Personal Narrative: My Experience As A Captain On The Soccer Team

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Throughout my undergraduate career, I have had success with my classwork in a variety of different settings. In my Freshman and Sophomore year at Northwestern College, I found myself thriving in the group setting. Much of this was due to the fact that I was extremely busy with my commitment to the college’s soccer team. As classes began I found myself seeking out teammates that shared the same major as myself, Biology Health. We quickly became lab partners in our general biology and chemistry course. It was in this group setting where I also found out that I am a visual learner. Through interacting together with in-text figures in our physiology course, I was able to make sense of the material better. My experience as a captain on the soccer

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