Course selections:

Due to the way that my community college awards credit for AP courses, the only English course I was eligible to take this semester was ENG 112. The credit earned from that class would have counted for the same class at W&M as my AP Literature and Composition credit, so I chose not to enroll with the hope that I will be admitted before I complete my associate’s degree. To make up for what I've lost in English this semester I have been working my way through my own list of literary novels which I had not previously read. So far I have read The Diary of Anne Frank, To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee, The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. Still left on my list are We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Caroll Oates, Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, which I intend to complete by the end of the year. I would have enjoyed an English course this semester, but I believe this approach has been more beneficial to my reading habits and my use of spare time.

Extracurricular involvement:

When I decided to stay home this semester and hold out for William and Mary, I set several goals I thought would help keep me occupied and motivated. One of those goals was to focus on completing my training at the rescue squad, and at Tuckahoe a big part of that training is becoming a squad leader or driver. I’ve decided to attain both driver and squad leader status by the end of the year, which has required more time commitment and work than I have allocated to the squad in the past. In addition to my normal 12 hour night shift every eight days, I have ridden 8-10 daylight hours per week that are not reflected in the activities portion of this application. As a squad leader I am learning important skills concerning patient care, patient advocacy, scene management, and call documentation, all leading up to my ability to be the attendant in charge of the call. As a driver, I am becoming familiar with the operations of the ambulance as well as map reading, navigation, and use of the radio. My goal is that by the time I arrive in Williamsburg, I will be able to volunteer at the local fire station and be an asset to my new crew rather than someone who needs more training.