AL-I GOLD Letter of Interest
What an honor it was that the esteemed coordinators of the Alaska Leadership Initiative during the 2014-2015 school year saw potential in me to be successful in their program. Upon my completion of Tier 1 and Tier 2 of AL-I, I left with not only the knowledge that I had succeeded in what was expected of me, but also with the knowledge that I had gained valuable and beneficial traits have indeed helped me grow as a person. Since high school, and my first year as a freshman at the University of Alaska Southeast, I have discovered that despite all the knowledge and experience I may have had prior and whilst being a college freshman, I still had much more to acquire. I have proven to myself and those who care for me that since AL-I, and my clumsy freshman year, that I have grown significantly into my adult shoes. My confidence has been strengthened in areas where it lacked, and I have discovered that my peers here at UAS are all in the same boat with me, not against me. Therefore, now when it comes to expressing my ideas in classes or taking the lead role in group projects, there is no stress associated with it.
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May that be moving cities, starting a new job, a new relationship, recovering from a loss, or what have you. To me, AL-I is UAS’s contribution to building that vital foundation for its first-year students. Since no one can be prepared for everything, the founders of AL-I took it upon themselves to ensure their students were to graduate from their program with prominent self-assurance if nothing less. If an AL-I member could work with others, give presentations, and even organize events, there would be no room for them to doubt themselves in their abilities to grow after AL-I. After a year of encouragement, a new confidence was bestowed upon graduates at the semester’s end, not just a grand