Saturday February 22nd

Mercer County Community College

9:30am - 9:15pm

State Leadership Conference

Help raise funds through a competition!

FIRST COLLECTION:

Tuesday, February 25th

Penny Wars

Membership Pyramid

The future of PBL is in your hands!

March 25th General Meeting

**Be aware of the requirements to run

E-Board Elections!

An Exploration of Rutgers Majors: Using Degree Navigator, Course Schedule Planner,

and Webreg

General Meeting

Tuesday February 11, 2014

The Lovely World of WebReg

Anxiety is normal… this may last up to 4 minutes Rutgers Web Registration: webreg.rutgers.edu Used to register for your courses Have back-up courses and wait for Add/Drop Registration Schedule:

http://nbregistrar.rutgers.edu/undergrad/s14reg.htm Schedule of classes: http://sis.rutgers.edu/soc/

Using Rutgers Course Schedule Planner CSP: https://sims.rutgers.edu/csp/ Linked to Webreg Create up to 10 variations of a schedule Can directly register from CSP on registration date Be prepared before the deadline! (especially

freshmen!) Keep your options open

Degree Navigator

DN: https://dn.rutgers.edu/ Use DN to track your course progress Shows all courses you are required to take

Core/Major/MinorCourse codes

Manage your Programs

The Major Decision Not everyone has their future planned!

Explore while you complete pre-reqs or work on a minor

Some resources:Collegeboard.comForbes.comPrincetonreview.comUsnews.com

Things to consider: Success Rate, Average Income, Job Options,

Job Market Demand

http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report-2013/majors-that-pay-you-back

Fun Facts!

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, Business Administration was the most popular major in the U.S by an overwhelming amount.

School Student Counseling is the least popular Major.

According to Forbes.com the most valuable college major is Biomedical Engineering.

According to Business Insider.com, Social Psychology is the major with the highest unemployment rate.

If you already know your major…

Good! But continue your research…

Pursue extracurricular activities related to your major

Know job options for your field of study You can always change your mind!

Is it Bad to Change My Field of Study?

No!

People change their major all the time No one is expected to have their life planned The first two years of college are filled with generic

classes

Finding More Information

Schedule a meeting with your Advisor Make a visit to the Departments you are

interested in Talk to your professors – they have the

experience! Use career fairs to find Information – you can ask

the questions! Careerkey.org – take a personality test! Take “interesting” courses, not “easy” ones

Volunteers?

What was your experience? Why did you choose your Major? Help give insight to your fellow

members!

Activity: Time to Quiz Your Knowledge! One side of the room will be competing against the other

Send one person up from each team at a time Compete one-on-one to answer trivia questions Each member from the winning team receives a

prize!

PBL Leaders in the Spotlight

Katie Cuciti

Major: Marketing

(Formerly Engineering) Year: Senior

Veronica Velazquez

Major: Marketing Minor: American Studies Year: Senior

Pranusha Reddy

Major: Finance

(Non-Wall Street Perspective) Year: Senior

Brennan Young Double Major: Electrical

Engineering (with a focus in Communication) and Mathematics

Year: Junior

Jeanne Lo Major: Communication, Specialization in PR Double Minor: DCIM and Economics Year: Senior

Dhara Singh

Major: Finance Minor: AMESALL and

South Asian Studies Year: Sophomore

Peter Traficante

Triple Major: Accounting, Communication, Economics

Minor: Psychology Year: Junior

Current Events!

Winter Olympics in Sochi Very Expensive -- $51 billion!

Potential for terrorist attacks

Repulsive conditions

Global increase in support for global rights

Attacks in Syria Continue War and humanitarian casualties worsening

Second round of peace talks are under way

Current Events!

Worst Winter Weather in Years… The united states has been experiencing record amounts of snowfall Many problems across the country Georgia is a declared state of emergency Extreme caution is recommended on roads due to the buildup of ice

Flappy Bird App Taken Off of Market A game from Vietnamese game maker Dong Nguyen Taken down from app stores because the owner no longer “wanted it” Stirred trouble because it caused outbreaks of violence

PBL Events Ahead

SLC February 22nd

Penny Wars 1st collection February

25th

Elections March 25th

Happy Valentines Day!