My name is Hector Rhoads, I'm a transfer student from Tallahassee State College to Florida State University. Currently, I'm majoring in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, with a focus in Political Science. I'm lokking to move into research and eventually move into grad school. Ive lived in Tallahassee for about 5 years now and have a well rounded view of the community.

Hometown

I'm orignially from Orlando, Fl.

Major(s)

Interdisciplinary Social Sciences​/​Political Science.

Clubs, organizations & involvement

I play in a local band in town.

Describe your college experience

I had a very up and down time while in school, but trial and error has led to some great memories and fantatstic lessons that I'll remember for the rest of my life. I've enrolled at two colleges now in town, went from partying all the time to now exercising an taking my studies seriously, I've played a show for 1,000 pepole and for ten pepole. I've also been arrested. I became a chef and dropped out and now I'm pursuring a bachleor's degree, it's really what you put in and what you take out.

Tip for future students

For me it is taking some time to find what I really want to do with life, and college has been a good avenue to explore that. My view is that as a freshman do everythoing you can, go to parties, go to school, go get involved in sports, jobs and interhsips, anything and everything because the experience as whole is what will shape your future not just the academics, think about it this way college is like raw meat, potatoes, and carrots, the extracurricular's are seasoning's, and time is cooking. Combing everything the city has to offer is a great meal.

Favorite class

This upcoming semester I'm taking a bhuddist meditation class, and very excited to see how that class treats me. So far though I haven't taken any at FSU. I throughly enjoyed my courses at TSC including National Government, Astronomy, and Pyschology. Which I'm sure all have a simlair course offered at FSU.

Career goals

I'd like to continue to play music and study as much as I can while becoming an activist for peace and self exploration, focusing on bringing pepole together for the betterment of themselves and their communities.

Ideal way to spend a free night

Depends on my mood sometimes a lowkey night at home or at a coffeshop reading, or going to a bar to shoot pool, or seeing a show at the bark or houseparty.

High school or secondary school

Winter park high

Previous college

Tallahassee State College, transfering from TSC is very seamless proccess and should not be seen as duanting the advisors at both instuituions are there to help you and really want to see you succeed, it's just on you to reach out.