Do you remember what first day jitters were like? Day one of college was full of butterflies for me, because of the stress I experienced in taking the next step forward in life. I moved from high school to college through dual enrollment. The change provided many valuable lessons that would benefit my future. Everything began in my senior year when I took college classes while still enrolled in high school. This experience provided insight into what college academics would be like. At the same time, it would help me fine tune my study abilities so that I would be prepared for full time college courses.
During this year of dual enrollment, I was juggling a tutoring job with two college and two high school classes. Experiencing contrasting levels of education showed how different kinds of classes would change my studying process. In working with high school and collegiate material, I learned how to improve my time management abilities. The way I did it was through scheduling how much time to use for each subject. In doing so I could avoid overdoing my college work or neglect my high school classes. This learning experience made me need a balanced schedule consisting of chores, work, and school. Overall, a daily schedule was hard to create because I had to learn how to
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This year, I was immersed in a new level of academic learning. At the collegiate level of education, I encountered a different teaching style: the Socratic Debate. Instead of a traditional lecture, it revolves around critical thinking which requires carefully planned individual responses, instead of random answers. This style transformed a basic classroom into a constructive environment where students can further develop their own knowledge. The Socratic Debate showed how to formulate answers wisely, and learn how to incorporate my answers into group discussions, which was my second college