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    Ronique Rodney

    100947494

    PREP1300

    March 24, 2024

    Your College Experience

    Essay

    Write a reflective essay. Please use APA style formatting and write a 500-word essay. The

    essay should include a thesis that establishes for the reader the topics to be discussed. Use

    clear paragraph formatting to discuss your experiences interacting with helpful people and

    services at the college. Be sure to include evidence of your experiences in the document or

    by adding images into the assignments folder.


    Adaptation
    According to the Cambridge dictionary, adaptation is defined as the process in which a living

    thing changes slightly overtime to be able to continue to exist in a particular environment, or

    a change. College experience is all about adapting. I am a new species finding my way into a

    new environment trying to survive. I am an international student so it is a must that I find my

    way to undo my norms and get familiar with the norms here. I will further explore these

    different adaptations by discussing academic expectations, cultural differences, and the

    support services on campus.

    The academic transition from one country to another is not talked about enough. Canadian

    and Jamaican education systems are different in many ways; however, they teach the same

    material needed. One of the main challenges I faced was in my Communications class. The

    teaching of English Language is different all around though there are some similarities, it is

    very different as well. I overcame some of those barriers by putting more work into practice

    and I see where that worked as on my first examination, I scored very high, and I never knew

    I could do it. I am very grateful that most of the materials I was exposed to so the transition is

    not as hard as it could have been. I plan to keep working on my academics and to achieve my

    diploma.

    In addition to academic issues comes the cultural adaption. I quickly realized that the social

    norms in Jamaica are different than that of Canada, so I had to observe and listen to

    understand how to keep up in conversations – not saying I was left out – and learn certain

    slangs to ensure I understand what is being said. I learned how to communicate, and that

    helped me to meet some very nice persons. These experiences helped to broaden my

    knowledge on cultural ques and helped to boost my understanding and an appreciation for

    this different culture.


    Lastly, one thing that helped to steer me in the right directions of college were all the services

    offered on campus. Two of the services that I have used, and which help are Student

    Academic Learning Services (SALS) and GOOD2TALK. I use SALS for the subject areas

    that I need extra practice in; I do not use it for a tutor because I feel I can handle the work

    after I go over the practice tests. SALS helps me to prepare for my tests and I am so grateful

    there are resources like this available whenever I need it. Next, GOOD2TALK is a therapy

    hotline per say, and I am so happy that I found it. I use this to just simply talk about my day

    to someone and I love that there is always a medium where I can express myself without

    judgement and they are very encouraging as well. Using this helps me to stay grounded if I

    am too stressed out with school and I am so happy I have access to it.

    In conclusion, I have adapted, I am still adapting, and it has helped me to go through this

    college experience despite the challenges that arose, whether academically or socially, but I

    feel like I can take on the rest of the year and come out successful.

    GOOD2TALK Conversation & SALS helped me to earn a mark to receive funding.


    Reference

    Cambridge Dictionary (n.d.) https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adaptation

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