Reynolds students Clarissa Dery in addition to Kristin Schaefer volition last sharing their experiences in addition to views of what it is similar to last a pupil at Reynolds over the adjacent few months. Clarissa in addition to Kristin come upward from rattling unlike backgrounds but accept bonded equally friends at Reynolds. This is the start out segment of the students’ blogs - nosotros promise yous savour reading close what brought them to Reynolds, their involvement at the college in addition to what they each promise to make i time leaving Reynolds.
My lift is Clarissa Dery in addition to this is my minute twelvemonth at Reynolds Community College. I am a Social Science major transferring to Virginia Commonwealth University adjacent semester. I consider myself a java connoisseur in addition to an avid seeker of wanderlust in addition to adventure. My sense at Reynolds has really been a wonderful journeying equally I explore my passions in addition to interests. My start out 24-hour interval at Reynolds I had no thought what I wanted to create amongst my life or what I wanted to major in, but the encouraging faculty has helped me carve out a path to follow. Now, I am currently serving equally Secretary of Student Senate, a fellow member of Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society, in addition to a fellow member of the JSR Lead program. Through these opportunities, I accept gained valuable connections, experiences, in addition to skills that I volition role every 24-hour interval inward my professional person career.
My sense at Reynolds was to a greater extent than than only a classroom setting; I was able to gain cognition through attention events such equally the Virginia General Assembly in addition to the VCCS Student Leadership Conference. I was able to employ many resources in addition to opportunities that Reynolds has to offer. The greatest advice I tin terminate give to students is to role your resources in addition to expand your college sense beyond the classroom. In these by 2 years, I accept accomplished then much in addition to none of it would last possible without taking that start out step.
Meet Kristin Schaefer:
“You’re going to college.” Is what my parents had been telling me from the fourth dimension I start out started school. There was no debating, arguing, or changing- I was going to college- a 4 twelvemonth college to last exact. Both my parents in addition to my older sis had gone to four-year universities in addition to I was expected to create the same; however, when it came fourth dimension for me to apply I had no thought where I wanted to larn in addition to what I wanted to study. My advisor at Tucker High School took over at this point, helping me apply to numerous universities inward Virginia, in addition to Reynolds Community College- a college I never expected to honour myself attending. Starting inward August of 2014 I establish myself soundless living at home, driving to school, in addition to going to Reynolds. It was the best determination I always made. Reynolds has given me then many opportunities in addition to through Reynolds I accept been able to uncovering what I actually similar in addition to I accept a improve agreement of what I desire to create amongst my life afterward I transfer. If it had non been for my advisor at Tucker High School, I would non last where I am today.