Freshman year, I came into Pitt as an astrophysics major. I took physics and calculus classes for a year and a half before realizing it wasn’t my passion and switched to psychology. However, I discovered I missed the science and math that was a big part of my previous major and looked for ways to…
Tag: Fall 2022
From Student to Student Researcher
Coming into freshman year, the concept of research was both intimidating and foreign to me. I had no idea what research was really like. My only contact with research was through being force-fed long research papers and learning about scientific figures that had made history–literally–in classes. But during my freshman year at Pitt, I realized…
The Learning Process
Hello Guys, Welcome or Welcome back to my blog posts! If this is your first time, pleaaaaseee don’t start here. I’ve written 4 previous ones and they’ll give you good background into what I’m going to talk about. So, do me a favor and go read those first. That way you’ll get the complete story….
CURF 2: Starting My Research Journey
Going into Freshman year, I knew that I wanted to join a lab and start to do research, but had no clue on where I should start. I talked to my Honors Biology professor and the course TA, and they both suggested cold emailing professors that work in the Department of Biological Sciences and the…
Everything you missed…
Hello Everyone! My name is Birizibe. If you’ve read my posts on the Honor’s Blog before, then welcome back! I’m happy that you’re here again. If you haven’t, then welcome! I will be posting a few of these throughout the semester, and I hope you stick around. It’s been a while since I did one…
Disability and the Humanities
Hello everybody! My name is Vidya Surti! I am a junior majoring in Anthropology and English, with a Chemistry minor and a Global Health Certificate. I was awarded a Chancellor’s Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship through the Frederick Honors College. I am creating a Disability Archive combining teaching methods on critical disability studies and the digital humanities….
My Internship Experience so far…
The College Xoice application is intended to aid high school students in deciding what college to attend. It is specifically geared towards first-generation college students and school districts in need of assistance. Currently, the main goal of the team this semester is to drive up traction on social media and continue to improve upon the…
Cyprus To-Dos!
Although I have only begun my journey I know that my time here will be finite. But, I am definitely set to make the most of it! My most important goal during my stay in Cyprus is to improve my Greek communication abilities. Reconnecting and relearning a language I grew up with was a huge…
Expectations versus Realities While Studying in Brussels
Before arriving in Belgium, my stomach was in knots from worry, wondering what it would be like to study, to make friends, and to create a feeling of “home” in a foreign country. I expected my courses to be as challenging and rigorous as my courses at Pitt, but with the added dimension of being…
Supplementing Organic Learning: An Introduction
Hello fellow members of the Frederick Honors College community! My name is Goutham Lakkaraju and I am a current Junior at the University of Pittsburgh majoring in Molecular Biology and minoring in Chemistry and Hispanic Language and Culture. This fall semester I am working alongside Dr. Jaclyn Powell in creating an interactive video learning platform…