In just 19 LONG DAYS I will be a college graduate. I will be walking out of St Ignatius church with honors and a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising. I can’t believe it’s almost here and looking back on my college experience, it feels like it all just happened yesterday.I’m so thankful for all the friends I have made, the people I have met, the experiences I’ve had, and education I have received. For me graduation will be bitter sweet, but once I graduate, I am going to feel like this!
-Matthias
You get to be around talent like this all day. Shout out to the winners for showcasing our fair city with so much creative energy.
Be sure to check out the other winners here > > > http://blogs.usfca.edu/videocontest/
Hello students! First off, we would like to congratulate you on being admitted to USF, and secondly, we are happy to say you are participants of the very first #youSF scavenger hunt. Through this scavenger hunt you will get a “lay of the land” of USF, have some funny photos to keep for the scrap books, and you’ll be tweeting your experiences all along the way. Each team will have a University Ambassador or current USF student to help direct you throughout the scavenger hunt. Listed below are the different buildings around campus you will scavenge to complete the tasks we laid out. As you find and complete each task we highly encourage tweeting @youSFca with photos or other proof of completing the tasks. The ambassadors and admission counselors will be checking out the twitter feed throughout the day so don’t be afraid to get your tweet game on! Keep your phone close to you as well, because during the scavenger hunt we will be tweeting out bonus tasks to complete! Lastly when tweeting at @youSFca, please hashtag #youSF and we will be giving out bonus points for creative hash tags associated with each completed task!
Here is the list! You don’t have to complete every task, but the more you complete as a team, the more points you will get. Remember creativity is highly encouraged, and most of all, make sure you have fun!
Library
- Get a picture with a Librarian
- Find a book about USF
- Get a picture with the wolves and kettle
- Find the rare book room
- Find the Student disability office
The UC
- Picture of you lounging by the fire in the atrium
- FIND CASA! And figure out what CASA does
- Locate the public safety office
- Warm up your vocals in the music practice room (video or photo)
- Get a picture with a student wearing Giants or 49ers gear (anywhere)
Kalmanovitz Hall
- Find a way to the skyboxes without using the elevators
- Find the rooftop sculpture terrace
- Picture or video acting out a scene of your choice in the amphitheater
- Locate the arch of knowledge
Cowell Hall
- Locate KUSF and get a shout out
- Locate the Nursing Practice Lab
St Ignatius
- Locate and take a picture with the statue of St Ignatius
- Locate and take a photo of the only chapel not dedicated to Jesuit
Education Building
- Find the Café inside
- Find the newly designed hospital wing of the building
Lone Mountain
- How many steps lead up to Lone Mountain?
- Find the USF tennis courts
- Locate the One Card Office
- Take a picture in “Jail” at Rossi Wing
- Find the “Harry Potter Room” (Del Santo Reading Room)
Good luck completing the tasks and remember tweet @youSFca
Last week Wednesday, I had the wonderful opportunity to spend Easter Weekend at home in Hawaii. I was able to welcome and share some of my own experiences with the 80 admitted students that showed up to the Honolulu reception. I could easily relate to these high school seniors as they were in the same situation I was three years ago, unsure of where I would spend the next semester. The ballroom at the Hawaii Prince Hotel was so packed, more chairs and tables needed to be set up. The deadline to make your final decision is May 1st! WELCOME TO THE HILLTOP, FUTURE DONS! 
Woah! The Admitted Student Visit Program last Saturday was crazy! Let it be known that I mean crazy good! I had a blast meeting so many prospective students! Seeing so many possible future dons was fantastic, and the turn out was phenomenal! Roughly around twelve to thirteen hundred people. Here is a birds eye view the program which was held in War Memorial Gym.
Our application review process is finally wrapping up.
This is a good thing.
We have been freed from the trials of spending over eight hours a day at our computer screens reading letters of recommendation, recalculating GPAs, and issuing decisions. My grand total? 1,396 applications. The number makes my head spin, and my eyes wince with pain as the discomfort that arises from reading at that volume is still fresh in my memory. And to understand the impact that reviewing 1,396 applications has on other aspects of one’s life, say, for example, keeping a tidy office, simply see the picture below.
Has anyone seen my calculator?
But messy offices amongst the admission staff do not alone define the month of March at USF. Buzz about the new Pope, spring break, and a reasonable amount of sunshine have also been recurring themes here on the Hilltop.
Working hard, playing hard, and taking in the scenery as we do both.
Paz,
Melissa
Work hard at USF and you get one of these pretty pieces of paper!
However seriously, I have been on the Dean’s List for three semesters now and it comes from hard work and amazing professors. Having the ability to talk personally with my professors, ask questions in/out of the class, and break down complex idea’s in class has allowed me to get me here. Thank you USF for an amazing education, and I hope to graduate with honors! Just a month and a half left of school to finish out strong!
-Matthias
Financial District, SF, CA
Just wanted to share a quick post. I participated in the 5k Fun Run Color Run this past Saturday and it was an amazing time! I had a blast, and to me really embodied the color and craziness of San Francisco. The Color Run is happening all over the country so I’d check it out and sign up if it’s in your city!
Here is a before and after picture of my friend and I
We all go to college to educate ourselves. To learn and prepare for our future career that will become a large part of our lives and who we are. Well sometimes our first job isn’t always that defining haha but it is always a stepping stone leading up to that dream job. I am happy, privileged, and excited to say when I graduate I will be gainfully employed! I will be working at Yelp in downtown San Francisco, in their headquarters. I am so happy that I get to stay in the best city ever and start my life of advertising/sales here. I’m also want to thank USF for educating me and giving me the necessary tools to have this happen.
Step 1: graduate high school *check
Step 2: get into college *check
Step 3: get a degree *almost check
Step 4 (and probably the hardest): get a job *check 
-Matthias