What's my college personality? What is Your Level of School Enthusiasm?- "you may enjoy some of the social features of school more than the actual classes, teachers, and classroom information. Additionally, you may not have found school to be a successful academic experience, and your struggle with school may affect your attitude toward it. Your school attitude may impact your feelings about planning for college, your willingness to enter a challenging college environment, the level of competitiveness you prefer, as well as your motivation to stay in school. Think carefully about your choice of going to college. Is the time right? Would I benefit from a year of travel, work or some other activity before entering college? Do I currently have the motivation to be successful in college? On the other hand, you may not have enjoyed high school because the particular characteristics of your school may not have been right for you. If that is the case, you have a chance to choose carefully the college you will attend. Your analysis of factors important in selecting a college will be particularly meaningful."
Are You A Participant Learner?- "you want to take an active, rather than a passive, approach to learning. You are not comfortable merely taking notes and regurgitating the teacher's lectures. You want to get involved. You normally do the homework your teachers assign, not only because you have to, but because it helps you learn. You participate in class discussion, enjoy it, and learn from your peers. You read the textbooks and might even read an extra book about a topic in which you are interested. Learning and understanding are so important to you that you are assertive in asking questions of teachers and fellow students. High scorers will likely be most comfortable in colleges where professors are readily available and lecture classes of 500 are not the norm. High scorers will want opportunities for discussions and seminars as part of their college experiences. In other words,
high scorers should seriously consider smaller colleges."
How Much Do You Love Knowledge?- "the life of the mind is exciting to you. You likely read widely about a variety of topics; you enjoy learning for the sake of learning, not because you may get a good grade. You enjoy talking about ideas, philosophies and trading new perspectives. High scorers will look for academic challenges and colleges that will stimulate their minds. High scorers should be aware that big name colleges are not the only ones that provide intellectual stimulation. In fact, many colleges are more scholarly than Ivy League colleges. High scorers may even look for those non-traditional colleges that do not stress grades."
How Independent Are You?-comfortable with such freedom. They are less apt to act in irresponsible ways while away from home and, further, are less in need of their friends' approval before making important decisions. They will have little difficulty at colleges where there is a great deal of freedom in choosing classes and in setting your own dormitory rules. Because of your self-sufficiency, you may not need the "excitement" of a college in a large city since you will be able to generate activities for yourself even at an isolated college locale.
How Career-Oriented Are You?you are very open to the wide variety and extent of learning experiences that college may bring. You may see college as a time for experimenting with and testing a variety of ideas and career paths. The ambiguity of thinking about a range of career choices is not necessarily uncomfortable for you. You may want to explore traditional liberal arts colleges with many options in the humanities, social sciences and sciences.
How Socially Conscious Are You?High scores suggest you care about the world and may not be satisfied with the "status quo." Your concern about the state of the world may influence your life and you may need to find outlets for your compassion and empathy. High scorers may want to look for colleges with political action committees, volunteer opportunities or other activities geared to reaching out beyond the bounds of the campus. Some colleges place an explicit value on recognizing one's responsibility to the world.
How Well Do You Understand Yourself?Low or medium scorers may be just beginning to know themselves. Normally, teenagers' perceptions of themselves are heavily influenced by peers, but low scorers here may be overly responsive to the wishes and demands others have for them. You may be trying so hard to please, you don't know what you really want. A low scorer might find it easier to acquire self-understanding and confidence at a smaller, more supportive college than at an enormous university. Low scorers might look for schools where they'll be a big fish in a small pond.
What's Your Academic/Social Balance?you place priority on both academics and extracurricular experiences and you will want to choose a college where you will have a balanced life; that is, where you will have time for both your academic pursuits as well as extracurricular activities and personal time. You should consider colleges within which you are very likely to be similar academically to the majority of other students. You should consider your college choices carefully-being certain you are not getting in "over your head." You will want to choose a college where you are as likely as anyone else to understand the material in your classes, to spend about the same amount of time studying and to be able to have a life outside of the classroom. In researching of colleges, look carefully at the characteristics of students who enroll-what were their grade point averages? test scores? Have they taken courses in high school fairly similar to the ones you have chosen?
How Eager Are You For College?High scorers anticipate college in a favorable way and are looking forward to the collegiate experience. Adjustment will likely be easy as your enthusiasm will be a great asset in learning to master college life. While you may have some concerns about college, in general your attitude is positive. Because you played a primary role in deciding to attend college, you likely have specific goals regarding the appropriate use of your college years.
. They were cute so I decided to take pictures of them. The houses they lived in were...not so cute. Basically four walls. Really hot! This will sound really trite, but seeing stuff like this made me appreciate my own house and everything else I have. These little kids didn't even have a decent pair or matching shoes. It didn't end in Portmore though. I saw this all over Jamaica. This is the Jamaica most vacationers don't see. The lady who babysat these kids was named Ms. Myrtle. She seemed nice. Like everyone else she said I resemble my father. Onward Kingston! If you don't know already Kingston is the capital of Jamaica. Kingston's known for it's high crime rate, but hey who cares? Not me. .JPG)
That's Kingston's wharf. Yay. It's a pretty lively I guess. In Kingston we make a stop at the gas station where they pump your gas for you!? How exciting! [I know it's still done in America] We also stop at Andrew's house, a friend of my dad's, who's mom is a friend of my mom; so I guess we're all family. Andrew was superCool and funny. He had an awesome fake British accent. His mom, Dimple [nickname] is also nice. The majority of the houses in Jamaica have gates in front of them. I told my dad that there wasn't much architectural diversity..He disagreed. Ahh everything slips my memory now..The landscape of Jamaica is truly beautiful though. The mountains pretty much are in the clouds with the sun shining. There are so many sugar cane fields, goats, chickens, and bananas everywhere. My dad ran over a chicken. muahaha, but that's later in my story! Traffic in Jamaica is crazy..not so much as traffic jams, but more that they drive like maniacs and the pedestrians just stroll along like they're not about to get hit by cars. I'm like ?!? That's enough for today..
