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ACQUIRING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Complete the following on paper or in digital format.
When you set yourself up to effectively access financial information, you will be more able to make the most of money-
oriented resources on campus. Explore how you prefer to acquire financial information.
1. Which style of reading is most comfortable to you—print or electronic?

2. Rewrite this list of information sources according to how you would rank them, from 1 (I respond best to this) to 7
(I respond least to this).
a. In-person conversations e. YouTube
b. Magazines/newspapers f. Blog posts
c. Books g. Twitter feeds
d. Websites
3. Given these preferences, identify three specif c sources that will best help you stay informed. Name each source
and give a brief description of what it offers. Note: Use the library and Internet to locate the sources.

4. What are two of your most pressing questions about personal f nances right now?
5. Using one or more of your three top sources, f nd and write answers to these questions.

WHAT ACTIVITIES CAN
enrich your experience?

A ctivities and organizations provide more than just fun and a break from your
studies. They give you a chance to meet people who share your interests, and an oppor-
tunity to develop teamwork, leadership, and emotional intelligence skills, along with
skills specific to the activity. Furthermore, studies continue to show that students who
join organizations tend to persist in their educational goals more than those who don’t
branch out. 5
Following are some general activities offered by many colleges. As with student
services, consult your school’s student handbook and website, or contact the student
activities office, to find specific activities and organizations. If you want to do an
activity or join a group that doesn’t exist on your campus, you may be able to start an
organization yourself, with some initiative and the help and support of your student
affairs office.

Academic and Professional Organizations
Organizations support students in a wide variety of academic interests. What your
school offers will depend on school size and course offerings. Some clubs are geared
toward students in a particular major, such as an Economics Club or History Students’
Association. Others have a professional focus, such as Future Civic Leaders or Pre-
9 Veterinary Society. Still other organizations will combine an academic orientation with
CHAPTER 238 a cultural, ethnic, or lifestyle focus such as the Society of Asian Scientists and Engi-
neers, Queer MD, or the Islamic Finance Association.