17 July 2009 | Uncategorized | schelk
Hi New SCA Students,
At Freshmen Orientation on July 16, 2009, many students (and parents) asked about books and supplies. Textbook information will be available online by mid-August. See bookstore link below. You will need class information from your schedule in SageAdvisor (Dept, Course #, section #, ie, HIS-105-10).
For art supplies, professors will email you (to your Sage email account) a supply list before classes start or some professors like to wait until the first class meeting.
Link:
SCA Bookstore, (518) 694-7378, acp@bkstr.com
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10 July 2009 | General | schelk
Dear New SCA Freshmen,
We are super excited to meet all of you at Orientation on July 16, 2009. Each year the orientation program gets better and better. We are here to make sure you have a great time. Check out the schedule of events: http://www.sage.edu/sca/studentlife/orientation/
See you on Thursday, SCA Student Mentors
Student Mentor article by www.collegeview.com
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24 May 2009 | General | admin
Okay, so this is me posting. I hope this works because I’ve never “blogged” before. I came to Sage as a transfer student from Hudson Valley Community College, majoring in business. I was going to live from home, because I only lived 15 minutes away, however three days into classes I realized: 1) how exhausting it would be and 2) how I wasn’t really making any friends. So I went to the Resident Director on Thursday, September 4th; gave him my deposit; he gave me a key to a room; and then I moved in the very next day.
I got lucky to get a great roommate. She was easy going and was one of the nicest girls I ever met. Of course we were both girls and we both had a lot of stuff. I brought my whole life with me. Thankfully, to both her and I, I downsized during winter break. But the room was too small for all my clutter. Of course, we got on each other’s nerves a bit. Being around anyone in a small space can do that, but she is one of the sweetest and most hilarious people I have ever met. When you have a roommate in a dorm room, you have to be sure to respect their boundaries and clean up after yourself.
Anyway, my classes at Sage weren’t quite as easy-going as the classes at Hudson Valley I had taken. I had to work harder than I was used to and I tried to take six classes instead of five. I tried to overload myself in an environment I wasn’t used to. I had to drop one class and I took a work study job as an algebra tutor. I loved my teachers and the small class sizes.
After I moved into the dorms, I quickly made friends. Everyone was friendly and there was always a lot to do. I did better in classes living at Sage than I would’ve living at home and communiting. There was help from your friends when you forgot the homework or just didn’t know how to answer a problem right down the hall. My RA was always around if I had a problem and I did when I had a problem boyfriend that quickly turned into an ex-boyfriend when he became insecure about me living in the dorms. I had a lot of support for this unfortunate situation and I was able to take my mind off of it.
I am looking forward to coming back to Sage and starting a new year.
-Daron, Student Mentor
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