Personal Narrative: My Goals In College

The format for Wide Reading within this classroom structure would promote prior knowledge, autonomy, diversity, and routine. The routines are incorporated by the consistency of reading every morning. Mirabella and her classmates will be expected to enter the classroom and begin reading. Every Friday afternoon, each student will be provided with the opportunity to access a book of their choice. The books are based on multiple topics, which will allow for more diversity within the reading materials.

Journal - Day 1 So far the experience is going very well. I met my cooperating teacher and we talked about different stuff on what and what not to do. During some free time I was memorizing students’ names and where they were sitting out. My cooperating teacher has a clipboard with pictures of the students faces from last years school book and where they are sitting at on sheets of paper. We also exchanged phone numbers and reporting time is at 7:20 and dismissal is anywhere from 2 - 4:20.

These past few months have been interesting. I procrastinated (more than I should have), written a few papers, but I have also learned a lot about writing. Walking into this I had some writing experience but not nearly as much as I should of had. I knew how to summarize, cite, and work in groups but this class gave me the opportunity to fine tune those skills and learn new skills. College should not be taken lightly and The first new skill I learned was how to write a college level paper.

To extend my learning, I plan on broadening my sources and my mind to new things. I have the book websites that we were given for this course saved on my computer for use later on in classes and when I become a teacher. To refine my learning, I plan to focus on the information that will better my knowledge rather than the unimportant information. I will narrow it down to the information from my teachers now rather than looking for it on the internet. As a learner, I like to do hands on activities and projects and out loud assignments rather than essay 's or self-work projects.

Once in a while I will use email for school to contact my teachers when I have a question. As for outside the academic world, I spend my time writing to-do lists and communicating by social media including: Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Unfortunately, I tend to forgot tasks throughout my day, and writing them down on a piece of paper or on my phone helps me remember. For instance, homework assignments, studying, groceries, or chores. It is daily writing necessity that I can’t be organized without.

-- Seek help at the Writing Center and/or feedbacks from students/professors/advisers. -- Read over other classmate’s papers and observe their writing styles. In order to measure my progress, I will keep a folder specifically for my Communications Skills course.

Working as a TA was an amazing experience because I was not only able to share my passion for computer science within the WIT community, but was also able to solidify my own knowledge of the subject. During my first few weeks on campus Dr. Wu introduced me to several of his colleagues within the department, Dr. Jones Yu and Dr. Mira Yun. When meeting with both of them I was able to express my passion for computer science and also my determined mindset to work towards a Ph.D. in computer science after obtaining a B.S. and M.S in CS and a MASt in Applied Mathematics. When I expressed these interests they both decided that teaching me to think and work as a graduate student would be beneficial to my future goals. As a result of this they offered me the opportunity to work on research in the fields of mobile privacy, language learning, and new student orientation applications.

Also, leadership development in others as well as myself became a topic of importance during my undergraduate career. I found that learning about Student Affairs became more interesting than Psychology (my major) and many of the other subjects I studied. All of my employment during my higher education career fell under Student Affairs and I felt comfortable with that. Before transferring to a four-year institution, I did not know much about Student Affairs , or that I could have a career in it. Many of my mentors and supervisors also tole m that I needed to pursue this field.

I studied, took AP courses, applied for scholarships, etc. When attending Converse, I underwent changes in my schedule, living (residential), etc. Such changes were easy-going and more relaxed compared to high school, but the pressure of success increased. Aspects such as time management became crucial. As a response of not living at home and being an “adult”, I was granted freedom.

Spring semester

I believe this has helped me to mentally organize my college assignments as well as manage my priorities. There are many ways I have prepared myself for college. One of them being mental prepared such as having a positive attitude and making sure I put full effort and attention in what I do. One other way, my mother 's help, I have prepared my self is purchasing school materials, such as a planner, binders, etc. to make sure all my materials and papers are organized and accessible, so that I wouldn 't be confused or stressed when school

One goal is to keep and organize all of my homework assignments, so I can use them to study for quizzes and tests. I will also start taking notes every time I have reading for a class, so I will be more prepared for my tests. Taking notes while reading a textbook allows me to really see if I understand the material. The reason being I will have to understand the material in order to write the concepts in my own words. Also, I will be able to easily review my notes whenever I want.

Do you think because I missed some of your lecture on chapter 4 I will be completely lost, or will studying the power points in conjunction with the chapter and learnsmart be enough? I had an issues accessing learnsmart at first, but have found it extremely beneficial in my test preparations. I wish the issue were resolved before the first test; it really gives me a lot of confidence in my absorption of the information. Sorry for the long-winded email. I realize this is a college course, which means lots of independent study and figuring things out on your own.

I decided I needed to become more involved in the classroom, and around campus. Fortunately, this year has been a much different story. I am actively involved with my classes and I am the current Outreach Director for the school. The experiences I have been able to participate in because of my position were crucial in my maturity. My involvement with faculty and students has helped shape me back into the focused and driven student I was when I went into college.

・What surprised me or caused me to wonder? The textbook adopts useful to read, it contains a lot of information, thus I wonder to master this textbooks leads the way as to become a professional programmer. I decide to read this book until I remember all perfectly. ・What happened that felt particularly challenging?