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Alison Chiu November 23, 2013 Honors 100 AF Assignment 5: Autumn Quarter Reflection Change is relative, a words that

depends on perspective. If I ask myself if I have changed, as a whole, I would likely answer, no. Why, you might ask. Learning brings change because learning bring development, the same way a character might develop in a novel. The more experience individuals gather, the more the individual changes. In the span of a few short months that make up Autumn quarter, it is difficult to describe the manner in which I have changed. One of the ways I know I have changed for sure is that I find myself becoming more independent. Surrounded by less familiar faces, I have found myself more often than not conversing with faces I have never met before until now. As a result, every new face becomes a story and an expansion of my curiosity. Part of being in a large university, is the idea of trying to find a voice. In a lecture filled with hundreds of other people, it is easy to feel lost, but quiz sections allow individuals to find a voice. In ESRM 150, which focuses on wildlife in the modern world, the quiz sections are filled with roughly 10 to 15 individuals. Though usually quiet, I found myself speaking out often and participating in group discussions and presentations. Yet, looking back and comparing the first quarter of college to four years in high school, two of which were spent pursuing the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program, the challenges I have faced are much different. The IB Diploma Program is meant to prepare high school students for college, and in some aspects, it has. Compared to some, experiencing IB has lessened the stress I might have felt otherwise without the program. The IB Diploma Program is like a bridge between high school and college, course material that guides ways of thought that promote success in higher education. While the IB coursework is much heavier in comparison to my Autumn quarter course load (CSE 142, MATH 124H, ESRM 150 and ARCH 150), I was not entirely prepared to the rigor from CSE 142 and MATH 124H. While the material from math was not anything new, having taken calculus in high school, the honors math section demanded a higher amount of concentration and understanding. For midterms, the median score is around a 90%. With computer science, I thought I was prepared for the class, doing well on the first assignment. As the quarter progressed, the class grew in difficulty, and I found myself having trouble keeping up with the material. By the end of the year, I want to have become better at preparing for math and computer science, and to be able to work with higher efficiency. At the end of my time at UW, I want to look back and know that I have done the best of my ability and challenged myself. One of my goals, is to have studied abroad at least once and completed and internship. From Honors, I want to have met a variety of different people. In computer science, we took a personality test and during lecture, Professor Reges mentioned how on a subconscious level, we tend to choose people who are similar to ourselves. Through differences experiences like study abroad and internships, I want to be thrown out of my comfort zone, and meet people who I wouldnt ordinarily choose to interact with. Being able to communicate with a variety of people is an important skill to learn, because in the real world, there are always going to be people that I will find difficult to get along with. Whether or not the other person is liked or not, it is still important to communicate with them enough to get the job done, because in the end, productivity and results are what companies care about.

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