Impact of Gateway Experiences: My University College Gateway course experience is one that I may never forget. I knew I would enjoy this course after my one-one interaction with my teacher’s assistant Vu. Talking with Vu made me realize that everyone one here was just like me, a student who is here to get a degree and that sometimes things may get rough but there are plenty of resources to help you make it through. Not only did my professor and TA challenge me to think ahead, but the projects did as well. The Education and Career Planning Projects encouraged me to research what I want to do later on in life and the steps I would have to take in order to make it happen. Just like any other course Gateway consisted of home work. At first I thought
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For instance, our Reflective Writing for Chapter 9 showed me how important it was to budget and save, especially while I am a college student. By writing out my expenses I was able to how much money I spent on certain things and how I can cut back if I need to. By attending class every week, I was able to find out many different things that are offered on campus. For instance, one of our classes was held in the Goddard Health Center. At the Goddard Health Center I was informed that I could go and get medical help for free or at a discounted price. My classmates and I also got to participate in a friendly little competition, to see how much we actually knew about health and what was considered healthy. The visit to the Goddard Health Center turned out to be more fun that I thought it would be. We also had wonderful speaking events happen inside the classroom. A presentation titled Study Abroad informed about the three major centers that OU had overseas. Being able to take classes in Rio De Janero, Brazil or Pueblo, Mexico, or even Arezzo, Italy seems so fascinating. Although I would be way across the ocean, it would still seem as if I am on the OU Norman campus, …show more content…
One issue that I would like to solve is the fear of education challenges. Prior to my attendance here at the university, I would constantly hear how hard the work is. This caused a lot of my classmates to shy from the University of Oklahoma due to the fact that they were afraid of not being able to meet their standards. In order to solve this issue I believe that a group of students should participate in community service and give potential OU students a presentation about what they went through their first year of college and how they managed to make it through. This will give students the opportunity to see that people just like them made it through and they can as
For instance, our Reflective Writing for Chapter 9 showed me how important it was to budget and save, especially while I am a college student. By writing out my expenses I was able to how much money I spent on certain things and how I can cut back if I need to. By attending class every week, I was able to find out many different things that are offered on campus. For instance, one of our classes was held in the Goddard Health Center. At the Goddard Health Center I was informed that I could go and get medical help for free or at a discounted price. My classmates and I also got to participate in a friendly little competition, to see how much we actually knew about health and what was considered healthy. The visit to the Goddard Health Center turned out to be more fun that I thought it would be. We also had wonderful speaking events happen inside the classroom. A presentation titled Study Abroad informed about the three major centers that OU had overseas. Being able to take classes in Rio De Janero, Brazil or Pueblo, Mexico, or even Arezzo, Italy seems so fascinating. Although I would be way across the ocean, it would still seem as if I am on the OU Norman campus, …show more content…
One issue that I would like to solve is the fear of education challenges. Prior to my attendance here at the university, I would constantly hear how hard the work is. This caused a lot of my classmates to shy from the University of Oklahoma due to the fact that they were afraid of not being able to meet their standards. In order to solve this issue I believe that a group of students should participate in community service and give potential OU students a presentation about what they went through their first year of college and how they managed to make it through. This will give students the opportunity to see that people just like them made it through and they can as