Mallory
Mobley
Jeanette
Dick
ENC
1210
Proposal
3/2/2017
Word
Count: 618
Dear
Dr. Barrett,
My
name is Mallory Mobley, and I am a second year college student at Florida Gateway
College. As you are aware, starting college is an unforgettable experience. Students
have many freedoms, like choosing the classes to take and when to take them.
However, many students are being faced with an enormous problem: the transition
into college. It can be overwhelming and many people come in unaware of what
college life is really like. A solution to that problem is to create free
seminars for students at FGC to help them transition into college.
When
entering college for the first time the experience can be challenging. Students
becomes responsible for their educational future. They chose a major, the
classes they take, and how to take the classes whether it be in-class or
online. Many people come into college not knowing how to enroll, register, pay
for college and expenses, or even meet with an academic advisor. This can be
caused by being first generation in college or if their high school has not
prepared them with adequate information about college transition. As a result,
more and more students every year struggle or even drop out in their first year
of college. According to the U.S. Census and American College Testing Program,
“an estimated 18 million students enrolled in college in 2008; nearly 34%
dropped out in the first year because they were under-prepared and lacked
realistic expectations about college.” This statistic speaks volumes because it
shows how unprepared and unaware students are about college life. Recently, I
surveyed about 50 students in a variety of my classes to see if they knew about
the Student Assistance programs at FGC. One of my friends Kelsey Strickland stated
“She had no idea about all the Student Assistance programs they offered at FGC
like counselors and staff of that nature”. Many other students like Kelsey had
the same remarks regarding their awareness of the programs. We knew there must
be a better way to make more students familiar with Student Assistance at FGC.
My
idea is different from any other because it utilizes faculty and staff that are
already working at FGC while putting the student first. As President of Florida
Gateway College, I am sure that you invest in your student’s success.
The
cost of these seminars would be very little. Faculty and staff should have all
the materials to create a PowerPoint or another visual document. They should
also have enough technology to display the information at these free seminars.
The only costs should be the paper and ink if the faculty wishes to print off
helpful information regarding the transformation into college. However, the
benefits from these free seminars would be immense. Students would also be less
likely to drop-out or fail a class. These seminars would give students
realistic expectations about college and what it takes to be successful. They
would also allow students to prepare and get ready for the transition into FGC.
Hopefully these seminars would help the students that are struggling with the
transition into college life at FGC.
Something
memorable is that I am willing to work with you and the faculty to create a
plan for every student’s success. I will go above and beyond to help every
student at FGC achieve their full potential. Can you imagine how amazing it
will feel knowing that you are assisting every student at Florida Gateway
College in some way? Thank you Mr. Barrett for taking time out of your busy
schedule to read my offer. I hope you review it and see all the benefits that
can come from this. If you need any additional information, feel free to
contact me by email at mallorymobley@wolves.fgc.edu.
Work Cited
Brian Harke. "High School to College
Transition, Part 1: The Freshman Myth." The
Huffington Post, 22 June 2010. Web. 20 Feb.
2017. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-harke/high-school-to-college-tr_b_620043.html>.
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