Personal Growth through the Residential Summer Bridge Program

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Being a part of Residential Summer Bridge 2015 has showed me a different way of life. I have learned that I need a lot of help with my academics. I believed I was a really good scholar when it came to academics but my grades have shown me different. I have created a different life style because before Bridge I wouldn’t do my homework assignments or even study. Every weekend I would go out and go to parties and do non-beneficial things. Now I stay in and do my homework because I have learn to do my school related stuff first and if there is time left them I could have fun. I have learned to get want I need and not what I want. I have learned many communication skills thought out Bridge like being mindful of what I say because I may not be
I have learned that I can disrespect someone with my body langue and with my attitude. I have notice that I can communicate with people I never imagine I could have socialized with. I learned it is not bad to ask for help but good so you could understand a topic. I am thankful for all the Bridge staff that has made my experience unforgettable. I am thankful for my residential mentor Seairra Ford who has helped me grow as a person and transition from a caterpillar to as butterfly. I am thankful for my academic mentor Maria Tirado for not given up on me and for pushing me to do better thought out this experience, for calling me out when doing something bad and for making me realized stuff I didn’t see from my perspective and for being there for me when I need her. I am thankful for her putting up with my craziness. I am thankful for Professor Omatsu for putting up with me and for showing me stuff I didn’t learn in high school.

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