Academic Plan
Academic Plan June 10th, 2022
A. Course of study
My original plan when beginning my undergraduate in Arts and Science was to apply to the Psychology program. Because of the unforeseen nature of my academics and lack of 24 units I have made the decision to stay undeclared for my second year of university. I believe this will allow me to take the time and use the resources around me to improve my academics. At the end of second year, I plan to improve my academics to allow me to apply to the Sociology program and minor in gender studies since these are two courses, I am extremely passionate about.
B. Full time vs Part Time
I have decided to not take on a full time or part time job while attending school to allow me to focus on my courses. I think it is beneficial for me to take a lighter course as it will allow me to do my best work in the courses at hand and not get overwhelmed by deadlines.
C. Strategies for success
During my first year I found that my mental health and surroundings drastically impacted my work ethic, I found myself not being able to work on multiple tasks a day or make a proper schedule for myself. Moving forward I have learnt multiple organizational strategies that helps me schedule my day to day and use time blocking. This allows me to see my priorities for the day and eliminate all distractions when doing these tasks. I tended to avoid academics when they seemed challenging or time consuming, moving forward I will reach out to academic advisors and connect with a peer mentor to help me break down challenging assignments and deadlines into a way that makes them seem less daunting. When struggling with my academics I was nervous to speak to academic advisors/counsellors about my issues as I felt embarrassed, over the past months I have learnt the importance of reaching out for help and how helpful it can be. In the future I will reach out whenever I feel like I need any additional help or motivation.
Myella Boudreau.
A. Course of study
My original plan when beginning my undergraduate in Arts and Science was to apply to the Psychology program. Because of the unforeseen nature of my academics and lack of 24 units I have made the decision to stay undeclared for my second year of university. I believe this will allow me to take the time and use the resources around me to improve my academics. At the end of second year, I plan to improve my academics to allow me to apply to the Sociology program and minor in gender studies since these are two courses, I am extremely passionate about.
B. Full time vs Part Time
I have decided to not take on a full time or part time job while attending school to allow me to focus on my courses. I think it is beneficial for me to take a lighter course as it will allow me to do my best work in the courses at hand and not get overwhelmed by deadlines.
C. Strategies for success
During my first year I found that my mental health and surroundings drastically impacted my work ethic, I found myself not being able to work on multiple tasks a day or make a proper schedule for myself. Moving forward I have learnt multiple organizational strategies that helps me schedule my day to day and use time blocking. This allows me to see my priorities for the day and eliminate all distractions when doing these tasks. I tended to avoid academics when they seemed challenging or time consuming, moving forward I will reach out to academic advisors and connect with a peer mentor to help me break down challenging assignments and deadlines into a way that makes them seem less daunting. When struggling with my academics I was nervous to speak to academic advisors/counsellors about my issues as I felt embarrassed, over the past months I have learnt the importance of reaching out for help and how helpful it can be. In the future I will reach out whenever I feel like I need any additional help or motivation.
Myella Boudreau.