Self-Reflective Essay
Throughout my first semester of college at California State University San Marcos I was enrolled in a course called GEL 101. This course is only for first-year students and it helps you ease into the phase of entering college. It assists students in a wide variety of ways including informing them on the resources available on campus, educating them on time management skills, studying and test taking strategies, and so much more. I will be explaining how the GEL 101 course has influenced my college career, what subject was the most useful to me and what I wish we would have covered, and the impact of the course regarding to my future of learning.
When I first enrolled in GEL 101 I wasn’t so enthusiastic as I was when I first started attending classes the first couple of weeks. I quickly learned that the environment that I was …show more content…
GEL 101 has also helped me strengthen my character and my personality. Some of the things I learned in the course that can help me in regards to lifelong learning are defining the ways that I can learn more effectively, being more social with my peers, and my favorite one is knowing the rights and wrongs of being prepared to apply for jobs and internships. I feel like I did a good job in this course, not a great job but a good job. I have some personal family issues that I have been dealing with back at home so I have to make sure I have time for both my family and school.
Although, some may believe GEL 101 isn’t a course that is important or essential, to me, I believe it is very helpful. It helps students ease into being a college student and helps them adapt into the life of college student by informing them on beneficial ways of doing things. Not only did I make new friends throughout the course in the semester but I also learned helpful techniques that will benefit me very much here at CSUSM and also in the long run with
Throughout my first semester of college at California State University San Marcos I was enrolled in a course called GEL 101. This course is only for first-year students and it helps you ease into the phase of entering college. It assists students in a wide variety of ways including informing them on the resources available on campus, educating them on time management skills, studying and test taking strategies, and so much more. I will be explaining how the GEL 101 course has influenced my college career, what subject was the most useful to me and what I wish we would have covered, and the impact of the course regarding to my future of learning.
When I first enrolled in GEL 101 I wasn’t so enthusiastic as I was when I first started attending classes the first couple of weeks. I quickly learned that the environment that I was …show more content…
GEL 101 has also helped me strengthen my character and my personality. Some of the things I learned in the course that can help me in regards to lifelong learning are defining the ways that I can learn more effectively, being more social with my peers, and my favorite one is knowing the rights and wrongs of being prepared to apply for jobs and internships. I feel like I did a good job in this course, not a great job but a good job. I have some personal family issues that I have been dealing with back at home so I have to make sure I have time for both my family and school.
Although, some may believe GEL 101 isn’t a course that is important or essential, to me, I believe it is very helpful. It helps students ease into being a college student and helps them adapt into the life of college student by informing them on beneficial ways of doing things. Not only did I make new friends throughout the course in the semester but I also learned helpful techniques that will benefit me very much here at CSUSM and also in the long run with