Self Reflection Paper For College

Throughout this project, I have learned an immense amount of information about how my habits and actions can be improved upon. My original goals were: know the schedule, review before exams, get faster, be more engaging, get organized, and be positive. From this, I divided my goals into two academic (know the schedule and review before exams), two work related (get faster and be more engaging), and finally, two personal goals (be more engaging and be positive). This was the base with which I began at the beginning of project and from which I built upon as the semester went forward. I must admit, initial progress on my goals was rather slow. Perhaps it was the relatively new atmosphere, but I was really lacking any sort of motivation to move an significant amount. This is where my accountability partners came into play. They (especially one in particular) really did push me to try and change into something better. It seemed that the first thing that I would have to address before turning toward my goals would be my stubbornness and overall laziness. With my partners’ constant support and motivation, particularly towards the beginning and end of the project, I was able to …show more content…
Firstly, learning to navigate Blackboard was probably the single greatest thing that I learned. My high school, for example, did not use it, and so I have to learn the interface in order to monitor my grades and keep track of assignments and announcements given by my instructors. It’s been much more helpful in my college endeavors than I would have ever thought -- allowing me to move forward with my two academic goals with relative ease. Moreover, the math tutors in the library have been incredibly helpful in helping me stay on track for my MATH 120 class. Other resources that I used mainly consisted of other friends and co-workers that gave me tips and advice on how to