My time at Agnes Scott College has certainly been an educational one.
I started my undergraduate career at the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020 and 2021. I was so sure that I wanted to become a veterinarian when I graduated, I almost blinded myself to other paths. That is, until I took a marine biology course with a trusted professor. We traveled to Roatan to study coral reefs. I fell in love with the ocean and decided to change my career course to marine biology.
After many experiences I decided to apply to many graduate schools in marine conservation. While I am still waiting on the results, it is important to take time to reflect back on my undergraduate experience.
Category: Leadership
This category documents my essays from my LDR 101 class.
The Hunger Games is a novel written by Suzan Collins which was made into a movie in the year Two-Thousand and Twelve. The Hunger Games is placed in the dystopian genre of young adult books. This dystopian classification is ever present in the story land of Panem’s segregation of districts. The story clearly distinguishes the discrepancy between how the ruling rich and wealthy live at the top greatly isolated from the struggles of the working poor and starving.
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I started this class not entirely sure what to expect. The course description mentioned leadership exploration and intellectual orientation with a focus on fantasy fiction, but the specifics of what that entailed was vague. Because I am a lover of fantasy literature, I hoped to be able to register for this class above all other leadership course options. I was delighted to obtain a spot in this course and ordered every novel immediately, excited to get started! I am glad to report I was not disappointed with my journey.
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Earlier this semester at Agnes Scott College I completed the Gallup Strengths Assessment. The purpose of this assessment was to find my five strongest social talents through the questions that were provided. Shortly after taking the assessment, I found out my five strengths. My five strengths were focus, achiever, discipline, futuristic and input. Focus centers on goal making. Achiever focuses on goal reaching. Discipline is shaped around routine. Futuristic revolves around inspiration. Input questions everything.
After looking at these different goals with a critical eye I realized which one strength people would like to see the most out of me. People like to have input so they can build upon new ideas.
Curiosity drives me as a biologist. Performing studies around nature and collecting objects of interest comes naturally for me. As a scientist who aspires to work with other scientists I feel this inquisitive trait of input would be the most important in my chosen field of study. The field of biology is making new advancements everyday. By utilizing creative input I can help my teammates find out information about a problem and explore new ideas that were not previously thought of in the scientific discipline of biology.
