Welcome CA Frosh!
For the CA Frosh and soon to be CA Frosh :)
If you would ask me if DLS-CSB is my first choice of school and course, that is a NO. But if you would ask me do I regret going to Benilde and taking up CA. That is also a No.
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What are the usual reasons why CA Frosh students are enrolled in the CA Program.
- maganda pakinggan
- sya ung unang major sa list ng BSBA
- kase sabi ni Mommy
- akala Culinary Arts(seriously)
When I was in highschool, I wanted to take a course that’s not ordinary.. something like double degree which La Salle and Ateneo has a lot. I wanted something related to business and math(FYI, i love math, but don’t worry in CA you just need basic common sense math) meron lang naman kayong 6 na accounting subjects; 5 programming subjects; going back to my kwento .. business, math and I.T. and CA is just perfect to what I am looking for right? Business and IT.
Now the big question is… Are you on the right track?
Is CA the course for you?
How would you know, well you should ask yourself!
- Hilig ko ba ang computers?
- Gusto ko ba maghandle ng business?
- Kapag sinabing business.. nag-oon /nag iisaprk ba ung ilaw jan sa bubble ng mind nio?! Do you get me guys?
- Baka naman akase fashion design ang hilig mo at dapat nasa SDA ka. O kaya mahilig ka magproduce ng videos… Or dance siguro?
- Kakayanin ko ba ang accounting?
- Magsurvive kaya ako sa programming?
- Do you love to code by Sir Liwanag..
- Alam nyo ba itong napasukan nyo?
When I was on my second year college, I had this subject BASIPRO which is Basic Programming, this is the first time in my life to fail in a final exam. Would you believe iniyakan ko ang basipro? Thank God hindi naman ako bumagsak sa subject but I failed the final exam. Well actually, among 40 of us in the class, only 1 got the answer and apparently it wasn’t me. I was already in the verge of shifting to another course. Seriously. What made me stay – I can’t remember really pero I’m happy I stayed.
Tips and advices:
1. Make a goal. They say that when you write your goals, they become achievable. Sabi ni John Maxwell, “you cannot achieve what you have not defined”.
“People with goals succeed because they know where they are going. It’s as simple as that.” – Earl Nightingale
Define your goals.
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there” - Will Rogers
2. Take Action.
This is common sense don’t you think? Syempre kung may goals kal dapt may ginagawa ka. Wag mo gagayahin si Juan na nakahiga lang sa ilalim ng puno n bayabas at iniintay na bumagsak eto sa bibig nya? Make sense?
You’ll never reach your goal if you won’t take actions especially kung
*palage ka lang tatambay sa harap ng Tokyo Tokyo o kaya sa may Mini Stop.
*palagi ka ngang nasa Study Room – kunyare nag-aaral o kaya nag reresearch yun pala kwentuhan at facebook lang.
*puro Dota o kaya farmville(im not sure kung uso pa ba to?)
“Ang corny naman ni ate Angelique, lahat bawal.” Well di ko naman sinasabi na bawal. These are just some of the few that you should be mindful of if you want to reach your goals.
And most especially, make use of the resources!
- We have the best library in town!
- Wi-fi areas wherever in the campus.
- Computer Labs. You can watch videso.
- SLC
Jan napupunta ang miscellaneous fees nio! So make use if them.
3. Choose your friends.
You might disagree with me but as per experience/observations… maraming bumabagsak sa maling pagpili ng kaibgan.
No.1 na dapat iwasan. Free-loaders! Dito sa csb almost all activites, projects and sometimes even quizzes and exams and up to thesis, they are usually in group. I’m not telling you na maging “users” kayo ah. Porke sya palage ung mataas sa quiz, makikiapgfriedns na kayo. What I’m just saying is be wise in choosing you friends and be TRUE to your friends.
Nasasayo kung magpapa impluwensya ka o ikaw ang mang-iimplumwensya.
4. Join an organization.
We have professional orgs and special interest orgs. Pep Squad, Coro, Romancon, Offices like SAO, volunteers, OCA, OSA, FOP, KKB Benilde(Christian organizations)
The bottomline is choose an involvement! Kahit sa interview sa trabaho tinatanong yan.
Pero syempre kung tatanungin nio ko… you should prioritize CBA. It’s the professional org for the CA. This is your preparation for corporate world.
- Honestly, I could compare my experiences in orgs as an experience of work. Kumbaga advantage mo na to e .
- You will experience Project management which is 1 of your subjects. 1st year 2nd year ka pa lang.. nag project management ka na..
- Aside from that you will work hand in hand with the CA Office especially with the professors
- You can easily ask help from your orgmates(programming man yan o accounting)
- There are a lot of things that you could apply in your studies, at home and even when you are already working(e.g. decision making, working with a team, communication etc etc)
- There are a lot of perks in orgs – food, free passes, free shirts, event IDs, out of town trainings.
- You get to apply your subjects; from managemert to business law to accounting to behavior to marketing.
- Learnings Learnings Learnings!
Specially now while you’re a frosh, hindi pa masaydo busy.
Don’t be just plain students. Get involved!
5. Have fun!
Every person have their own source of happiness – only you could identify that.
Make the most of our you CA Life!