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SWOT AND SMART 1

SWOT and SMART

Lori Dubose

17 July 2018

Grantham University

SWOT and SMART

My highest level of education is my high school diploma. However, I have taken a few courses online that pertained to nursing and phlebotomy specifically. Also, I have received my CNA license. A memorable experience that impacted my self-esteem as a student, was when I was in high school. One day in my English class, my professor assigned everyone a topic, and he told us that we would have to give a speech in front of the class. At the time, I was not very comfortable giving speeches, because I was very shy, and I felt like it was one of my weaknesses. However, I prepared myself and studied, and when it was time to give my speech, I excelled at it.

In high school I was a A-B student. I really enjoyed the coursework and my peers. My favorite classes to take was anything associated with some type of math, like algebra or statistics. In college, I hope to take courses that are related to math as well. I also hope to take quite a few of business courses as well.

I chose to attend Grantham University, because I wanted to further my education and advance in my career. I first heard about the institution through a friend. My friend provided me with her true experience of Grantham and said that she was very pleased with the peers and instructors. At that moment, I knew that I wanted to be a part of that type of environment. My program of study is Associate of Business Administration. I am absolutely positive that I want to graduate, and I am fully prepared to do whatever it takes to make that dream come true.

To pursue my degree, I believe I could utilize my top three strengths: perseverance, dedication, and being ambitious. With perseverance, I know that I will not allow anything to get in my way of me obtaining my degree. With dedication, achieving my main goal of graduating would be my center focus. I am willing to make the necessary commitments just to achieve that goal. Lastly, with being ambitious, I know that I will be determined, and I’ll have a strong desire to succeed.

Just like there are pros, there are cons as well. My weaknesses include being fearful, being too passive, and being shy. When I put my all into something, and I don’t make the grade that I aimed for, sometimes it can be a little upsetting for me and it makes me fear major assignments. Also, I noticed that I can be too passive at times. Sometimes it can be a good thing, but at other times, it can be a bad thing. I have noticed that I need to speak up about specific things. For an example, if I were to receive a lower grade on an assignment, and the feedback says that I only responded once, and I know for sure that I responded twice, I would need to reach out to the instructor to fix the issue. Normally, I would just not mention it and allow my grade to be what it is. Lastly, my weakness of being shy can make me miss out on great opportunities.

My immediate goal is to learn to navigate through Grantham University’s online student portal and to locate the library. At this time, I am very limited to the things that I know how to access on the portal. My short-term goal is to sharpen my response posts to my classmates and deliver better work each week without being too reserved and shy. I hope to elaborate on specific topics, and I hope to display the depth of my understanding of the content. My long-term goal is to achieve my degree from Grantham.