I learned a lot about myself as an individual and as a
student this semester. As a science major, registering for an English class was
not exactly my idea of a fun 3 credits, but this English class was not what I expected
it to be. I incorrectly predicted that we would be doing nonsense grammar work,
an uncountable number of meaningless readings, and firing papers out left and
right. In reality, the focus of the class was much different. I preferred how
we worked in depth on few papers, and really found myself enjoying the memoir
which I did not expect. Being able to tell a story through writing rather than
only focusing on the technical writing of lab reports is a nice break from the
norm. Also, the research unit helped me more than I expected it would with my
other writing I had to do in different classes. I found myself using a lot of
the writing techniques I learned in English 15 for other in-class and out of
class work. As a student in general, I learned that I can excel in classes that
aren’t necessarily of my interest or my highest strengths, which will help me
with my future courses as an undergraduate student.
Being a science major, I admittedly wasn’t thrilled to hear
that we would have to participate in arts events throughout the semester as they
are usually not in my interest. However, after being pushed into a few events, I
realized that maybe the arts aren’t so bad after all. It’s a whole different
side of life that was quite different to embrace. Even if you are not an artsy
person, saying that you don’t like the arts is almost unfair because there is
so much out there that it’s hard to believe you can’t enjoy any of it.
After completing my first year at Penn State, I have most
importantly learned a lot about myself as an individual. Leaving a tightly knit
group of friends back in Wisconsin to move to Pennsylvania for a year was quite
the change for me. I had grown up really close to my family and friends and it
was definitely an empty feeling to take off halfway across the country, where I
would hopefully be able to see them 2-3 times in the year if our breaks even
lined up. The challenge of learning to adapt, find a new home, and help me
understand myself made for an interesting and unpredictable year. As my first
year of college comes to a close, it is nice to look back on all of the things I
have accomplished as both a student and an individual.
2) Blog Response
3) SRTE
I completed my SRTEs!
I didn't wasn't interested in exploring the arts either, I don't think many are at first, but it was a nice surprise that they actually can catch a persons attention.
ReplyDelete