Developed by Professor Goodlad + Professor Paruolo
We invite you to tell a story about how you are preparing to be a City Tech student. Research has shown that first-semester students often worry about their transition to college, yet eventually they become comfortable and find a community of people with whom they are close and feel they belong. Share your own story of preparing to be a college student. *
* This reflection is inspired by the “Our Stories” project.
Karen Goodlad and Sarah Paruolo, 2022: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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At first i didn’t know how to prepare myself for my first semester in college or how to do things to help during my first experience in college but now that i am in this program i have learned a lot of things to help me for this new experiences of becoming new city tech student. I bought a planner and this is important because it helps to have everything organized, decrease stress, and never miss a deadline. Another thing that i learned is how to use almost all the apps and websites that the professors may use in class and also find a ideal place for me to study. The most important thing is to review my classes schedule and syllabus.
On the first day I entered to City Tech, I stood in the middle of it looking at it and felt like I wanted to burst into tears,because that has been my dream for several years.But now I feel fear, excitement, and tension at the same time.But now I am ready for it and willing to endure every difficulty just to achieve my dream.
And I will never forget this program that helped encourage and prepare me to be a university student with confidence.
It’s very good that city tech 101 has helped you, it has helped me too!
This program was really helpful for my new experience in college
The first day I entered to city teach, I stood myself I will get through it by encourage myself prepare me what coming next into my chapter. Another thing is that don’t miss the deadline of class homework or find a ideal a place for me to study. This way that I can achieve dreams and my goal.
I’m preparing to be a college student by organizing my schedule and reviewing my syllabus for each class.
I agree with you!
I’m preparing to be a City Tech student. I was uncomfortable about that idea and then I reached out to join First Year Student workshops. That’s workshop was very helpful for me. I learned from workshops for example how to find the resources I needed on the college Website and different departments in college and what service they offer. I also learned many college words which I need. In addition how can I get help in case of need. I got a guid tour of the college. Now I feel confident and confortable to begin the college.