Intellectual History

A. In high school I took a geometry math class. For one of the assignments we had to take a 4x6 picture and replicate it x 4. I took a picture of my brother and sister and decided to do a charcoal drawing. It turned out really well and since then I have been interested in all kinds of Art. I'm applying to the Visual Arts program in January and hopefully that will be my major. In high school I also loved my Medical Principles classes and Physiology. I love medicine and wanted to be a nurse or neuroscientist and do research. English is my hardest subject and I have always struggled with writing, though I do love reading. My first grade teacher Mrs. McKinney has been my most influential teacher. She told me I could do anything I wanted and pushed me to try harder through all my years of schooling. My parents have always been very school oriented and anything less than an 'A' is not acceptable. Hard work and dedicated study have always been expected in my family and hopefully I have picked up on some of these habits.

B. The goal I chose to work on is time management. After having all summer off it has definitely been an adjustment to get back into the habit of having a schedule and making sacrifices to get things done. One of the things I have decided to do is get to bed before midnight on school nights. Even with in the past week I have had to push myself to get things done so I could go to bed on time, and it has made a difference. I’ve also had to learn how to tell people no and not feel guilty about it. Having work at 8 every morning and school right after it’s important for me to keep track of things and be organized. Having a planner has helped with this and it’s nice to have everything written down in one place.