Final Project reflection

 

Summer Advantage Reflection

Looking back at the past couple of weeks during my time here at Summer Advantage, I'm very happy I made the choice to attend. I went to a very large high school where 1-on-1 support and even basic study resources were unavailable, or at best inadequate if even offered at all. The academic support here at High Point is one of the main reasons I chose to attend this smaller school. The student-to-staff ratio and the full team of success coaches and the professional development department were very impressive to me, especially coming from a school where I never had access to anything like that.

The skills I gained at Summer Advantage went beyond just studying for major tests. I also picked up small habits I never had before, like breaking assignments down into steps instead of waiting until the last minute, keeping a planner updated daily, and actually reviewing notes the same day instead of cramming right before an exam. These sound simple, but they were things nobody ever really taught me in high school.

Here at High Point, I enrolled in the Foundations for Academic Success class as well as Talking About Freedom. This was a very wise choice on my part, since Talking About Freedom is very applicable to my major, and using the skills from Foundations for Academic Success, I was able to stay on top of my work in both classes at the same time.

Going into the fall semester, I plan to actually use what I learned instead of letting it fade once the structure of Summer Advantage is gone. That means keeping up with a weekly planner, starting assignments earlier instead of waiting until they're due, and reaching out to my success coach before I start struggling instead of after. I also want to keep using the study strategies from Foundations for Academic Success, like reviewing material in smaller chunks throughout the week rather than saving everything for one long study session.

Overall, Summer Advantage gave me tools I never had access to before, and I feel a lot more prepared walking into the fall semester because of it.