Personal Narrative: My Journey To Delaware Valley University

My journey to Delaware Valley University has all lead up to my dream of becoming a veterinarian. When asked to create an action plan in Del Val experience about a professional goal I instantly knew what I would write about. My professional goal is to get accepted into the veterinary school of my choice. To accomplish this I will break my goal into three smaller steps. First I will focus on getting at least 400 hours of experience interning with a veterinarian by my senior year; this simplifies to getting 100 hours each year I attend Delaware Valley University. My second step is to have two good recommendations by junior year from veterinarians that I’ve worked with. Lastly, each year I would like to have earned at least a 3.7 GPA. To help complete the first two parts of my action plan I chose to intern with Doctor Leann Murphy of Smoketown Veterinarian Hospital. To fulfill the academic interview I …show more content…
From the Myers-Briggs personality test I learned that I am an extrovert. The test made me aware that as an extrovert I can become easily distracted; now when I 'm studying I make sure I’m in a quiet environment where I can concentrate. This class also taught me that I am also classified as a judger which means that I can be overly opinionated. Knowing this helps me because now I can ensure that I do not come across as rude. Thanks to Del Val experience and learning more about myself I learned new strategies to help me with school. The first strategy I learned is that to help me focus I can use flashcards because they will keep me engaged and actively learning. The second strategy I learned is that I should record the professors lectures so I can replay them.This can help me listen to the professor’s lecture again in a quiet environment. Learning these things about myself allowed me to improve my learning and study