Personal Growth

Self-knowledge is the ability to accept by recognition of one’s own flaws through forgiveness, allowing the ability to love one’s self and others. By the achievement of self-knowledge, one drastically grows on a personal level. Personal growth is a necessary element in the process of growing up and becoming a wiser individual. On a personal aspect, I have found that I have personally grown intellectually, psychologically, socially and professionally in the past 15 weeks of the fall 2013 semester here at Marywood University.
We come to college looking to gain vast intellect. Little did I know just how rapidly I would begin to acquire this. Out of all four aspects, I feel that this form of self-growth has been most predominate for me. Focusing on knowledge, college has expodentionally helped me improve my educational skills. Due to the immense amount of reading that is required for the amount of courses I take, I have become a more efficient reader in regards to speed and overall comprehension. Whereas something at the beginning of the semester took me two hours to read and understand, currently takes me 45 minutes to an hour. This also applies to my typing and essay writing skills. While I have always had an easy time writing, typing has been a continuous struggle for me to keep up with my rapidly moving brain. Now I can type a 6 page paper in a matter of a few hours from first inspection until its print. Since the beginning of the semester I have also acquired better study skills and habits that I have found to be helpful for myself. Once I downloaded Study Blue, an app designed for college students to study more effectively, I have seen a 10% increase in my test scores and I have also been able to physically understand the con...

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...ut there and making the first move and not being afraid to brag about yourself, is not that bad of a trait to have. Although a great realization in my eyes, not everything goes how we plan, this has led to another realization. You always need a plan B whether it be in regards to your career, your summer job or even what to have for lunch that day, a plan B can really save a lot of time and stress, ultimately making you seem more professional to the public eye by generally just acting like an accomplished adult.
It is hard to believe that one-eighth of my bachelor’s degree is coming to a close. Fortunately it can be said that these past 15 weeks were not at a loss for growth. In my objective opinion, I have grown intellectually, psychologically, socially and professionally, allowing me to become an overall better individual and student here at Marywood University.