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G.O.A.L.S.

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Reading the G.O.A.L.S. for the first time largely overwhelmed me as I feel that I have a decent idea of what I want to get out of my college education. However, reading G.O.A.L.S. just made me feel more uneasy about where I am in my educational journey. I am excited to explore all the options the university provides, but there is a part of me that is apprehensive about devoting my time into extracurriculars, research opportunities, traveling abroad etc because of the major I have chosen for myself.  As someone who has a eye on pre-med, many of the research opportunities are very appealing to me. I am a student who has a passion for learning and my interests are very diverse and spread throughout all  the disciplines. For example, I’m a huge history buff and I’m also passionate about mathematics–two very very different fields. The point I’m trying to make is that I’m scared to limit myself and confine myself to a course of study that I’m not truly passionate about, but I am also scared to push myself to far to place myself in a position of where success is not 100% guaranteed. So far this semester, I feel that I have a very well rounded schedule–a very challenging math class, a history elective as well as a lab science class– all of which each highlight the different facets of my interests. The vast majority of my time is spent on school work. Although, I am signed up for many clubs, I rarely make the extra effort to ensure that I will have the time to make the meetings and allow myself to branch out and experience more of the university culture. I think part of this is me being an out of state student from California and coming from a high school graduating class of 93 students.  Obviously moving across the country and going from a school community of 400 to 40,000 is greatly overwhelming. I want to get involved, specifically in volunteer and internship work at the hospital. I think this would be a great fit for me as it would show me more of the campus and community as well as allow me to explore my pre med aspirations. Looking at the larger picture, I really don’t know much yet, but I do know that I want to give myself all the options and resources to allow myself to make the decision that is right for me. Hopefully coming back to G.O.A.L.S will help aid me these next years.