Fall of 2013 I started the Early College Alliance, otherwise known as ECA. For those who do not know, when you first start ECA you take High School level classes, with other High Schoolers during your first semester. After teachers review your progress you’ll either be placed in College classes, because you’re what they call, “College Ready,” or you’ll take another semester of High School classes.
During my second year of ECA, I was placed in EMU College classes. During this time I was exposed to an environment in which I was interacting with adults in a classroom setting, versus being in school with students in my age group. I often times was surprised when people discovered I was a teenager taking College courses. This carried an expectation that I was inherently smarter than the average teenager. This experience motivated me to want to accele in my classes, eventually landing me on the Dean’s List. …show more content…
One of the most impactful moments of my young College experience was the result of one of my College Professors. She grew up where there was very little diversity, moved to Ypsilanti, Michigan at the young age of seven-teen, where she first experienced diversity. From her I learned, my many experiences of being open to people from different cultures and ethnicities are apart of why I am comfortable with all people from different backgrounds, and able to thrive in any environment or situation for which I am
During my second year of ECA, I was placed in EMU College classes. During this time I was exposed to an environment in which I was interacting with adults in a classroom setting, versus being in school with students in my age group. I often times was surprised when people discovered I was a teenager taking College courses. This carried an expectation that I was inherently smarter than the average teenager. This experience motivated me to want to accele in my classes, eventually landing me on the Dean’s List. …show more content…
One of the most impactful moments of my young College experience was the result of one of my College Professors. She grew up where there was very little diversity, moved to Ypsilanti, Michigan at the young age of seven-teen, where she first experienced diversity. From her I learned, my many experiences of being open to people from different cultures and ethnicities are apart of why I am comfortable with all people from different backgrounds, and able to thrive in any environment or situation for which I am