1. Did you find that being part of the Hunter College early college program better prepared you for your future college career? How so?
Being a part of the Hunter College early college program opened my eyes to new experiences and helped me to prepare to face being a full time college student. I've learned how to manage my time by creating schedules that balances personal time and studying time. I have also learned to pay attention to my priorities and the quicker I finish my work, the more time I have to myself. I feel prepared to an extent due some valuable lessons and words of wisdom from teachers and other college student but until I actually start, I will not know if it all paid off.
2. What were some obstacles that you faced during the course of this year? How did you overcome them?
I think looking back, "senioritis" was a huge obstacle for me. I complained that since I had already went through 3 rigorous years if high school, I needed a long vacation away from work. I started to miss homework assignments and fall off track. I had to push myself to get back on top of things before my grades started to slip drastically.
Write about a moment of great success that you experienced this year. What happened?
The high grades on my pre-calc exams were moments of great success for me. It felt good to know that I had studied hard and did my best so I knew I deserve those grades.
3. Did you enjoy Fiction Writing this year? What were some of the lessons that you learned this year that you would be able to bring into your writing in the future?
Fiction writing was fun to learn but hard to use in my own writing pieces. I learned that all the writing dilemma I face are common and that it is okay to write "shitty first drafts".
4. What Hunter College courses did you take this year? Which were your favorite ones and why? If there was a course you took that you did not enjoy, what was it and why? I took pre-calc and chemistry 100 this semester. I loved pre-calc because it was easy to understand and I love math. On the other hand, chemistry was terrible. I hated that class, it was boring to learn and hard to understand. It challenged me in ways that shouldn't be challenged.
5. What do you still need to work on in order to be an even more successful college student? How do you plan on working on these skills?
In order to be an even more successful college student I need to work on the quality of my work. I usually dislike criticism, but recently I've learned to embrace it and look at it in a brighter light as a way to enhance my work.
6. Where did you study on the Hunter College campus this year? What facilities did you use at Hunter this year?
On campus, I was usually either on the 4th floor of the library or in a private room studying by myself or in a group. I was in the computer lab sometimes, but since I have a laptop, I rarely used the school's facilities.
7. What have you learned about yourself by being a part of this early college program?
I have learnt that I tend to give up easily on the more challenging things that comes my way and that in those times I should never stop, but instead push myself harder.
8. Where will you be attending school in Fall 2010?
I will be attending Hunter to study nursing.
9. What are your personal goals for the future? Where do you see yourself in 5 years? In 10 years? In 20 years?
In 5 years, I should be graduating college with a nursing degree and possibly working in Long Island Jewish Hospital. In 10 years, I should be in medical school to become a doctor. My personal goal for the future is to focus on the things in life I want the most and work towards it. As cliche as that may sound, anything is achievable in life, you just have to work really hard to get it.
10. What advice do you have to give to future MHSHS students in order to help them prepare for this experience?
To future MHSHS students, I say focus, time management, study and just enjoy theie senior year because it is the beginning of your college transcript and one year goes away really fast.
