Hey guys, this is blog post 18, and it’s almost time to end the capstone course. It was a long journey, starting from an idea in sophomore year as a science fair project, to my actual project for capstone. I don’t know whether I’ll be able to do the last trial of my shell-less chicken embryo project or not, but hopefully it works if I do try to attempt again. Before this capstone course, my mentality and time management skills were below par, as I was nothing but a procrastinator. But now I feel a lot better about myself and how far I was able to take my project (I still procrastinate a lot, but not as much as before). I don’t want to go through another capstone course ever again, but it was a huge gain of experience for me. All the amount of time and effort that I put into this semester, and this is only half of my senior year, huh… Also, I apparently received second place in my high school’s science fair, so that was nice. Because of that, I have to attend both the Bridgeport district science fair and Skills21’s expo fest, so that’s going to be tiresome for me.
Lesson for future students who will be taking capstone soon, do a little of the work each day. Make sure to keep everything organized and it will definitely lessen your burden. And if you still have a lot of leftover time after reaching your objective, move on to the next one. By doing so, you waste less time and can spend it on perfecting your project. Time is a currency that you can’t refund, so manage it wisely. Procrastination is going to be your worst enemy in this course, but controlling it is going to be a major asset in capstone. If someone like me (a tired, sleep-deprived, procrastinating student) is able to complete capstone, you can too.
Thanks for reading this blog. And if you’re reading this, thank you so much for the support, Mrs. Pearson!
Tags: Independence, Productivity, Time Management, Reflection
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