Over the past two days I have had the opportunity to work with
students enrolled in the Tutor Corps program at the local high school in
Immokalee. The first day we were able to assist the junior students while they
filled out applications for different collegiate summer programs throughout the
United States. Not only were we able to help them complete the applications,
but we were also able to alleviate some fears the students were facing in
regards to enrolling in college. Personally, I was able to talk to a young man
who is interested in becoming a nurse, which is my major. I introduced him to
some options he has in the nursing field, such as becoming a nurse practitioner,
that I wish I would have known about prior to going off to college. Today we
had the opportunity to have a panel discussion with a group of high school students
who were a mixture of freshman and sophomores. Throughout this discussion they
had the opportunity to ask us any questions they may have about our personal
majors, Duquesne University, food, campus life, and many other things. Even
though we were there to help the high school students, I know we all got a lot
out of the experience as well. Personally, it reminded me of what an honor it
was to have all the resources I did when I was applying to college because for
most of the students we worked with they were the first in their families to
attend college. Furthermore, there are numerous other students who will never
have the opportunity to attend college for varying different reasons.
Therefore, it really put my whole educational adventure into a new perspective.
Lastly, I enjoyed getting a teenagers perspective on growing up in Immokalee we
learned a lot of about the life of the farm workers and getting to see the
impact that has on their children and community members was also very
educational. Sometimes the littlest things can teach you more than you expect
going into it, and this was definitely one of those times.
-Megan, Sophomore Nursing Student
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