Reflection of Student life in her Career Path (Essay Sample)

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Students are future leaders in all the spheres of life hence the current quality of a student will predict student’s career path and bright future. Every student dreams to have the best job in the world, although to achieve our dream there are many challenges we have to encounter in our journey to success. In this class, I have come to appreciate that there are certain qualities am expected to uphold and possess before I qualify to become a better student.
In this class, I have learned that there are three qualities that have to possess to become a better writer. First, in order to become a better writers I have to be passionate, possess the willing and the ability to learn new and challenging course. This reminded me that immediately after graduating from high school, I had opted to consult people around me to help me discover myself on what I am good at. At this time, I thought I was good at computer programming, and I always tried to figure out how to make programs by understanding the basics of creating a program. I then decided to pursue my career dream by applying Computer Engineering Technology at Middle Tennessee State University. Two weeks after enrollment I have come to realize that am supposed to take three units in calculus. Bearing in mind that mathematics was my weakest subject from high school, I decided to change my major and give priority to a major that has fewer mathematics units. After this class, I have come to realize I did a mistake to quit from my first major because I would not have become a better writer without the willingness and the ability to learn new and challenging subjects.
Secondly, in this class have learned that I need to be perceptive, which is the ability to perceive and interpret meanings from a debate or a conversation. In this case, I should always perceive the correct meaning from a lecture, discussion, or a conversation. Moreover, this class has enlightened me on the importance of understanding the initial thought of another writer or a speaker and making a right conclusion. Thirdly, it has come to my realization that I should always ensure I understand class concepts rather than memorizing. After a personal research, have come to appreciate that theories and facts I memorize will only stay in my memory until I leave college. Once out of college, I have totally forgotten the core theories and concepts I learned. In this class, I have known that am a better writer because I understand concepts rather than memorizing.
From all the classes, I have learned that I should be self-disciplined and possess excellence academic skills. In this context, academic skills include the ability to write effectively, to speak fluently, read comprehensively, and communicate clearly. In addition, I have appreciated the importance of academic skills with special emphasize on the essence of communicating clearly.
To this end, communicating clearly is essential in every aspect of life. Effective communication especially in class has eliminated dissatisfaction, misunderstanding, and confusion hence making me shine in all the classes. With effective communication skills, I have necessary skills to counter human resource challenges, the financial, and be in a better position to express myself in interviews. Additionally, effective communication skill has created a sense of independent immediately after graduating. Thus, communication skills have served as my foundation to academic, social, and political success. Nonetheless, I realized I can work as a public relation officer in companies and writes magazine articles. Secondly, in all my classes I have learned that I have self-discipline. This has enabled me to manage my time and avoided delaying tasks such as reading textbooks, writing assignments am...