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When I first got to Miami University I was not confident in my ability to flourish. Before I committed to Miami I knew that there would be challenges that I would encounter. I knew that the cultural would be something that I had never experienced in my life. I assured my mother, friends, and other family members that I would be able to handle it. I quickly learned that it was easier said than done. During my orientation my optimism about attending a predominantly white institution dropped. I had the biggest cultural shock of my life. When I looked around the room at the other students I seen no one who looked like me or seemed to come from the same background as me. I cried that day and I wanted to leave and never come back. My mother tried her best to assure me that Miami University choose me because they seen something in me. The question is why could I not see the same thing. I thought that orientation was bad my first day of classes was even worst. I felt like the biggest outsider and no one was very welcoming either. I went to a small urban school that …show more content…
Rose that in high school I rarely had to write papers. When I did write them they were horrible and my grades were more towards participation or effort. My teachers would always say that they knew that I was smart, so they did not fail me. Short term I thought this was a blessing from God being able to go through high school and not have to write most of the essays.It turned out to be a curse, I was never one to be overly confident in my language arts or English classes. I only liked math and sometimes science. When I first found out I had to take this class second semester I was freaking out. I did not believe that I would be able to actually write an essay that would be good enough for Dr. Rose. I thought that my professors would fail me because of my writing
(https://www.psych2go.net/psychological-tips-to-boost-self-confidence/3/)
When I first got to Miami University I was not confident in my ability to flourish. Before I committed to Miami I knew that there would be challenges that I would encounter. I knew that the cultural would be something that I had never experienced in my life. I assured my mother, friends, and other family members that I would be able to handle it. I quickly learned that it was easier said than done. During my orientation my optimism about attending a predominantly white institution dropped. I had the biggest cultural shock of my life. When I looked around the room at the other students I seen no one who looked like me or seemed to come from the same background as me. I cried that day and I wanted to leave and never come back. My mother tried her best to assure me that Miami University choose me because they seen something in me. The question is why could I not see the same thing. I thought that orientation was bad my first day of classes was even worst. I felt like the biggest outsider and no one was very welcoming either. I went to a small urban school that …show more content…
Rose that in high school I rarely had to write papers. When I did write them they were horrible and my grades were more towards participation or effort. My teachers would always say that they knew that I was smart, so they did not fail me. Short term I thought this was a blessing from God being able to go through high school and not have to write most of the essays.It turned out to be a curse, I was never one to be overly confident in my language arts or English classes. I only liked math and sometimes science. When I first found out I had to take this class second semester I was freaking out. I did not believe that I would be able to actually write an essay that would be good enough for Dr. Rose. I thought that my professors would fail me because of my writing