Sophomore Inspire Week Reflection
My top value that I look for in a college or next level to my education would be the Academic Programs they offer. Which also ties into one of my medium to top picks which would be social atmosphere. I want to attend a college/university that has a proper outlay and buffet for what I want to pursue. Whether that be a stem field or a more world studies and humanities field. I want the care and procedural arrangement that a campus has to offer be a guarantee rather than a, “we’ll see what we can do,” campus.
Much like any job in the world, no university/college is perfect. However, there are options that narrow down to be as close as possible to what is suitable for me and others. The admissions are competitive, and the college has a wide angle of freedom for all types of learners, whether they may be traditional or not. The social atmosphere is accepting and respectable to all types of races, religions, ethnicities, cultures, hobbies, etc. I do not mind a furious pace in workflow. But what would be ideal to me as a learner, would be an ethic that is challenging from time to time but steady if I was responsible with my time and efforts. Much like a job; you’ll face harder work or tasks some days, but you will be okay if you are qualified for that position.
I have learned new aspects to developing as a learner, but I never thought I would hear a teacher say that college is sometimes completely not applicable to what path you decide to take. And that there are journeys outside of schooling that will lead to much greater success than what continuing onto college would have done.
Being educated is too complicated to label as one thing. Many believe that obtaining a degree and through college is the only form of collateral you can hold to your name in today's world; to be educated. Yet it can also mean having the proper set of knowledge and experience for careers that do not require college; like plumbing. And that there is no shame in feeling like you do not need four to eight years of your life taken and left with tens of thousands of dollars in debt.
I want to pursue a career path that ties into my hobbies and traits that I enjoy pursuing. Creativity, idea contribution, design. A career path that will provide a never ending flow of ideas and different choices I need to make. A career that I will not dread getting out of bed in the morning for; knowing I will be doing the same thing over and over again for the rest of my life.
I may not be too interested in the path of STEM and majoring within it. But I do enjoy a bit of competition. Which is why I care about my grades so much and want to take challenging classes. Freshman year, I had intro to engineering, and junior level astronomy for my electives. I received a second semester GPA of around 3.3 to 3.4, which I was more than proud of. Knowing that I took challenges and risks rather than protect my GPA. This year I wanted to take college algebra for a second semester elective. But ultimately, I resigned from it and decided it would be appropriate to retake junior or senior year. It would have been a challenge and something I could have very well passed in, but to some extent. Which is why I didn’t want it to turn into me needing constant help and practically copying and repeating what my teachers say for the next five months. Only to find that I retained nothing from the class. There are fellow students I know that are taking it still and some younger than I who understand it better than I do. But I’m not here to impress, I’m here to learn. And if that means taking this course and others like it when I feel ready, then I am content with that knowing that I will be learning rather than repeating.
I learned a multitude of things about myself. Some being things I thought described me but was never sure. I am very good at generating ideas and visualizing creations and tasks in three dimensions. I have a very high vocabulary and can identify and explain certainties with ease. I am a very strong procedural thinker, and can apply very useful solutions to tasks given.
I could give a regurgitated answer and say I want to become a physician, or an orthodontist, sales manager. But asking a student what they want to be at this age, is like asking a great white shark what exactly he will eat next.
I want to create, design, reinvent ideas others can’t see and show them. I want to entertain, bring joy and make people happy with whatever I decide to do for the rest of my life.
Much like any job in the world, no university/college is perfect. However, there are options that narrow down to be as close as possible to what is suitable for me and others. The admissions are competitive, and the college has a wide angle of freedom for all types of learners, whether they may be traditional or not. The social atmosphere is accepting and respectable to all types of races, religions, ethnicities, cultures, hobbies, etc. I do not mind a furious pace in workflow. But what would be ideal to me as a learner, would be an ethic that is challenging from time to time but steady if I was responsible with my time and efforts. Much like a job; you’ll face harder work or tasks some days, but you will be okay if you are qualified for that position.
I have learned new aspects to developing as a learner, but I never thought I would hear a teacher say that college is sometimes completely not applicable to what path you decide to take. And that there are journeys outside of schooling that will lead to much greater success than what continuing onto college would have done.
Being educated is too complicated to label as one thing. Many believe that obtaining a degree and through college is the only form of collateral you can hold to your name in today's world; to be educated. Yet it can also mean having the proper set of knowledge and experience for careers that do not require college; like plumbing. And that there is no shame in feeling like you do not need four to eight years of your life taken and left with tens of thousands of dollars in debt.
I want to pursue a career path that ties into my hobbies and traits that I enjoy pursuing. Creativity, idea contribution, design. A career path that will provide a never ending flow of ideas and different choices I need to make. A career that I will not dread getting out of bed in the morning for; knowing I will be doing the same thing over and over again for the rest of my life.
I may not be too interested in the path of STEM and majoring within it. But I do enjoy a bit of competition. Which is why I care about my grades so much and want to take challenging classes. Freshman year, I had intro to engineering, and junior level astronomy for my electives. I received a second semester GPA of around 3.3 to 3.4, which I was more than proud of. Knowing that I took challenges and risks rather than protect my GPA. This year I wanted to take college algebra for a second semester elective. But ultimately, I resigned from it and decided it would be appropriate to retake junior or senior year. It would have been a challenge and something I could have very well passed in, but to some extent. Which is why I didn’t want it to turn into me needing constant help and practically copying and repeating what my teachers say for the next five months. Only to find that I retained nothing from the class. There are fellow students I know that are taking it still and some younger than I who understand it better than I do. But I’m not here to impress, I’m here to learn. And if that means taking this course and others like it when I feel ready, then I am content with that knowing that I will be learning rather than repeating.
I learned a multitude of things about myself. Some being things I thought described me but was never sure. I am very good at generating ideas and visualizing creations and tasks in three dimensions. I have a very high vocabulary and can identify and explain certainties with ease. I am a very strong procedural thinker, and can apply very useful solutions to tasks given.
I could give a regurgitated answer and say I want to become a physician, or an orthodontist, sales manager. But asking a student what they want to be at this age, is like asking a great white shark what exactly he will eat next.
I want to create, design, reinvent ideas others can’t see and show them. I want to entertain, bring joy and make people happy with whatever I decide to do for the rest of my life.