When speaking on the adjourning level/step, the group that first comes to mind would be my Rasmussen school as well as colleageus and instructors. I loved the fact that I graduated with my Bachelors degree, but I hated the fact that I would no longer be a part of that community. We all formed bonds both personal as well as intellectual/educational. Teachers and colleagues were so willing to help one another through our journey of obtaining a higher degree. When I actually attended graduation, I was able to meet some of these awesome people!
After graduating , I knew that I wanted to obtain a Masters but Rasmussen did not have Masters programs available! I was stuck and scared about attending a new institution. After searching, several friends as well as internet reviews pointed me in the direction of Walden. Upon first entering the Blackboard everything was soooooo different!! I was so accustomed to Rasmussen that this new school had almost intimidated me! After about the first week of class I felt right at home! Instructors were sweet and helpful and so were my colleagues!
Even though the adjourning of my Rasmussen school was hard, Walden made it quite comfortable for me to feel right at home again! I feel this is because trust was set up from the get go. Just like Rasmussen, my financial aid and class selection went well in the very beginning. These measures helped me gain trust in my future with both schools because they seemed to know what they were doing and I was willing to place my educational future in their hands!! Adjourning was sad but my entrance to this new school was awesome!
Shawanza,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog! It sounds like they were actually your family. The bonds and trust developed over the course grew very strong, indeed. You had a lot of positive role models in your life, I bet. To be honest, it is just understanding why you would not want to leave them that matters. I can tell that connection was felt at many different levels and the success was euphoric. Adjusting to a new school setup is a challenge too, by the way. I left the UOP mostly because of all the group assignments. I was familiar to their system, but when I started at Walden, the new setup was slightly overwhelming. It took me a while to figure everything out. Your adjourning was quite sad, of course, because you had to leave the people with whom you achieved victory.
Karen,
Shawanza,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog! It sounds like they were actually your family. The bonds and trust developed over the course grew very strong, indeed. You had a lot of positive role models in your life, I bet. To be honest, it is just understanding why you would not want to leave them that matters. I can tell that connection was felt at many different levels and the success was euphoric. Adjusting to a new school setup is a challenge too, by the way. I left the UOP mostly because of all the group assignments. I was familiar to their system, but when I started at Walden, the new setup was slightly overwhelming. It took me a while to figure everything out. Your adjourning was quite sad, of course, because you had to leave the people with whom you achieved victory.
Karen,
Hi Shawanza,
ReplyDeleteIt’s great to hear that you gave a new school a chance and it succeeded. Doing something new is always scary but like you experienced, it can end up being positive.
I have enjoyed reading your posts and participating in commenting to your postings.
Rebecca
I remember when I left my school, it was so difficult to say goodbye because I was so accustomed to the way things were done at UCONN. I was a bit scared to move on and felt like I was saying goodbye to a part of my life. I found that I was able to keep the people I miss close by visiting once in a while. I agree that Walden has made the transition from undergrad to Masters very easy :)
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The transition to a new school felt like i was leaving my old life behind and starting all over again.
ReplyDeleteYes we have learned many things that will assist us in becoming a better communicator. Nice learning with you and hope to see you in the next class.
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