Women Gender Study Program: Why I selected this program because I wanted to end my academic career as a
social worker, but after the experiences I've had in the last ten years I
know more than the gross incompetent morons do about social work without the
degree. Northridge is not the best school but all institutions have the same
built-in racist thinking structure. White people who run the school are in
administration and working as department managers leaving teachers of
diversity to teach courses that need fluidity, but in reality, there is
favoritism, blackballing grades, employees who can't teach a subject, and a
lack of structure in the class. In addition, the program and campus lack
activism.
Women Studies is a small department on this campus it has over a dozen teachers most of which are part-time and
will teach other subjects. Very few instructors are tenor to protect their
career but that doesn't make them qualified teachers. Many of these
instructors were women of color and they too were IGNORANT of understanding
how deep racism and religion can be, and how both of these critical areas
infect the human race. Now this program is broad it covers areas of men's and women's problems
with gender and sexuality, politics, social problems, religion, and other
countries' differences, with that being said a decent-paying job won't cut
it with this degree, you have to back it up with a strong masters and there
are no guarantees.
Lesbian teachers
make up one-third of the teachers in the department who favor other teachers
as their friends so if you had a complaint against one of them as I did, it
was like stabbing both of them with a knife. Your complaint goes unheard and
decline is the answer you get. This is why a higher rank exists, so I took
the complaint to
student services,
and the highest person who overturned the decision ruled in my favor.
I quickly realized many of the young teachers allowed their personal lives
to be a part of class lectures. I found this to be inappropriate. I had
numerous struggles with understanding how to study these courses, it's
different from community college, and teachers are not
supportive. Of course, tutors are available but they too are lazy and will advise you
to "google it".
Teachers are obligated to provide one day of office time to
see students but will neglect to respond to emails or messages and demand
you be considerate of their time. Nepotism was also a problem in the
department and in the women's house which was not a house of activism but a
hang-out for the young lesbians. These girls didn't care about
creating change, they were absorbed with personal problems, sex partners,
what party to attend, and social media crap. Let me finish with this because it's important you understand how to manage time and your classes if you choose to select this program as a major (which I don't advise) some tips are important to know. Read the program carefully and all class descriptions. Meet with teachers to get a sneak peek of who they are and feel them out. This will help in deciding if this choice is good for you. People ignorantly assume this program is easy. It is NOT!!! You will be expected to read an enormous amount of material. Frankly, this is not beneficial in teaching students. the readings should have been selective with course material which is discussed in class and tested on. Not a collection of the last hundred years of feminism.
- Read the program thoroughly and understand each class description.
- A few courses are given once a year so take those first and get them out of the way, if you don't complete them you will not graduate.
- Sit down and carefully arrange your classes each semester but mix up each semester with other courses such as art, swimming, psych, literature, math whatever you enjoy whether it be online, or not, just mix it up so you get a good variety. Do not take all GWS every semester it doesn't work out that way. Some girl did this and she was stuck.
- Be a full-time student don't spend your life at this school as some people have so their boss would pay the bill because this person was too cheap to pay it herself or get financial aid. (I'll speak more on this later)
- Be on time to classes as teachers will notice and blackball you if you make excuses why you were late or didn't drop the class in the required time. I observed this and noticed the teachers will ignore you like you're not there. Remember they carry your grade in their back pocket.
- Speak up in class when needed as I said these women don't structure their class and no one is a mind reader. They won't explain anything on your first day or ever. Marth Lopez Garza is the worst bitch here and Breny Mendoza.
- Find out ahead of time the books you need. Please be frugal there are ways to buy books cheaply or find them online (free PDF) or try using the reference area in the library as they carry a variety, save money.
- Ask teachers if they teach from the textbook many will not and expect you to spend 100 dollars and read it (this pissed me off) try to avoid these teachers. They won't open the book in class. Be mindful that you don't want to waste time and money.
- Advisors are lazy-ass wads and will not tell you what you need to know about this program. It is NOT SPECIFIC, meaning there are no specific areas to study it's a wide range of areas. This is why you need a strong master's to back up your career. It doesn't hold much value alone.
- You will be expected to attend lectures and activities on campus which I found "Love Your Body Day" to be racist. It's about bigger gals feeling good about their bodies, frankly, it is pathetic with the hypocrisy "It's okay to be FAT, just be WHITE". Women of color were never selected. This is why it's RACIST, which this school promotes and so do the teachers and staff!
- This GWS program is best for electives or a minor degree. I don't see it worth a Bachelor unless you plan to travel, write research, and maybe study groups of people around the world.
- Breny Mendoza is the worst next to Garza try to avoid this bitch, unfortunately, she is now the chair of the department which is really bad. I told Sheena Malhotra that her buddy Mendoza copied AN OUTDATED class syllabus from another teacher and gave it to the students. She was NEVER punished and Sheena took over the class. Sheena used to be the chair. I regret not reporting both of them. There is too much bullshit and favoritism in the department. Breny Mendoza is a lazy bitch who has no business being a teacher or anything else she should be FIRED!!!
- If you have self-discipline, take online courses with different subjects. I found it rewarding and better teachers from other departments. As I mentioned, mix up your schedule every semester; you don't want to drown in GWS. Whatever you do please avoid Diane Bartlow from writing out your schedule, she pulled this crap on me and I never asked her, it was a mess so I changed everything. Take Control it's your career.
- Personal advice NEVER ALLOW your employer to pay for your academic career. It's a FAT RIGHT OFF for this ass-wad. Karla was STUPID she was a classmate who worked for Legal Zoom and allowed her boss to PAY IT because she was too cheap to pay it herself. Karla fucked herself as she could have had the tax right off and money back from her tax refund, claiming the cost of the education when filing her taxes. Instead, she gave it to her boss and he fucked her over and declined approval for classes she needed to finish the program. In addition to that she bitched about working overtime and the $1000 bucks she earned went into taxes. I told her it usually does because you are a single person (pays the highest tax) no kids, no home, and nothing to claim so UNCLE SAM FUCKS SINGLE PEOPLE THE HARDEST. She would have had a phat refund if she would have paid for her own education instead of giving the credit to her scumbag employer. I don't know if she ever graduated, but I was gone after three years and Karla was still there at CSUN halfway done. NEVER TRUST A FUCKEN MAN ESPECIALLY AN EMPLOYER!
Introduction to Attending Cal State Northridge: CSUs are the
easiest schools to apply to, there are 27 campuses throughout California.
There are no personal references or personal statements all you need is an
application, but have your shit together and check out everything at least
one year in advance before attending. I would not advise you to go
straight into a university. Attend community college first get the
generals out of the way and your golden fours, so you can work hard and
get out before three years of time pass. People learn at a different
pace students are NOT taught how to study. You must learn to structure
your own study habits. This is your career take it seriously, be in charge
because the school will not call you or instruct you on what you need to
do. They have thousands of applications from all over the world so you
need to communicate with these people at all times and be on top of your
game. Have your transcript ready to submit with your application and use a
federal grant for the fee waiver
if needed.
Yes the GOV will pay for a bachelor's degree and associate degree, but not
a master's. Once you have everything together such as taxes or income, if
you have none then be an independent student and apply for financial aid.
I would not use your parents, as they will be required to show tax
information and you may not get any money. Just lie about this unless
Daddy is paying the bill, and then you don't need Financial Aid. It's an
easy process but takes weeks for them to respond with a letter. If you are
applying for Aid have all the paperwork ready to submit at the same time
as the application. The quicker you get this done you might get priority
registration. And that is a gift because you have the first pick of the
classes. Take a look at other campuses and my advice when applying to
better schools have your favorites on top, but pick a nice campus.
CSU LA sucks
the campus is in a weird area and it's not very accessible from the
streets. If you choose GWS I would advise electives or a minor
not a major, but check out other schools like Santa Barbra and read your options because you have many.
Programs and Classes: Here is the
academic course description,
it appears a few things have changed but keep in mind what I said and meet
the department faculty, so you can get a feel for them. You might end up
having to take some of these teachers more than once depending on how Breny
arranges the classes as being chair which is her responsibility. If she has
a late class use your activism and fight to change the time, I did it and it
worked. No one wants to leave at 11 pm at night walking on campus.
Nayereh Tohidi
is an easy A teacher, she is getting old and too lazy to read anything, but
never ask her to write you a reference for another school. I did and she
expected me to write it for her which is illegal and she knew it. One girl I
knew used this program as a double major which I thought was crazy, don't
make life hard on yourself there are only so many hours in a day. Another
important tip NEVER allow
Diana Bartlow
to write up your semester courses, she assumes too much and I don't know
what possessed her to do that for me it was awful but I changed everything.
It's your time and schedule Diane doesn't know the needs of your life.
When you have to write papers which will be most of the time, pick easy
subjects with good research because these bitches use PLAGIARISM SOFTWARE
to scan those papers. Be an early bird and have classes arranged in the day
so you can spend the rest of your time studying and getting rest. There are
2 and 4-year plans, keep a tight schedule and get in and out in 2 years so
you can move on to a master's, it's not worth dragging on. I did so much
community work and it made no difference for me and yet other people have a
light shining over their head for it, too much favoritism.
I found Islamic classes were good with
Tohidi and community service,
which is out in the field at some local organizations.
Feminist Methods with Garza
was awful (hopefully the teacher changed, this class had no structure)
Feminist Theories is another one these are only given once a year. Wow, now
you have to take a writing proficiency that sucks that didn't exist before.
Ricki Manoff
was good she teaches the 100 courses I really liked her.
Schumacher
was good and not too hard, she tried to make it fun but I didn't like her
asking people to say something personal about themself.
Marie Cartier,
I didn't like her classes she was the one I made a complaint against and
Melanie Klein she was not bad I had online with her but a white bitch thought she was
funny talking shit if that happens report both of them because
Melanie
is too lazy to discipline anyone. She has two full-time jobs as a real
estate agent and a teacher this explains why she doesn't answer emails 50%
of her effort is going towards each job.
Living On or Off Campus: Finding a place to live was easier than going through the program,
however, people will take advantage of you. So you have two choices apply
for the dorm and it must be done a year or two in advance because it fills
up fast and some kids already have dips on it when you get there. Or rent
from the vultures list, it's somewhere on the campus website just inquire
where to find it. People in the communities will have rooms to rent for
students, but the rent has to be expensive now. Then it was overpriced to
rent a room for 1000 dollars which is ridiculous. Some of these people
like Koreans will have tons of kids renting because they want everyone to
pay their bills and make a profit. I was lucky for a short time and had a
room for 500 a month, but this old bitch was a pain in the ass to
live with and I was hardly there, eventually, she gave me bed bugs and I
left. Watch out for the Koreans and Chinese they will rip you off with the
utilities but demand to see an actual bill, not a small receipt with a
100-dollar price. Oh, this bitch told me I could pay her 300 a month
for a room but I had to watch her kids after school and help them with
their homework. She was cheap and trying to get a free babysitter. No
Thanks, your kids are your responsibility. Be selective and careful
of who you rent from.
As for the dorm, the meal plan is the biggest scam, if you get in and your dorm has a kitchen you don't have to buy a meal plan unless you choose to, but if the dorm doesn't have a kitchen then you're forced to buy a meal plan. Most dorms don't have kitchens. I believe the food should be free of all of it or at least included in the tuition. Those plans are over 3500 hundred a year. Nothing like ripping people off. Watch out for perverts and scumbags men who want to rent to hot little gals so they can go after you with sexual perversions. My advice kids should get together and just rent an apartment, if say 6 or 7 people pitch in you can afford a two-bedroom at 1800 a month you actually might save money at least on food. Otherwise don't get sucked into the bullshit with parties, drugs, and booze, be careful who you hang out with. People lead to problems more than help most of the time. Develop good study habits, most kids you can't depend on to study with, I found them to be unreliable and disrespectful.
Amenities of Campus Life: There are nice amenities on this campus, you can swim, you can rock
climb, when I was there a new gym was built state-the-art,
top-of-the-line. At first, the school was ripping the students off by
charging for the gym but people complained it's supposed to be free, so
now it is. Don't waste your money on outside gyms, everything you need is
on campus. You really don't need to go anywhere, lots of restaurants and
fast food, a huge library and places to study like cubes, is what I call
it. There are small enclosed cubicles where you can spend time studying
with no noise. You can play tennis or work in the garden and have trails to run on. The parking is a financial scam. I would take the bus and train and walk
everywhere, it's good exercise and helps with stress. The women's house
was in the middle of campus but it burned down years ago, so now it's a
20-minute walk from the front entrance to the back of the school, way
back. There is an eye doctor and health clinic for which you pay health
service fees. If you have a problem with a doctor being rude or abusive or sexually insulating you, report him or her immediately. This can happen as I dealt with a 500-pound
piece of shit who was abusive to women. Hopefully, he is dead at this
point. Otherwise, the amenities are nice, and the dorms are too inside,
but they have strict rules.
Financial Aid: As I mentioned before dates are
IMPORTANT,
you must submit your packet for financial aid at the time of your
application. You might need to show taxes. I would file as an Independent
student with no family contributions so you can get the full amount of
aid. TIP: I ran out of money and was able to squeeze another $1500
from the department explaining I needed a computer, but
I went to the woman who oversees the FA Dept first, she has the
authority to tell the FA Department to give me the money. Also, if you
have a passion for something specific go to that department speak to the
key person, and ask about extra grant money or apply for
scholarships.
You would be surprised if these people have cash to give students for
specific needs. Universities are wealthy for a reason when education
should be free. Manipulate any way you can to get money. Okay check the dates and apply for all the grants FEDERAL, EOPS you must do this ahead
of time, not at the last minute. Work Study I was always being discriminated against. There are tons of
crap jobs available on campus that a child could perform and the
applications would pile up or be given to the white kids. The women in
Financial Aid were racist bitches, you will see how white women work here
sitting on their asses doing nothing.
I'll share this, you will be broke while going to school but having your
education paid for from grants will cover all the costs so you might want
to get a part-time job. I never worked because I wanted the experience of
this and to enjoy it, frankly that didn't happen either. However, I took
out many loans (which I don't advise but I kept them on FOREBEARANCE forever)
since I had a decent-paying job when I cared for Todd and then I didn't
care about the loans anymore. I'm already past 50 and collecting some of
my social security. After Todd died I claimed disability so the Gov wiped
out 70,000 in student loans, which I'm glad, but I can't go back to school
for three years because they monitor me. If I win the lottery or go back
to work I have to repay the money. So I'm holding out another year until I
go back to work. Social Security doesn't pay and it never will.
Another American scam!
Campus Police:
I find these people to be annoying, lazy and easily distracted Once a cop nearly killed me with his car as I was walking on the pedestrian walk, he slammed his brakes. I
yelled at him and his response was I didn't see you. Really? What the fuck
are doing that you don't see me? If you are driving a car your eyes should
be on the road and what is in front of you. I regret not reporting this
because the following month, the CSUN newspaper bragged that the department had excellent services and no accidents. One time there was an incident where a guy who had a gun
was having a meltdown, it was drama but the campus was so big no one was
injured, and most people didn't know it happened until the gossip became the
talk of the town. Otherwise, I don't see they have a purpose because like
any cop with all the badgering of white people against people of color cops
will favor the administrators never the students. Not much different from
everyday society.
Disability Center: The only reason I used this shit department
was to have the extra money which I never got. I get anxious when testing
but as I said the classes and testing are different compared to community
college, so I wasted my time and the people who work in this department are
fucken racist ass wads. The only decent human at the time was Christy the
secretary. I dealt with this crippled-bitch named Brenda
and she would talk shit to me putting me down and stabbing me in the back
with that
bitch Anne Smith
who is supposed to help people with employment but she never does a fucken
thing to help with employment people are lazy. It was ridiculous what I put
myself through I never needed the center other than wanting the extra time
for exams. Don't waste your time here regardless of anxiety, everyone is
grossly incompetent and Brenda would lie all the time about the extra money
I never got it and this department never paid shit. All my classes were paid
with grants. I hope this helps and provides some understanding of what to expect. Reach for the stars and better schools such as Berkely or Standford - Columbia in New York - financial aid people are helpful over there to get your education paid.
I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK IN ALL YOUR ENDEAVOURS! STAY TRUE TO
YOURSELF.