Being a part of the Cormier Honors College has been both exciting and challenging during my first two semesters of college. From the moment the Honors Retreat reached its end, I realized how important the Cormier Honors College would be for and to me in the coming months at Longwood. As classes such as Honors Longwood Seminar (LSEM) began in the fall of 2015, I knew that being a part of the Honors College would mean that I would have to adopt a greater responsibility both academically and socially. I would have to balance writing papers during the week with hanging out with and making friends throughout the week. Although these tasks proved to be daunting and frustrating during the first semester, the skills taught by Ms. Znosko during my LSEM class made adjusting to these newfound responsibilities and my overall transition to Longwood easier and smoother.

Additionally, I have experienced many wonderful opportunities in and out of class. Among the courses that I took during the 2016-2017 school, American Literature and Statistics. These courses helped to further enhance my Cormier Honor College experience and overall experience at Longwood.

My American Literature course that I took in the fall of 2016 was impactful in that I took the course at such a pivotal moment in American history and we happened to be talking about social and political issues like the oppression of African-Americans and native Americans throughout history. That course was one that I will never forget because it opened up a dialogue among classmates that is necessary to have across the rest of America about issues that matter a lot, not only to me, but to millions of other Americans who can relate to the powerful literature from this course.

My Honors Statistics course that I took in the spring of 2017 was memorable for me because of the brilliant teaching style of Dr. Tom Wears. Dr. Wears gave me and the other Honors students a fresh perspective on statistics and exceeded my expectations for the course. Coming into this course, I was afraid of how well I would do because of all of the things I had heard about statistics, good and bad. However, Dr. Wears used real-life, practical examples in class that helped me to not only pass the class, but gain a better understanding of statistics. Out of all of the math professors who have taught me at Longwood, I am the most grateful to Dr. Wears for giving me a greater understanding of and appreciation for statistics and mathematics in general.