Who Am I Anyway?

My name is Carly Prendergast. Original beginning, I know. When we were given this assignment in class, to write 400 words all about myself, I was like “what am I going to write?” Although 400 words is not a lot if you really think about it but it is when you are as “plain” as me. I wouldn’t say my personality is plain but me living my everyday life almost the same is. I am a sophomore here at WestConn and I really, really love it. The idea of me being in college, I personally think, is awesome. I love college. My schedule each week is 4 classes on Tuesday and Thursday. So, I have a lot of free time therefore I am currently looking for a job. I am a hard worker and sometimes with some of my grades in certain classes, it may not seem like it but I am. Math sucks and I have always sucked at it since seriously third grade. My parents really depend on me to make them proud and I hate disappointing them. Last semester, my second semester of my freshman year, I screwed up. For some reason, my hard classes and schedule seemed a lot easier than they were. I learned the hard way and was dealt the consequences of academic probation and disappointed parents who reminded me every day over the summer how important my college career is. Working hard has always been a quality of mine. I don’t like losing or failing. My astrology sign is Aquarius, which would explain why I am as caring as I am. I place all of my loved ones ahead of me and I always have. Every struggle I have ever dealt with, I have gotten through with the help of my family and friends. So, I am always trying to give back to them. My whole family of 25 members including aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents are my favorite people in the world. I’m sure most people would agree that “family comes first.” Mine sure does. Being a 19-year-old woman, I am very sensitive. I literally cry over everything. Seeing people cry, especially my family or friends, instantly makes me cry. I probably sound like a depressed person but I’m really not. I’m actually almost always happy. I have the best and most caring people in my life that get me through each day. I have amazing parents that push me to do everything my heart desires. I have a house over my head when I go home, food on the table, and the chance to have a college career to become more successful in the future. I don’t take a lot for granted because I have recently learned over the past year, how easy your life can be taken away from you within one second. It’s scary to even think about, but that fact has shown me that what and who I have is what and who I need. 

Response to Paul Steinmetz blog: "The Age of Reason"

I really enjoyed reading this blog and found the experiment, "Bridges" very interesting. The main reason I chose to go to WCSU was because of their math and SAT requirements. Math and test-taking have always been a huge difficulty for me so when I saw that WCSU didn't have high expectancies for either of those topics, I knew it was a good school to apply too. My first semester of my freshmen year I had a math class and a writing class that were both non-credited classes. Which stunk because my amount of credits were much lower then all my other freshmen peers. As well as automatically put me behind and farther away from reaching my degree throughout my college career. I am not blaming my high school teachers for me having to take non-credited classes in college but they do play a role in the situation. Preparing high school juniors and seniors for college courses, ahead of time, is probably the best route to success for students. Using the program, "Bridges" easily makes the academic transition from high school courses to college courses a million times smoother. I know that if I was about to graduate high school and moving on to my college career, I would really appreciate this program. But since I am in my sophomore year of college this year, I already missed my chance but that means there are so many other chances for so many other students in the future.