Professional Online Portfolio
Semester 1
Final GPR: 4.0
Semester's Classes:Â Honors POLS 207, Honors PSYC 107,HIST 105, MATH 140.
September 2019
CRU
I joined CRU in order to further my relationship with God, and get plugged into a faith filled, encouraging community.
September 2019
MORPH
I got the opportunity to join MORPH, an organization that's dedicated to helping foster kids.
October 2, 2019
Research Expo
I gained informative insight into how, when, and why to get involved in Research.
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Please fill free to click here to read about my reflection after attending the Research Expo.
October 2019
Texas Rising
I joined Texas Rising after they helped me register to vote. Texas Rising is a political organization aimed at raising awareness towards important political issues.
October 2019
IGNITE- Membership Chair
I became the Membership Chair for IGNITE, a bipartisan organization created to influence and encourage women's participation in government.
December 2019
Women Candidates- Political Science Essay
I wrote my first college essay for my POLS 207 honors class. Our assignment was to read and analyze three research papers over our choice of topic. I choice to investigate factors that influence if and when women run for public office.
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Please feel free to click here to read my essay.
December 2019-January 2020
Winter Break
I created a website for IGNITE at Texas A&M. https://igniteattamu.wixsite.com/ignite
I went back to work at HEB.
I began looking for scholarships and internships.
Semester 1 Reflection
Finding My Passion
One realization I have had since beginning college is that I need to focus on finding my passion, rather than focusing on what will look best on my resume. Looking back to high school, I believe I traded opportunities to find my passion for opportunities that would solely enhance my resume. Moving forward, I want to take full advantage of all the opportunities and organizations that are offered to help me discover my passion, and help build the skills I will need for my future.
Studying Efficiently
During the first semester, I also learned more about what it means to study, and how to do it efficiently. At the beginning of the semester, I thought studying meant rewriting my notes, and then re-reading them. However, I noticed that wasn't wasn't giving me the grades I wanted. So I changed the way I studied and decided that I would make my notes into a quiz. Thus, instead of simply re-reading my notes, I would be testing myself, and forcing myself to think about my notes and the question.
Time Management
During the first semester, I also started to learn more about time management. I adopted a new habit of studying where I study for 25 minutes, and then take a 5 minute break. This has allowed me to keep myself accountable, and not exhaust myself too quickly.
Religion
During this first semester, I have also learned so much more about God, the power of prayer, what it means to follow God, and why I should live for him.
Going to the second semester of my freshman year, I hope to continue learning about myself, my faith, my passion, and my study habits.