Michael Tarasov, Period 5, 3/12, Day B

 

Goal Setting & Growth 

At this current point in time, what specific goal(s) do you have for yourself? Why?

At this specific point in time my goal is to evaluate my college options and to pick the option that I believe will be the best for my future self. This is a very important choice to make because the college I attend will have a lasting impact on my life. Over the next four years of my life I expect to gain knowledge that I will implement into my career and to continue developing my worldviews. I know that the college I select will greatly influence both the skills that I am able to acquire and the career that I am likely to get after I graduate from college. Therefore, making the correct choice is vital to not just the next four years of my life but to my career as a whole.

How do you demonstrate resilience towards achieving this goal?

I have been working actively to compile information that will help me in making this critical decision. This information includes the cost of attending any particular college and the majors that are offered at that college. When considering what degrees are offered it is important to look not just at the majors and minors themselves but also at what courses are included in those majors and minors. Since I do not want to be burdened by student debt after I leave college it is important to assess my options from a financial standpoint as well as an educational standpoint. Some of the things I have to consider in this regard include the price of attending a college as well as the financial aid that they offered. In order to receive additional help with paying for college I have applied for a multitude of various scholarships and grants.

How does the world around you affect your perception of this goal?

With the ongoing Corona Virus performing research on colleges has gotten significantly more difficult. Since we are not allowed on college campuses on our own time it is necessary to book limited tours and even those can not give an accurate picture of what student life is like at the campus of interest. Even performing online research is more difficult because of the ongoing pandemic, many sources are not full updated and might contain information from previous year, prior to when the lock-downs started. Nevertheless, doing this research on my own has taught me valuable research skills that will be essential to me in college and my future career.