July 8th, 2019
Ronnae Rahming
Bahamas Public School Scholar Recipient 2018
Monroe College Sophomore
Campus involvement is a crucial part of a college student’s life. This part is what will make and break your college experience. Campus involvement would allow you to not only enhance your networking skills but, this would allow you to learn about new cultures, enhance your resume during your time in college as well as it would help you be the best Bahamian Ambassador you can be. As a result of these important benefits, I will give you a few tip on effective Campus Involvement.
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TIPS
Club fairs are the bread and butter to joining clubs, in order to join a club, you must go to club fairs. Normally, the fairs are located in a common or central building that is accessible to all students. Club fairs are important because, they provide you with all necessary information about all clubs available at your school. Club fairs provide you with the club name, meeting time and dates, the club’s advisor, as well as the club’s location. In addition, club fairs have club representative whom would make you feel welcome and educate you about the club by briefing you. Not only do club fairs make you want to join clubs but, they also stimulate your mind to brain storm ideas for new clubs you fell you school needs.
I cannot stress enough the importance of joining all clubs, in college networking is the key to becoming successful. As a result, by joining all clubs on campus, you will be able to find this key and have a successful college experience. Joining all clubs allow you to meet other persons from all over the world. By doing this you get to make connections and build bonds with people as well as become more educated about others and start to accept more things. Moreover, joining all clubs can help you in the long run because, as you make connections you’re opening up doors for help throughout college. For example, not just person in your class, your professor and your college’s tutoring center would help you with homework but, your new friend friends from all the wonderful clubs you’ve joined can help.
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After you have gone to the college fair and you’ve joined as many clubs as possible it’s time for the biggest part BE ACTIVE. An active club member is what makes club involvement so much better. An active member consists of being a regular member who has duties as well as an executive member of the club. Being active provides you with the responsibility that won’t just prepare you for your years to come but, it also provides you with recognition as a part of a team and can help you build a name for yourself around your school’s campus.
Putting your best effort and being the best you can be is highly important to successful campus involvement. Not only, is this important to campus involvement it’s important to your country. As active members whether on the executive board or not you must put your all into ensuring that you are making your country proud, after all you are a Bahamian ambassador and with that you must be the best you can be.
November 16th, 2018
And So It Begins –
Let me make this clear – I’ve come to college with a mission. My mission is to conquer, to maintain an excellent GPA, to become a leader on campus, to study abroad, to participate in research, and to get internships. Therefore, during my first week of college, I was everywhere, doing everything (that wouldn’t make me lose my scholarship of course).
I hit the ground running at orientation. The week was called, “Mustangs Roundup” and after getting all of the formalities like getting books and registering for classes out of the way, I let my competitive spirit run wild. In the midst of all the workshops and giveaways, which I so gladly took advantage of, there was a week-long, campus-wide scavenger hunt with a list of over 100 items to take pictures with. So, yes – my phone was filled with many selfies. Yes – I learned every corner of the campus. Yes – my feet were tired. Nonetheless, I must inform you that I won… absolutely nothing – from the scavenger hunt at least. I won an Amazon Fire Stick in a raffle to use on a television I don’t have. Still, it was a great orientation, but I had to go to class at some point. Read More…
January 23rd, 2019
I’m writing this article because I’ve realized the importance of balancing the time put into schoolwork and extracurricular activities with self-care. Trust me, you don’t want to put so much time and energy into getting a 4.0 or extracurricular activities that you burn out. Simultaneously, you don’t want to be so complacent that you don’t achieve greatness like the superstar you are. I’ll share a brief story.
February 22nd, 2019
I would like to start by telling you the story of the first official hour of my university experience. I got into my dorm, signed my lease, sorted my room and mommy left so I could begin to meet new people. I heard talking in the hallway and quietly stuck my head out my door to see what was happening. Little did I realize, the door closed behind me as I stepped into the hallway. I managed to lock myself out of my room within the first 5 minutes. I was in my socks, with no shoes on, didn’t know anyone, and had no roommate yet to let me back in. I was forced to ride the elevator from the 11th floor, with everyone looking at me like I was a little crazy for being barefooted. It wasn’t exactly the first impression I had hoped for. Now, I can laugh about it, but at the time, it felt like my world was ending. What a day and what a year.
I still get flashbacks of the way the cold burned my face walking to class in the middle of February, when it was minus 20 degrees outside and I had on what felt like 30 layers of clothing. And how it was still snowing on April 19th while I was walking to my Calculus 2 final. It was times like these that I missed the Bahamas the most. However, I also smile when I think about the day my friends and I went for an impromptu walk at 10 pm during Spring break just to find something to do, and ended up riding a Ferris wheel in the snow, eating frozen maple candy.
This past year was a life changing one. From the snow and ice, to the food, to the languages and cultures, everything was eye-opening. Sometimes it was terrifying and other times enlightening. I left the Bahamas, waiting to board a plane to Montreal with my face on the front page of The Tribune as the All Bahamas Merit Scholar. I then landed in a city with millions of people from all over the world, nobody knowing or caring who this little Bahamian girl was. I went from being a big fish, in a pond, that I never considered as tiny, to an ocean filled with possibilities. Because this year for me, was full of possibilities, things to learn, do, experience, the chance to grow as a person.
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