This week I attended the Rose Cafe talk with Christa Downey. She spoke to us about the career center, working in groups, and making connections. During the talk she asked us if we recognize any obstacles when making connections. I found that since I am a junior transfer student that I might be too late in the game. That I’m leaving her sooner that I arrived. Ms. Downey assured me that it is never too late to make connections. She told us that we should have a diverse group of people in our network, and hopefully by graduation have around 4-8 people in your network. Your network should consist of academic advisors, TA’s, staff members, alumni, people in your class, and people who are a couple of years ahead of  your doing what you want to do. I find that my network at my other college was very strong but it took me a while to create it. I fear that the intimidation of the school makes it harder for me to make connections. I think once I break my shell and make my first connection with one person than I will be able to disperse myself and make more connections.