Reflective Essay: Working With College Students

The one idea that drew me to a liberal arts college was the ability to take a wide breadth of classes from all disciplines. I hope to receive not just facts and memorization out of my education, but applications to other subjects and even daily activities. A prominent example of this is my potential major, physics. To prepare for an eventual career in the scientific field, this semester I am pursuing research in physical oceanography. Also, I joined the physics club in order to extend my learning outside the classroom, in addition to using this club as an opportunity to seek out like-minded individuals who also share a passion for science.

This is my second year in COTC and I took GENR-91 last year. I am from china, and English is my second language. I came to the United States when I was 15-year-old and live in Dublin for almost six years and I have my high school in Dublin too. And I need to drive 40 minutes to get here every day. Before I attend to COTC I use one year to take the non-credit English class at Columbus state community college. After I graduate from the high school I feel like I am not ready for the college level class yet, so I decide to take some class before I get in the college. I take five classes this semester and I am in the nursing major.

This semester was my very first semester as a college student. Being the first, it was probably the semester I would learn the most in. I learned the expectations for writing that I will have to live up to for the next four years of my college career. Though my high school teachers were usually demanding because I was in the Honors English section throughout high school, writing in college has still ?raised the bar? for me. Also, in high school, we would have weeks to pick a topic, create a thesis, outline the paper, write the paper, and then revise the paper. In college, the time restraints are not quite as lenient. I?ve had to learn to manage my time and be more productive with what free moments I

In the summer of 2015 I received a full scholarship to attend Jonathan R. Reynolds Young Writers Workshop at Denison University, an opportunity that shaped a simply hobby into an enduring passion. As a writer, I am highly critical of my work, however being accepted to the eight-day program merely by my own literary merit definitely served as an example that not only am I capable of writing something worthy, but that I have the power to achieve any goals laid before me. While I attended the program I greeted 35 peers from California all the way to Zimbabwe, South Africa. My core classes consisted of Fiction and Poetry, where I was taught by award winning authors and poets. To be honest, I felt entirely inadequate the first few days. Here I was

I received an acceptance from a US MD school during the 2013-2014 cycle. However, as an international student, I was required to deposit all four years’ worth of tuition in an escrow account prior to matriculation, which I was unable to do. While I was aware of the escrow requirement prior to application, I was on track to obtain permanent residency during the application year per my immigration attorney, which would excuse me from this requirement. However, given the uncertain nature of the residency process, this did not, and is yet to, happen. My family and I had recently immigrated from India, and coming up with the escrow amount was impossible at that time. Loans were also only available on a yearly cadence, not for all four years at once.

I have learned various things during my academic career that have been extremely useful in my non-academic career. I honestly feel that I have grown in many different areas especially in my oral communication and media technology. During the summer I volunteered as a Volunteer Youth Coordinator at Northern Illinois Food Bank. I completed various tasks and projects that included, organizing programs and event, creating flyers and advertisements, internal blogging, data tracking, and conducting orientations. I was lucky to be able to do such a good job that they offered me an internship during this current school year as a Volunteer Engagement Intern. This would have not been possible if I did not push myself in school and learn all those different key skills. I am very thankful that I can say I have come a long way from where I was years ago.

Before returning to college to finish my degree, I called myself a decent writer. Over the years, I have completed several reports, papers, and even charging documents that were used in courtrooms. Recent papers that I sent to Paperrator.com during this course came back with lackluster results, subsequently, this unit’s reading showed that my writing skills can and will improve. I typically write and organize my thoughts on paper before writing any documents of any length, which is one of the ideas in the reading. Now, I am learning to give a clearer thesis statement, record evidentiary statements about that thesis, and organize them for an effectively written paper.

As I began to write my college essay, I had to think back about the important deciding factors in my life. Because I chose to write about prompt five I was encouraged to choose something truly impactful to write a good essay. However, it was not necessarily the topic I wrote about that made me learn something, but rather, the steps in doing so.

Moving to Texas to pursue my undergraduate studies in the premedical sciences was not an easy transition for me. I had many plans concerning for my premedical coursework but had to make sacrifices that prevented me from being the student I strived for. I lived with my single mother during my undergrad years. She worked multiple jobs to be able to sustain me during college. Despite all her hard work, I still could not afford resources that would facilitate my learning during undergrad. For instance, many of my peers had access to the best textbooks and most could afford tutoring sessions for added knowledge benefits. However, it wasn’t until my mother fell sick due to the stress of working many hours that led to my decline in grades. She suffered

I have learned and changed much from when I first entered college. There have been many events and situations that I experienced that aided in making more mature, and improve as a person. The past year has been somewhat of a transformational period.

I am a senior student, only one last semester to complete my bachelor degree, a step away from medical school. I will leave San Antonio and move-in with my husband in Lubbock, Texas. I will take part in a post-baccalaureate program at Texas Tech Health Science Center, and we will attend the same college while I prepared for medical school. I was smiling on that uncomfortable library chair, picturing all those ideas while spacing out on my inorganic chemistry book after long hours studying for finals. One semester away from taking a big step toward my goals, my heartbeat kept speeding out of excitement; little did I know at the time.

I feel that I haven't impacted Suitland High School per se in the most ways that I could have but I have worked my hardest to impact the whole Prince George's County Community but some of the different times I have impacted stool in high school are my volunteer participation with National Honor Society and my volunteering Girl Scouts and creating opportunities to Girl Scouts.

Over the semester the semester i have felt like i have grown in my reading and writing abilities. This class has been a great refresher for me and it has help me remember things that i have seen in years. I have never been a good writer, but after this class i feel a little more confident in my writing ability. I can now form better sentence and make my papers flow a little better.

I am very fun, energetic, and approachable. I can provide valuable insight as I, myself have been a grade nine student here at Centennial. I will also be able to address questions thoughtfully and with an open mind. I am somewhat knowledgeable with the clubs here at Centennial as I have joined some, and am more than willing to encourage the grades nines to get involved as it is a great and rewarding opportunity.

During my freshman year of undergraduate school, I received a D in general chemistry. I felt uncomfortable asking for help when I did not understand the material and was easily intimated by the abundance of upperclassmen in the course. I did not properly utilize the TA sessions or office hours from the professors. Because I did not have a strong foundation in general chemistry, I continued to struggle throughout my chemistry courses, receiving D’s in Organic Chemistry I and II. I felt shameful and embarrassed about my poor grades, and that self-imposed stigma followed me throughout my undergraduate career, and to some extent graduate school. When I retook Organic Chemistry II, I earned an A by studying more diligently and frequenting my