A risk that I took this semester is asking professors that I
needed help with either homework or course content. I’m the type of person that
hates asking for help. I’ve grown up in a family that basically promotes
individuality and being self-sufficient. I struggled with my science classes
because they were just tough for me and I couldn’t grasp the concepts of some
of the things being taught like genetics in biology and limiting reagents and
enthalpy in chemistry. For the longest time I just sat in my room stressing
over concepts by reading and trying to solve problems from the book to help me
understand, but that hardly worked. When I went in to ask about the material I
was basically given an easier version of it, so I could understand and grasp
the actual concept itself. Not only did I reach out to teachers, but I reached
out to my fellow classmates that are in the class with me. A girl in my biology
class was getting awesome grades, so I asked her how she was doing it. She told
me that it’s a lot easier to understand the material if you’ve done previous
homework on what is going to be talked about in the next day’s lecture. I tried
this out and to be honest she was right. I understood concepts better because I
read the material beforehand. I can’t say I have changed my way of doing things
completely, but now I am more confident about asking people for help.
