How have classroom experiences shaped your interest in your major? What experiences outside of the classroom have helped develop this interest? What other influences (culture, community, family, etc.) have steered you toward this major? How is your intended major tied to your long-term goals?
Business or a related major ties directly to my long-term goals and the future growth of my family 's small business. About six years ago, my mother opened The Pink Door Salon after gaining a vast amount of experience through her role as an International Master Trainer for the hair color company Davines. She built the hair salon for my sister and me to have a launching pad into our respective fields. The success of my family 's hair salon is due to my …show more content…
As VP I used my business knowledge to help create many of the applications necessary for the organization to run effectively. I created the social media accounts and different organizational excel files and established the Google account which we use as the group 's cloud storage. In spring 2016, fundraising was very successful; we reduced the cost of attendance to conventions and raised $6000 for scholarships, doubling the net profit from the previous year. Coupled with my knowledge about school programs along with my marketing and organization skills, I have been able to energize students, faculty, and community members to become more active on and off campus.
Through my affiliation with Honors Transfer Program (HTP) and AGS at Santa Ana College, I was able to network within my school, my local community, and throughout many regions of California. While networking I was informed of a pilot program called Peer Mentor Program (PMP), it is an innovative project on campus that has continuing students mentoring freshman. Through our partnership, I was invited to participate in a Student Leadership Institute (SLI) on campus that is a collaboration between SAC and …show more content…
Grant at the end of my fourth semester and she asked for my GPA. I was unaware of my grade point average at the time of her inquiry, but I came to find out that is was 3.50. My professor basically called me a "big dummy" for not knowing the importance of this information and told me I needed to figure out my college plan. Unbeknownst to me, I opened the doors to a second chance after high school due to the success in my previous classes. I immediately heeded Mrs. Grant 's advice when she directed me to Rochelle Zook, Angela Brown, and Kathy Patterson: U-Link Director, Honors Counselor, and Honors Transfer Director respectively. So I met with every one of them to discuss how to be a successful student. Mrs. Zook encouraged me to join U-Link, Mrs. Brown worked with me on my academic plan, and Ms. Patterson gave me the opportunity to improve on both and to be a part of the Alpha Gamma Sigma honor society.
In the spring of 2015, I joined U-Link, the Honors Transfer Program, Alpha Gamma Sigma, and Phi Theta Kappa. After joining these organizations, I did my due diligence to take advantage of the benefits that my school and these organizations had to offer. I attended the Summer Scholars Transfer Institute at UCI, Honors Transfer Council of California as a mediator, and 9 other professional conferences within a two year period. Now I am in the position to leverage these experiences to attend a prestigious university.
Business or a related major ties directly to my long-term goals and the future growth of my family 's small business. About six years ago, my mother opened The Pink Door Salon after gaining a vast amount of experience through her role as an International Master Trainer for the hair color company Davines. She built the hair salon for my sister and me to have a launching pad into our respective fields. The success of my family 's hair salon is due to my …show more content…
As VP I used my business knowledge to help create many of the applications necessary for the organization to run effectively. I created the social media accounts and different organizational excel files and established the Google account which we use as the group 's cloud storage. In spring 2016, fundraising was very successful; we reduced the cost of attendance to conventions and raised $6000 for scholarships, doubling the net profit from the previous year. Coupled with my knowledge about school programs along with my marketing and organization skills, I have been able to energize students, faculty, and community members to become more active on and off campus.
Through my affiliation with Honors Transfer Program (HTP) and AGS at Santa Ana College, I was able to network within my school, my local community, and throughout many regions of California. While networking I was informed of a pilot program called Peer Mentor Program (PMP), it is an innovative project on campus that has continuing students mentoring freshman. Through our partnership, I was invited to participate in a Student Leadership Institute (SLI) on campus that is a collaboration between SAC and …show more content…
Grant at the end of my fourth semester and she asked for my GPA. I was unaware of my grade point average at the time of her inquiry, but I came to find out that is was 3.50. My professor basically called me a "big dummy" for not knowing the importance of this information and told me I needed to figure out my college plan. Unbeknownst to me, I opened the doors to a second chance after high school due to the success in my previous classes. I immediately heeded Mrs. Grant 's advice when she directed me to Rochelle Zook, Angela Brown, and Kathy Patterson: U-Link Director, Honors Counselor, and Honors Transfer Director respectively. So I met with every one of them to discuss how to be a successful student. Mrs. Zook encouraged me to join U-Link, Mrs. Brown worked with me on my academic plan, and Ms. Patterson gave me the opportunity to improve on both and to be a part of the Alpha Gamma Sigma honor society.
In the spring of 2015, I joined U-Link, the Honors Transfer Program, Alpha Gamma Sigma, and Phi Theta Kappa. After joining these organizations, I did my due diligence to take advantage of the benefits that my school and these organizations had to offer. I attended the Summer Scholars Transfer Institute at UCI, Honors Transfer Council of California as a mediator, and 9 other professional conferences within a two year period. Now I am in the position to leverage these experiences to attend a prestigious university.