For this project, I interviewed Kelsey Shoff, a junior who is my lab partner for microbiology. After chatting for a bit, I began asking her questions and it turns out we have similar interest when it comes to what kind of study we like to do. The first question I asked her was about what kind of field work she is pursing at Sage and if she had any doubts or changes along the way. Her response is similar to what mine was when I first started my college search- “I don’t know what I want to do I just want to go into the medical field”. She ended up picking the academic study of the BS in biology with a concentration in premed, but recently she has switched to the BA in biology keeping the premed studies. The next question I asked her was
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A thing I learned about Kelsey is that she hates chemistry, and that was the main problem she faced. Struggling through general chemistry 1 and 2, and currently taking organic chemistry, it has taken a toll on her. What she does not like about the program (giving her the reason to switch from a BS to a BA) is that she had to take classes that she did not need for grad school but needed it to complete her BS degree here at Sage which included physics 1 and 2. Next, I asked her what resources helped her with the challenges of transition, as well as the ones within the classroom. She said she uses the free stuff that the learning center has to offer (tutors and library rooms), as well as learning how to manage stress and time because “once you start freaking out it goes downhill”. To my surprise, what helped her the most were the workshops needed for seminar that I’m currently doing. I came to the realization that the stuff I think is bother some right now will help me further down the line. I asked her about the stuff she wished she knew as a first year and things that she tells her little about college. She tells her little and wished she knew not to limit herself and don’t be closed minded. She felt very limited to what she could do in the medical field, and wished that someone was there to explore other options, which she is
A thing I learned about Kelsey is that she hates chemistry, and that was the main problem she faced. Struggling through general chemistry 1 and 2, and currently taking organic chemistry, it has taken a toll on her. What she does not like about the program (giving her the reason to switch from a BS to a BA) is that she had to take classes that she did not need for grad school but needed it to complete her BS degree here at Sage which included physics 1 and 2. Next, I asked her what resources helped her with the challenges of transition, as well as the ones within the classroom. She said she uses the free stuff that the learning center has to offer (tutors and library rooms), as well as learning how to manage stress and time because “once you start freaking out it goes downhill”. To my surprise, what helped her the most were the workshops needed for seminar that I’m currently doing. I came to the realization that the stuff I think is bother some right now will help me further down the line. I asked her about the stuff she wished she knew as a first year and things that she tells her little about college. She tells her little and wished she knew not to limit herself and don’t be closed minded. She felt very limited to what she could do in the medical field, and wished that someone was there to explore other options, which she is