Being a sophomore student as California State University Fullerton in CNSM 100 has been peculiar to this very day. In the first week of the course, I thought that this class was going to be completely tedious since it is geared towards freshman. I however, was proven wrong. This class has allowed me to grow more as a lifelong learner and a student by providing me different methods to measure myself as a learner. Additionally, this class instructed me many ways that I can improve my organization and time management with my courses that was reinforced with a knowledgeable peer mentor. Overall, I will discuss how this course provided me with three critical areas for my success academically and beyond. The completion of the ELLI profile allowed me to identify my strengths and weakness in my learning abilities. The survey infers that my major strength is in changing and learning, and meaning making. This presumes that I am willing to adapt to different methods to learn different activities and subjects. For an instance, in the beginning of the semester I try out as many approaches to study for the first test in …show more content…
Setting tangible goals is very important academically and non academically, since it allows me to aim for the best that I can without disappointing myself. I have also learned to improve my time management by keeping track of what I do with my time to avoid spending excessive time procrastinating with other activities. Additionally, I have discovered better methods of balancing heavy loads of homework and study times for exams/quizzes, which can rollover to balancing workloads in the professional world. Last but not least, I have learned about the areas that I need to improve on being a better life long learner that could help me become more become more life educated
Throughout the length of schooling, students go through various changes. In their first year of school, children are required to make the transition from being at home for the entire day to being in school for a number of hours a day. These transition periods happen many times through the schooling years, but the most drastic changes occur during the transition from high school to college, where students weather numerous lifestyle changes. While each individual student goes on their own journey, certain themes remain common between different students. Studies are done to look at these themes identifying the numerous differences and similarities.
I am currently an English 160 student who is hoping to move on to the next course, which is English 161. I understand the requirements for English 161. It require students to explore a topic in some depth and conduct independent research related to that topic. Conducting research allows students to learn what it is like to participate in academic culture, posing questions about important issues and developing an argument in response to what others have said. It expected students to learn the most valuable skill in college, which is critical thinking. Students have to be able to read challenging readings. Although I still have problems with English, I think I’m qualified to move on.
It is easy to forget that a huge part of your success in college is staying healthy, keeping a sharp mind and sound body. It is very important to eat right and to maintain a routine sleeping schedule. Staying active and making sure you get enough sleep so that you can keep yourself healthy. A recent study found that walking once a day increase your memorization, which in turn helps you to do better studying.
A big part of nursing is reflection. Now that my sophomore year is nearly over, I can see how much I have grown and how much knowledge I received. Throughout this semester I have been faced with many thrilling experiences and frightening experiences. I have learned a lot through my gerontology clinical, pharmacology and fundamentals courses. Now that I am in clinical it seems that everything is coming together. Practicing in fundamentals and then practice on a real person has been very beneficial. Once I have performed a skill and tested out I’ve notice I am likely to remember how to do the skill again in practice. In this paper I am going to review some of the main objectives I felt were beneficial to me and will always be an important part of nursing practice.
English has never been my best subject. Reading books can be exciting, but the writing aspect of English can be dreadful. Somehow, however, I passed all my advanced English classes with at least a B, and my teachers always considered me to be “above average.” My impartiality toward English shifted to an indifference near the end of my high school career; my indifference then shifted to appreciation. This appreciation is attributed to American Studies and Honors Writing, the most difficult English classes at Belleville East Township High School. American Studies and Honors Writing have strengthened my writing skills beyond what I believed possible. I still do not believe that I am the best writer, and English may never be my best or favorite
Throughout the semester i only learned few new things but i did improve and solidify my skill of writing. Before my first year of college my skills have always undermined by other high school english teachers and with that came disappointing grades. I am writing this paper as a reflection of the semester and the progress i have made as a writer. I now understand many things that my high school teachers have done a poor job demonstrating and i am grateful that i decided to take my own route in my education instead of their syllabus. I entered the semester with anxiety that i would perform as i did before but i clearly outdid my own expectations by receiving top grades on my essays.
Everyone wants to better themselves in life…right? No one wants to graduate high school and be stuck living with their parents or only make minimal wage. There are plenty of ways to have a better life, one in which is attending college. If a person attends college, they have a more likely chance of making more money, being more successful, and securing their future financially. Going to college not only leaves someone with better opportunities but it can instill in a person responsibilities, persistency and work ethic. All of these things are important unless a person is born into a rich family and are automatically given a job, the rest of civilization has to work and that is where college comes into play.
The next set of goal setting importance is my personal goals with the first being to over come the obstacles associated with returning to school.
With my direction becoming more solid, it really taught me to be able to use my surroundings and start exploring the environment (libraries, communities, activities)that are provided for all of us to use. Not only that but learning how to be independent through creative freedom has also forced me to take more responsibility of my finances and health because to have creative
Coming into this experience, I questioned where I would find my place in the Senate. In 2014 I came here as a page and was able to witness daily floor action, but I never had the opportunity to be a part of day to day office business. I knew I would be at the bottom of the totem pole as an intern, but I wanted to feel as if I was making an impact on Senator Reid’s last year in office. In an office as large as Harry Reid’s it is hard to feel as if you are making an impact. I had the misconception that I would be working closely with him; however, thus far I have only spoken with the Senator one time. Within the first week I readjusted my expectations to try and find my role within the office. I was still doubting the impact I would make here this summer. With the Senator retiring, the office is tending to run particularly slow. When available, work was handed down to us by the Legislative Correspondents. Work primarily consisted of covering hearings, attending briefings, and doing research. When given the opportunity, I have worked as hard as possible to complete tasks to my best ability in hopes of getting more work in the future. As I may
Throughout this class I have learned a lot about myself and what it is I want to do with my life. Whether it was doing an information interview or creating my personal mission statement there was always something that I was constantly doing that that was SMART goals. These were the most helpful in the sense this would actually help me brainstorm plans for myself that would help to better myself. It also was a helpful way for me to finally take action. Throughout the term I came up with few important goals that I would like to share.
Being a successful student and achieving continued academic success is fundamental in order to complete an associate degree and become a successful professional. College is challenging, but it can be a rewarding growth experience and easier when setting up goals. Having educational and career goals helps students keep the focus and motivation. Besides, having knowledge of different learning styles can help students learn about themselves and increase efficiency while studying. Writing skills learned in college are also a powerful tool for both academic and career success. The campus is a great place to find tools to succeed and achieve continued academic success. It is also important to keep academic honesty as a good habit and as a value of integrity throughout college and later on in the professional environment.
At the beginning of the year, I felt if I created a good social group, I would feel comfortable at Marquette which would provide an environment in which I would be more likely to succeed academically. Unfortunately, this was where I made my biggest mistake- I did not correctly manage my social activities and student responsibilities. Instead of balancing the two, I prioritized my social life, which led to my current academic situation. Along with my poor study schedule, my sleep schedule was also lacking. Like many college students, I stayed up late socializing and doing last minute homework instead of getting adequate sleep for my early classes. This lack of sleep lead to not being able to pay attention in my morning lectures and using breaks between classes to
Much like Benjamin Franklin believed, I feel that a person should take advantage of the time the person has in life with activities a person wants to do or needs to do. A person should not spend much time on activities the person does not want to do. Life is way too short to concern oneself with work or other activities one wants nothing to do with all the time. When possible, I try to forget about my responsibility and just let go of the ‘things’ that do not matter to me. I think a person should try to occupy oneself with something productive, worthwhile, or necessary at all times. Even though a person’s life is left up to a person to live, I cannot imagine thinking that I owe my time to society through working a job that I simply despise. I am a compassionate person, but I do not owe anyone anything regarding my time.
This course arises with the aim to develop competences and skills to enhance the future career prospects of university students. This module has had a positive impact in different personal development competences, in communication, self- management, self-confidence and the ability to learn effectively in different learning styles.