We already answered some of these questions last week!

Find the answers you have already formulated and transition them from separate answers to a

coherent depiction of yourself as a student.

1. How do you feel about reading? Can you describe a time when you really enjoyed

something you were reading? What do you know about how you read?

I usually feel really ecstatic about reading anything, unless it is assigned reading for class

that is to be completed at a specific time. Such assignments take the fun out of reading,

personally, and don’t allow any time for me to read other novels/texts that I would prefer

to indulge myself in. A time that I truly enjoyed reading something was when I first

discovered the ​Harry Potter ​series by J.K. Rowling in around first or second grade. I felt

such pure joy reading about wizards/witches, the groundskeeper that loved mythical

animals as much as I do, the different school subjects and everything else that was

detailed in those series. I still have the entire set of those novels. In terms of ​how I​ read,

I’d describe it as overly analytical. I like to skim over the page before reading it fully and

allowing my brain to take me to that place/situation-- if I don’t do this, I do not

necessarily focus fully on the details of that page.

2. How do you feel about writing? Can you describe a time when you wrote something that

you enjoyed writing? What do you know about how you write?

Writing is something that I enjoy as much as reading. Again, it is only something I enjoy

when it is not related to schoolwork or anything of such. I adore creating my own little
 worlds with my own rules, characters, situations, and so on. I remember when I went

through a time in my life when writing novels was my main ambition-- I wrote

everything from Sci-Fi novels to medieval/romance fiction and I enjoyed every single

moment of it. I write in very detailed sentences if it is something I want to write;

however, detailing varies if it is something assigned in school. Sometimes I write too

detailed and other times with very little detail. Considering that this is an issue that needs

to be addressed, I am working on creating a nice medium with just the right amount of

detail and elaboration.

3. What would you like to learn about reading and writing? What reading and writing skills

do you feel less confident about and would like to develop?

I would like to learn more about writing about topics I do not understand at all. For

example, being in a timed essay and placed with a topic that I am completely oblivious to

(this has occurred multiple times and I was not allowed resources or definitions). I,

furthermore, feel less confident about reflecting on topics that I have no interest in. Such

a skill would be very helpful to me if I were to do an assignment like that once again.

4. Describe a time when you set a goal for yourself and how you went about working

toward the attainment of that goal. What was the goal? How did you go about trying to

achieve it? What or who helped you to move toward the goal? What got in your way?

Are there any goals you are currently working to achieve?

If you were to describe your degree of confidence in your ability to set and achieve goals

you create for yourself, how would you describe your level of confidence in setting,
 undertaking, and achieving goals?

I remember setting a goal for my art and wanting to create perfection within a developed

personal style. I continued to practice on such, sometimes my self-confidence lowering to

the point of loathing my own work. I am currently working on many goals, one of them

being the ability to still embrace the child in me and cherish such even though I am

growing into adulthood.

5. We know from research that people tend to prefer to learn in a particular style or mode.

Those learning styles include: visual (by seeing), auditory (by hearing), or tactile (by

doing).

From what you know of yourself, in which of these three modes do you think you prefer

to learn? Could you provide an example of your learning in that mode? Are there times

when a combination of styles serves your learning best? If so, what are these

combinations?

Currently, I am a visual and tactile learner; I love all things that are of such categories. I

adore all things tactile and visual, so much to the point that auditory learning only takes

me so far without the other types of learning. Tactile and visual learning allows for me to

excel at many types of education and without it would be close to unbearable. It is similar

to a math problem asking a person to construct an equation based on the function

represented in a graph-- the only issue it that there is no graph and he/she who is solving

the problem cannot compose a graph themselves.

When there’s a discussion in class about a book or topic,

a. do you like to jump in and participate?

 b. Or do you prefer to listen to the conversation and take it in?

c. Are you comfortable asking questions in class?

d. Or do you prefer to figure things out on your own even though you may be having

trouble understanding a text or an issue?

e. Would you challenge someone’s opinion in class if you didn’t agree with it or saw

the issue in a different way?

I feel as if I am a perfect mix of participation and listening to conversations. I am an observer, or

rather a person who likes to interact with others but merely has some moments when it is more

essential to listen to what others have to say and ponder it for an extended period of time.

Moreover, I am comfortable asking questions in class now, as compared to my Sophomore and

early Junior years. I would rather ask more questions in order to better understand a concept

rather than proceed without entirely knowing what to do.