Because my opportunity doesn't include selling an idea, it was hard to come up with 10 things that helped me with my business idea, however I was able to make it work.
1.Being a student at UF
- This is the most valuable element of my opportunity because it is the one factor that works the most in my favor. This factor allows me to successfully advocate for a proposed grade change for all University of Florida students because I emphasize with the struggles other students are facing.
2. Having connections with UF Student Government
- This is also another valuable element of my opportunity because student government officials have alot of widespread impact on campus. Also, they're able to gather a big group of students together and encourage certain changes.
3. My passion and confidence
- Because of how passionate and confident I am about pursuing changes to the grade system on campus, it attracts attention and other students on campus to help back me up on this idea. Also, being consistent and keeping up with proposals is essential to move forward with change
4. The interviews I've conducted with people of different majors
- These interviews really helped me grasp the challenges the current grading system had on students because I only have insight on my major, not the other majors which some are alot more difficult than mine.
5. The TA's and Professors
- Knowing about the statistics of certain weed out classes and how it affects the TAs and professors is a useful element to help solidify my new grade policy changes.
6. Speaking to UF Registrar
- Gathering the opinion of the opposing party, which in this case is UF Registrar to see what their stance would be on a grade policy change would be is important. We need to see what is a reasonable reach that both me and them could compromise on.
7. Student Mental Health
- Finding out the statistics of students going into the CWC regarding the difficulty of their classes and how often they stress about their grades is important in being able to create this proposal.
8. Conversations with Academic Advisors
- Getting information from academic advisors was also important because knowing the amount of students that had to switch their major because of their grades is crucial.
9. Speaking with students who want to pursue grad school
- Its important to know how many peoples grades and their performance impacts their grad school admission
10. Speaking to a UF faculty member
- They would give input about the proposal
Sara,
ReplyDeleteI think it’s great that your opportunity correlates well with your current lifestyle of being a college student at UF. This, along with knowing the grading system/weed out classes first hand, will help immensely! I relate to you in being passionate about my interests, and I think it’s great that you are thinking of focusing this great energy into helping struggling students.
Sara,
ReplyDeleteGreat post! All the individuals and personal characteristics that helped you with your opportunity are very suitable. Another individual I would add is Study Edge. Majority of STEM majors often purchase Study Edge memberships in order to pass their classes. 70%+ Gen Chem students use SE and I think they would also be able to provide you with more statistics on the demographics of the students.
Hi Sara,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your list. Impressive! I love how you add confidence as one of your asset. And you are right about being a UF student yourself as well. Because that means you've already experienced and understood what the problem is and how it is affecting the UF students on a personal level. Keep up the good work!