I attended Ithaca Summer College for three weeks, and I really enjoyed my time at Ithaca. My experience allowed me to be less dependent on my family and become more independent. I enjoyed taking the course Health Sciences: Careers and Foundation. Before going to that class, I had my mind set on becoming only a Pediatrician, but after hearing many speakers speak on their profession, I walked away with other interests relating to healthcare.

After classes, the R.As and the other staff helped to make Ithaca enjoyable. Each day we had a different activity that students could attend that were fun and engaging. Coming from New York City, it was pretty cool to look up in the sky at night and be able to see stars, and the scenery was beautiful.

One takeaway or advice from this trip would be time management. I had to realize that there was time to play, but also time to focus on just work. Because we had daily activities and homework, I had to decide which was my priority. I was able to find a balance and was able to do both the activities and homework, but other days I realized that it was okay to skip the daily activities because there will be another activity planned for the next day.

I overall enjoyed my experience and thank you giving me this opportunity to experience college.

I am truly grateful and excited to attend Ithaca's Three Week Summer College, where I will be taking classes on Health Sciences: Foundations and Careers. I chose to do this program because I know that I would like to do something in the medical field and this course will be able to introduce me to different fields within the medical field. I am looking forward to being away from my family for three weeks and experiencing what it feels like to be off at college and become more independent. I am also excited to meet new people from different parts of the country and the world. Lastly, I cannot wait to learn life skills such as budgeting.