Reflective Essay On My Academic Plan

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I will make sure my academic plan works out for my college career, because I am very goal driven and I will not accept failure. Some of my strengths include being goal focused, having the drive to keep myself on task, and being brutally honest with myself by accepting and asking for help when I need too. Some areas that I need to work on include time management because I am working full time, staying focused on assignments that I see no interest in, and taking point during group projects so my potential group can stay on task and accomplish assignment. I think the two courses I will really like from my major would be GAM-207 Information Technology and Game Design and IT-340 Network and Telecomm Management. I have always found networking and …show more content…
While it might be nice to study abroad, I have no time for this and so is out of the realm of possibility. As for pre-professional experience, I am currently self-employed and have been for over 8 years now. I find jumping in and getting your feet wet is the best way to learn, and since I always wanted to own different kinds of companies I would just simply read up on it and do it. The third option I must admit I have not looked into or even given it a second thought. I might take a look some clubs down the road, when my plate is a little less full, but for the moment I rather take the time to work on my classwork and other class based …show more content…
I never thought I was going to enter college and had no desire too, but once I saw the requirement to become an Officer I knew what I had to do. Not being familiar with the academic world SNHU helped show me parts of college I had no idea existed, like the act of registration and pre-planning my courses. Finally, I can relate the academic plan to taking the fear out of moving forward after the first semester. Now that I have a road map I can plan out my life for the next 3 years a little better. The fact that I can take a little stress off my shoulders is huge to me and I value the academic plan that much

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