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College Success Chapter 4
Bea M. Diaz
UNIV 180-5C
Jeff Green, M. A.
September 7, 2025
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Student Survey: 1. I have reflected on and can identify my personal values. 4
2. I have set both short- and long-term academic goals. 4
3. I am familiar with the requirements I must complete and options I must select to obtain a
college degree. 4
4. I am familiar with the resources, tools, and individuals who can assist me in developing an
effective plan for success. 4
My main five values in order from most to least valued: Internal and external happiness, selfexpression/creativity, personal/social life (being surrounded by good people), variety, balance
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“Pursuing anything without goals and a plan is like putting together an upside-down
puzzle. You can still finish, or get to where you’re meant to be, but it will take you much
longer to determine your steps along the way.”
- It’s important to visualize and understand where you’re going!
- Long-term goals usually take years to complete, meanwhile short-term goals are smaller and
more manageable, and rather than the time it takes, it is the steps that determine if a goal is
short or long term.
A major essentially demonstrates your interests and possible future goals. An academic advisor
can assist you in navigating your academic plan and help you choose courses related to your
goals.
It’s important to realize that change is inevitable, internal or external. It is also important not to
take too much advice from others, as you may forget your own individual goals and values.
When making academic decisions, it is a good idea to have a mentor with goals like yours.
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Broadly, I would like to learn what interests me as a career at CSUSM, and hopefully
narrow down my options, them staying a business major, changing into a sociology or
psychology major, or transferring to a cosmetology school. Apart from that, I would like to
learn more about economics and business in a way that piques my own personal
interests, along with learning more about psychology and sociology and seeing if it is
right for me. I have already researched and read quite a bit on psychology and some
sociology, and I would like to know if it is right for me and my future. I am unsure of what
career I want to pursue as of now, but I am leaning towards being a hairdresser that
specializes in alternative haircuts, and maybe even become a piercer too. If I do not end
up becoming that, or I find out it isn’t right for me, I would like to find a career in business
or psychology. My ideal career would be a nice balance of working with others, and time
for myself. I believe I would enjoy providing services for others, and I would like to
surround myself with my interests, which is why I believe a career as a hairdresser
would suit me.