Today I got the opportunity to go visit and take a tour of Mills College. When you get on campus the roads are lined with trees, there is a lot of plant life, and they have streams running through campus as well. I really appreciated that since nature has always been a place for me to get away, it keeps me happy and calm. Also having a beautiful campus inspires people to go outside more often or at least to hang out near a window where they can see outside and that way they are able to get some sunlight exposure which will cause your brain to release a hormone called serotonin that will help with being calm and focused. Why don’t we all just study in the sunlight? The tour I took was lead by a junior who was double majoring in theater and history, an ambassador for her college, and is involved in multiple clubs. So when I asked her “Does the amount of work you get assigned ever make you feel hopeless?” she replied with “Yes! All the time but, that is self inflicted. I’m a bit of an overachiever so I want to go above and beyond what is needed.”. Next I asked if her professors cared about her doing well both in and out of class. She told me that when she feels too overwhelmed she can talk to her professors and they understand what she is dealing with and they will accommodate to her needs. The last thing I asked her is if she felt like she could trust the faculty in her school to help her out with anything she was having issues with and she told me that because of the small classes (12 students to 1 professor) she is able to create relationships with her professors and they really do care for her well being. While going to school at Mills College students have access to an on campus doctor that is available in their student health center building and 8 hours of counseling for whenever it may be needed in their counseling building.
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AuthorMy name is Sofianna Sanchez and I'm a junior at High Tech High Chula Vista. I'm wrote these blog posts weekly to help me prepare for writing them daily during my month long internship. Archives
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