E-Portfolio Midterm Reflection
Coming from Arcadia High School, a rigorously academic regimented institution, I felt that I was pretty prepared for whatever college and life had to offer me. I wanted to do really well in college and I knew that I had to overturn some of the bad habits that I developed in grade school. Nevertheless, my first semester at pcc I took 15 units. Those classes included Math 5A, English 1A, College 1, and Theatre Arts 1. Math 5A in particular was the most interesting class for me because in my senior year in high school, I took the exact same course, which was AP Calculus AB. I was absolutely terrible in that class and believe me when I say terrible, I mean extremely terrible. I did not understand what my teacher was saying half the time and to be quite honest, senioritis hit pretty hard. I was not motivated in math at all and for a second there, I thought I had a fixed mindset. Despite this however, community college was a chance to start fresh and I knew this was my time to shine. I entered the math 5A class and lord beholds, I have an A. I got a 93 percent on the first test and a 96 on my second one. You can only imagine how happy I was coming from a year where the highest grade I got on a math test was a 76 percent. Anyway, I realized that all I had to do is regain focus and study hard and things came out positively. My English 1A class on the other hand was actually a bit different. Throughout high school and my entire life, English was my go to subject. I was the best at essay writing and when I entered English 1A, everything seemed different to me. I got a B on my first essay which was devastating because my dream school is USC and I cannot afford to get any B’s until I transfer. Now you might be like, Taseen, it’s only a B, but in my eyes it was a small set back. So I took this as a learning experience and I improved my essay skills and tried to figure out what I did wrong. I used helpful resources from the school like my English tutors in the TLC which I will continue to use throughout my time at pcc and also my English professor’s office hours. These two things alone will be the difference between a success and a failure. Overall, my college experience has been very positive and there isn’t much I need to do other than to keep working hard to achieve my dreams.