The Compass Rose

Growth Mindset

Since I have started college I have tried my best to keep a growth mindset. I originally started off rough trying to adjust from high school to college. In the beginning of the semester I went from thinking I could never do the work to realizing its not going to be easy as high school. I took this as…

My First Year at UNE

It is a saga of frustration, a tale of success, and ultimately the story of my first year at the University of New…

Growth Mindset

Arriving to college I had to adapt to a new environment, as well as a new array of disciplines. In High School, going to class and being…

Growth Mindset

Growth mindset is a specific way of thinking which allows you to become better at things that are mainly school related. But this can vary and can spread to other things in your life. A growth mindset is about not giving up. It’s about saying “I didn’t get it done YET”. It is a different way of…

Using a Growth Mindset in College

A growth mindset is something a person uses to get themselves in a better position then they were in before. It is like having that “I can” confidence when you may not be doing well in something like a class. For me I know I have been falling behind sometimes on my…

Growth Mindset

The growth mindset has helped me turn my psychology grade around. It was a “U” and now I currently have an 80 in the course. It has also helped me increase all of my classes by at least 5 points. This is because I convinced myself I need to do better and I can. It has also helped me in English because…

Summed Up Math

Growth Mindset

Since arriving at the University of New England, I have been able to overcome many adversities. I went into college not knowing what to expect from my professor, classes, and friends. As the first semester of college comes to an end, my views have changed. My…

A Not So Dim Tunnel

Moving into college is one of those experiences that happens in a blink of an eye, but sticks with you for years. Something else that may stick with someone for years is failing a class in one of their best subjects. This happened to me my sophomore year of high school. My English class was…