years (get paid, do not pay)

Transferring from one college to another

  • depends on college
  • certain places there is a guarantee
  • certain places it is a probability

Stipend:

a fixed regular sum paid as a salary or allowance.

Proof of Lesson

Toothbrush