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Jessica Wilcock
Jessica Wilcock

My name is Jessica Wilcock, and I'm a freshman at Northeastern, originally from New Haven, Connecticut. I am in the architecture program and look forward to becoming involved with many new activities on campus. I am excited to share with you my first experiences here at NU and in the city of Boston.

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March 18, 2008

Busy Weeks Ahead

So it has already been over a week since spring break...hard to believe how fast this semester is going. I really enjoyed my time at home, and I can't wait to go back.

With only about a month left of classes (and some warmer weather coming-hopefully), there's a lot going on. In the next couple weeks, I will be be completing my room selection for the fall. My roommate and I went on the housing tour last week, which I thought was very helpful. For those of you in the selection process that have any questions or uncertainty regarding where you'd want to live next year, it is definitely worth the hour and a half to make next year's living situation the best it can be.

We also have class selection coming up. Luckily for me, the architecture program is very structured and I don't need to worry much about picking any of my classes for next year. The administration groups the students alphabetically into Division A and B, and creates class schedules for them for the five years they will be here. The only choices that need to be made during this time are for your electives or classes for minors.

There are also some fun activities coming up as well. The honors freshman dorms - Kennedy Hall and West Village F - will be putting on a talent show next Monday, which is sure to be a good time. And the Honors Evening is coming up on the 31st, which is a night for upperclass students to present their honors projects and celebrate with a ceremony and dinner.

I am also going to be starting my final project in studio this week. We will be designing a cafe for the area by the Christian Science Center. I'm excited to integrate all the software we've learned in digital representation thus far to create the final product.

March 4, 2008

Spring Break

I'm really excited to be home this week. It's been nice to relax some and get to spend time with family and friends. I was able to celebrate my mom's birthday with a small family get-together Sunday and go with my sisters and brother ice skating, which was very fun. I look forward to visiting with my aunts, uncles, and cousins this week too.

I've also been able to catch up on some summer internship applications. I've been researching architectural firms around the New Haven area in hopes of finding a position that will allow to gain some experience with and further understanding of sustainable design projects. It's been really helpful for me to be going through this process while taking the required Co-op class this semester. It has been very informative in terms of resumes, cover letters, and interviewing. We also have had older students and representatives from architectural firms within the Boston area come in and discuss their experiences with the Co-op process.

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