Choice of Schools
I had to use my critical thinking skills when I chose Pacific Lutheran University
out of my top six schools that I planned to attend before I even applied. I originally first chose Western Washington
University until I
changed undergraduate major in business, because it is well known for
educational majors. In addition, I
wanted to be closer to my family but far enough where I had independence. When I took a tour of the campus I enjoyed
the environment and how it was small compared to Western
Washington University,
University of Washington,
or Washington State University. This particular school had a great atmosphere
with classes that are much smaller compared to large public schools and more
one-on-one relationships with your professors.
I found this to be a great place to start as a university, especially as
a transfer student.
Business Planning
During my BUSA 201 class, the students were instructed to
create a business plan. We were able to
have a team of three students each. My
team chose a business in wedding planning.
Our business name was “The Perfect Day.”
For this plan, critical thinking was necessary in order to make a proper
plan and we could also use it as an example plan if one of us would like to
start our own business some day. In order
to create the plan, we had to collect data, clarify any assumptions, and
organize the information. All of the
data that was input in each section of the business plan had to be in proper
order for someone to easily read. This
assignment exemplifies my competence of how to create a plan with myself or
other partners as well.
Undergraduate Majors
Choosing a major for my undergraduate degree took a lot of
critical thinking even after I graduated with an Associate in Arts and Science
(AAS) degree. From the time I could remember
when I was a kid, I always said, “I want to be a teacher.” The majority of students tend to change their
major at least one or even twice in their life.
So, when I took an aptitude test when I was in Junior High School, the
doctors told me that I would be best as an engineer or architect. I wanted to become a teacher, because I
enjoyed little children who I had the patience for. When I researched into the Western Washington
University educational
program I realized that education wasn’t my area. Majority of the courses were in philosophy
and sociology. I decided to talk with my
counselor and we looked at my areas of strengths, which mine happens to be
math. I didn’t want to major in math but
there were a lot more options for me than I thought. The one major that caught my eye of interest
was business and finance, since I enjoy using math and money together. Plus, I realized that I could still be a
teacher, like a volunteer but not major as one for a career. Once I changed my major that I never thought
I would do, I took an extra year of business courses at Olympic College before
I transferred to Pacific
Lutheran University,
which is where I enjoy the school of business.
