Lead Student Accomplishment

When I first enrolled at Arizona State University I was notified that I was going to enrolled into a cohort and program called “Lead”, I did not know what “Lead” was, what it was for, or how it would affect my day to day life. When the first semester at ASU began I realized that “Lead” was designed to help students make a smooth transition into college and that the college retention rate was much higher of a Lead student than a non-Lead student. I liked this idea, I liked the idea of a group of people coaching me along a new changing path rather than just getting thrown into the ring. Throughout my first semester I formed the groundwork for relationships and self confidence that really flourished in my second semester, Lead slowly built me

Another accomplishment I had during my second semester in the Lead Program was that I became more social within the cohort. Shelby, Josh, Matthew Chapman, Amanda, and Cody all slowly helped me gain the confidence that I needed to become more sociable, I feel as if now people like me for me and that was always something I was a little insecure about, after two semesters of Lead; those insecurities are fading. Weaknesses I found during this academic year and this semester was that I dropped my Brief Calculus class, I feel as if I quit too early due to me not getting it right away and my teacher having poor communication, I look to correct this problem next semester by instituting better communication with my professors and not quitting until the last available day, if needed. In this course, I feel I didn’t do enough to make sure Uber was at our showcase, I feel I could have been more persistent and pushy to get their arrival, I will combat this problem by always fighting hard for what I

In regard to Lead, my advice is to enjoy it. Enjoy every minute of it, it bonds you to people slowly but surely and you will miss them as the program comes to an end, just be present in each moment and have fun in Lead; it’s there to help you along. My greatest challenge has been planning ahead of the class schedule, this has affected my academic life as I can feel very stressed and then cram all my work into one night, resulting in me being upset and my work not being the best it could be. To manage this challenge, I will be implementing the newly found myHomework app into my everyday academic life. This semester I changed my antisocial ways, I became more open to talking thoroughly with new people and trying to spend more time with my fellow students, it has impacted me by making me happier. I feel excited to come to school to see what each brings to me, I feel excited to work in groups and get lunch with my newly found friends making friends impacted me as I now feel like a new and happy person, something I haven’t felt in