Blog #2 - Reflection on discussions and MBTI

    For class this week, we talked about potential situations which might arise during our fall seminar classes. A lot of these had to do with  typical questions freshmen have asked in previous seminars over the years. I found some of them to be very thought provoking. I often think that college students have similar mindsets. We go to college for a degree and whatever happens along the way is the subject of chance, our own personalities and life stories, and a little bit of everything in-between. I guess at this point in my college career, I had somehow forgotten some of the most basic questions and thoughts I had when I was a freshmen. Wednesday night brought back a few of these memories. 

    Time management, no parental constraints, and suddenly the opportunity to pick any career path definitely intimidates many newcomers to college. I was no exception to this. I had experienced new schools and moving over high school but there is a large difference from these situations and college. I'm glad we covered this aspect of being a peer mentor in class. Dealing with some of the questions posed is definitely a job requirement for a peer mentor.

    I also completed the MBTI questionnaire last week. I have always held reservations about those sorts of personality tests. I understand that different people are introverted or extroverted, or detail-oriented or "always on the fly." I understand I will be working with people who vary across the personality spectrum. However, I find it hard to believe that I am a certain type of person because I chose the term "warm" over "justice" in many similar posited questions. I find the "are you this or this" questions to be irrelevant and not taking the situation into account. That's all for this week.