Cumulative Reflection

I began classes at ISU when I was still in high school. My first

experience with college classes was COM S 227. By the time I had started my
freshman year I had completed three core courses for my program so I took
some more advanced classes earlier in my college career than most
students.
The most useful class I took early on was COM S 309: a group project
class. 309 required us to create a group of four students and develop a piece
of software over the course of the semester. The class served as a useful trial
by fire of figuring out how to design a large software project from scratch.
Before this class there werent any real classes on software design so we got
to learn firsthand what techniques worked and which didnt. Other group
classes taught me how to work in groups where not everyone was on the
same page. CPR E 288 is a robotics programming course taken by both
computer engineering majors and electrical engineers. The group I had in
that class consisted of three electrical engineers and myself. The group
project was entirely programming based and I was the only student in my
group who knew how to program. So, I had to figure out how to divide up the
work so that no one was overwhelmed.

I unfortunately did not participate many extracurricular activities. I was

a member of mock trial for half of my first year, which I was in primarily
because I had been in mock trial in high school. I had a passing interest in
game development club and mobile development club but I never ended up
attending any of their meetings. If I were to start college over from the
beginning that is something that I would like to change.
What I did do outside of class was learn topics that were interesting to
me on my own. In my spare time, I researched the basics of creating an
operating system. I also learned some new languages such as Rust and
JavaScript. I enjoy learning new topics and will likely continue to do so on my
own long after I graduate.