Today’s final reflective session was broken into two parts: your thoughts and my thoughts, with two separate blog posts. Neat! I asked you to provide some short responses to the four questions which follow, and your answers are noted below. Thank you for your contributions:
What were your biggest concerns about coming to college?
- returning to full-time education
- worrying about finances
- meeting new people
- scared about the idea of returning to education as I had been to college seven years before
- excited to return to college after a long absence
- worried I wouldn't be able to recall information
- whether leaving full-time employment into full-time education was the right decision (it was, thankfully!)
- working in employment (30 hours a week) against learning on a full-time Programme of study
- not getting on with people
- worried about how fast paced learning would be against how it was at school
- worried that I hadn't chosen the right Science based course
- concerned that I might be unsuccessful and worried about motivation due to mental health issues
- I didn't know what University course I wanted to pursue post SWAP
- I was worried about my English skills as this is not my first language
- I was unfamiliar with Scottish culture and the Scottish education system
What do you feel has been your greatest educational achievement over the last 24 academic weeks?
- Passing all my assessments in all my Units and being on track so far
- Getting an offer at my chosen University to do Optometry
- Managed to pass all my assessments in subjects unfamiliar to me, such as Physics and Chemistry
- Working sometimes 50 hours a week and keeping a very good level of attendance up and receiving a conditional offer at Uni
- I had never done Physics before, so that was a challenge. This will be a great asset for my University course I have an offer for
- Happy I have been successful in my Units so far
- Balancing work and College life
- I have four offers out the five UCAS applications I applied for and awaiting news on the 5th
- Received all the offers from Uni that I applied to
- Not quitting
- Courses that I didn't think I would ever have applied for, and they have given me offers
- I missed some Chemistry classes due to extenuating circumstances, so I had to catch up and did well in them which I was proud of
- I have learned to work independently, and manage my time well
- Setting achievable goals for myself
Give me one word which describes how you’re feeling about the prospect of going to Uni in September…
- Ready
- Excited
- Eye-opening
- Focused
- Excited
- Relaxed
- Surprised
- Competent
- Positive
- Anticipation
In one word, describe your experience on the SWAP STEM Programme so far.
- Growth
- Exhilarating
- Inspiring
- Resilience
- Fun
- Exhausting
- Development
- Improvement
- Excellent (would recommend this to others)
- Satisfactory
- Energising
Well done, everybody, for contributing so well today in the first part of the reflection session. And if you were one of the two members of the class not in attendance today, this should be of interest to you. All the best, Mark
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