Second Semester Goals

Coming to school every day as a tenth grader was exciting, but it can get very annoying at times. I had to overcome many challenges to make it this far. Generally, freshman year was a year of change. One of the greatest things I learned as I reached sophomore year, was not to procrastinate.

My first semester as a college freshman is finally coming to an end. This semester has been the start to a new chapter in my life and I am glad to have finally finished my first semester on a high note. Coming into college I never knew what things would be like and how would I adjust. All I knew is that I wanted to succeed and eventually graduate college. The courses I have taken this semester have had big impact on my learning and my future. Assignments that taught skills and lessons to be used in the future. I have learned skills such as being able to collaborate in groups because of projects in ASU 150.

I can’t believe my first college semester is almost over. Key word is “almost” because the weeks following thanksgiving break will be critical for me. Even though it’s almost over, I must finish strong. I wouldn’t want all my hard work to go to waste. All the A’s that I earned so far must remain A’s for me in order for me to be happy with my academic performance. These next 3 weeks are going to be hectic, but also relaxing.

I have a few theories as to why I am so unnaturally excited to go back to school.

I want to achieve a better grasp of active versus passive voice, and the correct time to use each one. I would like to better understand basic grammar, and explore advanced grammar and sentence structure. I want to continue to write essays that I can be proud of, and that I can feel as if they were important to me personally and not just written to complete an assignment or earn a specific grade. During this first semester I have relearned and reviewed the basics of formal writing so that hopefully next semester I can reach higher, go farther and write better than I ever have

The 1st semester was full of challenges as a full-time student here at Mohawk College, but I am thankful that it is over. Now, I am grateful that I will be starting my 2nd semester as a Practical Nursing and is determine to succeed.

My goals for next year, boy this is always a super tough question for me. My goals for next year is to make it through each semester and not give up and graduate next summer with my master’s degree. I believe the rest will just fall into place.

Freshman year could be a new world to everyone because it helps the student to grow both academic and physical. In my second semester at Seaman High School is full of an opportunity and lessons. Lessons that will help me to grow the to person I want to be. An opportunity to help me to have a better grade and succeed with the help of my teachers. My second semester is complicated. Finishing first semester did not mean that I can handle the second semester smoothly like I expected. The second semester is harder than the first semester but it helps me to find the woman I want to be.

This year, 2016 and 2017, was my first time at Early College High School. I was very worried and scared at the beginning of the year, but now, I am more comfortable at this school. From re-dos to essays, I have learned a lot this year from my English class. There are many things that I will forget, however, there are also memories and actions I will keep. Lastly, there is advice that I will provide for the upcoming sophomores.

Now that I have completed my first half of the semester in Montclair State University, I feel like I have accomplished a lot within these past few weeks. My goals for this semester was to start off academically strong, make new friends, trying new things, find a major, and getting out of my comfort zone. So far, I have accomplished more than half of my goals. I am doing well in my classes, exploring new places, and I met the greatest group of people I can be friends with.

This semester was a handful with working on major projects, writing thesis papers, performing in my drama class and completing my first SAT. Out of all my assignments, one project that stood out was my Civil Rights project, I was as able to enhance my skills for academic success by writing an out of compliance letter to a handful of restaurants. I also go involved in other projects which led me attend a Denim Day Rally.

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

As I look back on what I have done in the last few weeks, I would say, I would have focused more on reading and annotating assignments. The most important thing for me to do during the semester was to write down assignments. This helped me plan a schedule to finish my work in time. My favorite assignments was the essays. I learned so much from these assignments. They taught me how to become a better writer, and the writing process helped a lot, especially the outlining. My biggest struggle was reading, and comprehending what I was reading. The CPM chapters, such as, Biology, and History was a lot of reading. I am not the best reader in the world, and I am not the best annotator, but the skills I learned made it possible for me to do the best I can. I still find it difficult to read college work. It takes lots of planning, highlighting, and understanding. I am thankful for all the time, work, and sacrifices I made to get my work done, and on time. The textbooks were very useful (if you like to read, and have an easy time annotating). All the handouts were helpful. I am so thankful for how much this class has helped

a new class environment and make new friends. Grammar was probably the hardest class for me, and although

A euphoria of independence has been fueling my desire, to begin with, the Fall Quarter as soon as possible! A plethora of opportunities is going to help change me for the better good. I think the favorite part about the start of Fall Quarter so far is that I am an ISEP Mentor for the following year and we began our training in early September and assisted incoming freshman during the ISO week. ISEP has given me an opportunity to get out of my comfort zone and make a difference. I cannot thank ISEP enough already and it seems like I am going to be forever indebted to them at the end of the year! It has given me a chance to make new friends from all over the world and enrich my personality. I cannot wait to begin the quarter and meet with my Mentees and help them feel at home at UCI.