Academic term

In 2011 I gained admission into North Dakota State University, mentally I was not ready for college. Being accepted into North Dakota State University was a dream I was excited to leave high school. However, when I arrived on campus my first semester it was not how I expected it to be, classes got difficult and I had no family support. Soon I begin to skip class and got depressed, with that my grades dropped, I owed financial aid money I had to Leave school second semester of my freshman year to…

GOSH! I’m so sick of school. We barely get any breaks and the amount of pressure put on us due to all of the work is overwhelming. On our traditional school schedule we have short breaks and i’m always sluggish during classes, due to exhaustion of school. Also, during summer break we have to make up our snow days when we should be released until next year. Year round schooling is a good idea, because you get refreshed during the break, you have time to make up snow days, and you get to look back…

Taking your AP Composition English class has been a frightening yet successful challenge. Personally I have always struggled with the English language since it is not my native language. Freshman year I was denied into the honors English program as was the case sophomore year. In my college prep classes I noticed I was not making any noticeable gains, so that was when I realized I had to challenge myself by taking your course. The rumors stated by current seniors made the class seem impossible.…

An incident I have encountered for three years is failing at science throughout the year. Going through high school enjoying time outside of school and as much time as I could in school, I started to slip with my grades. My grades started to slip fast, especially in science freshman year. That is when it all started. When it all started freshman year I had Physical Science with Ms. Saxon, she was also my volleyball coach that year so I felt very comfortable with her even though I did not know…

Abstract: All first year Biomedical Engineering students are required to complete the Vacation Design (ELEN1997) course. The course consists of one project, which is to be completed during the December-January vacation. The project requires students to design, build, calibrate and test a device that shoots a Ping-Pong ball. The Ping-Pong ball must land at any given distance within the range of 3 to 6 meters. The device designed is powered by the extension of two springs, and shoots a Ping-Pong…

I can be biased in my own stories and conclude that I have made it through the toughest times anyone could ever experience, but I know that’s far from true. I feel fortunate enough to say that I have not been through the worst, yet the experiences I have encountered over time with overcoming adversity has immensely impacted who I am and how I view the world. Just this fall of my junior year, I made a verbal commitment to play hockey for the Colgate University Raiders. To me, this is one of my…

A fresh start, in my opinion means that you’re starting off good, and being good, it means you can try again, but do better this time,. I know it’s a good thing, for whenever I wake up, it’s a fresh start , I'm always hoping for the next day to go by because, It’s like you’re starting over, for example, in the movie, Groundhogs day, the main character, has the chance to restart the day,with a clean slate, trying to improve every time. A fresh start, is like a blank paper, if you ever dirty it…

Over the past few years my academic standing has been at jeopardy due to a mathematical learning disability. In 2013 I was advised to get tested for a learning disability. I took the initiative and did my own research, which led me to enroll at Santa Monica Community College in the summer of 2014. I enrolled in a developmental math course, contacted the learning disability center and that same semester was introduced to George Marcopulos, which is one of the examiners. After having several…

It wasn’t until my second semester of my freshmen year in college that I realize the importance of self-care. However, it wasn’t until the end of last semester that I began to explore different ways of self-caring. Through my Mid-Child Adolescent class I was able to practice a way of self-care through an assignment we had. One of the options I had was exercise so I began to practice it, I was surprise by the results. I was able to get rid of so much stress and get the energy I needed to finish…

Here is one of the posters I designed for a residence event I helped organize. This proves how I was able to coordinate my time to design this poster, and as well proves how during my school term I am able to balance between school and extracurricular activities to work hard put on events for everyone. Joining council has helped me understand how important it is that I am very organized with my time as I have committed myself to not only my school work, but as well Fountain Council. Here is a…