1. What are you most excited about for your first semester of college? I most excited about this semester about learning new things and making new friends. I’m also excited about learning who I’m supposed to be and the independence that comes with going to college.
  2. What do you expect to be your biggest challenge this semester? (Think about living on your own, time management, procrastination, making friends etc…)  Probably procrastination I would like to overcome this problem. I would like to learn a better study habits and time management with my job and other things that I participate in besides school.
  3. What other time commitments will you have during your first semester (job, sports, student organization etc…) I work at a local sub shop. I’m a manager there.  I’ve worked there for about four years now and I want to prove that I can do both school and work.
    1. About how many hours will you spend each week with these commitments? Roughly about15 to 20 hours a week during the weekends.
    1. How do you plan to balance all of these commitments? Putting school first, but also doing all my assignments early so I don’t have to stress about having them done on time that they will be already complete.
  1. In high school, what clubs, organizations, or activities did you participate in, if any? In high school I participated in sports like soccer, volleyball, basketball, and golf. I was also in several other clubs like blue crew which it was our school spirit club and the National Honor Society.
  2. Is there a club or organization you plan to join this semester and what do you expect to gain from this experience?  If not, why not? I am looking for a club to join like promoting school spirit or tutoring but I’m not sure yet. I want to mainly focus on school because my academics come first.
  3. Major/Career
    1. What is your intended major and why did you choose this major? My major is nuclear medicine technology. I’m very fascinated with how the magnets work Moving through your body to scan your body and the technology behind medical science.
    2. What skills or abilities do you possess that make this major/career a good choice for you? I really enjoy helping people and making a difference in their lives. I think this would be a good choice for me because I respect first responders. And as a person in the medical field, you were considered a first responder because you save lives. I am a hard worker and I pushed myself to succeed all my goals.
    3. What experience, if any, do you have that relates to your chosen major/career? Back home I volunteered at a local hospital, and I loved the environment. And I also worked with cat scan machines and the MRI machines.
    4. What are your career goals (in 5 years/in 10 years)? Graduating College of course but working in a hospital and helping people.
    5. What do you expect to be the biggest difference between high school and college? Being pushed harder and being more competitive. The way of learning things like learning the different teaching styles of each professor.
    6. Is there a difference between “studying” and “homework”?  Explain your answer. Yes, there is a difference between studying and homework. studying is retaining the knowledge and learning it. And homework is just doing something that you were told to do.
    7. List each class, and tell us how much time you expect to study per week for each class.
      1. Health Professionals-30 minutes a day
      1. Introduction to Chemistry- an hour a day
      1. Chemistry Lab-30 minutes a day
      1. College Algebra-hour and a half a day
      1. Interpreting the American past- about an hour and a half a day
      1. Sociology – about hour and a half a day

***Important note!!! If you are in an online class you will need to spend time “going to class” and studying. These are two different things!***

  1. Where do you plan to study? A desk in my living room by a window
    1. What potential distractions can you anticipate?  my grandmother yelling upstairs for me, the things going on outside like neighbors, cars passing, etc.
    1. How do you plan to avoid these distractions? Closing the window and letting my grandmother know that I’m studying and would like not to be bothered.
  1. What time of day is your best time to study, and why? I probably studied the best after school the evening time around five or six just because I go over all the information that I’ve learned throughout the day and week.
  2. What specific study techniques do you think work best for you? I would say the best studying technique for me would be studying with notecards or rewriting everything that I have learned.