While pondering my first trimester and what I could of done better, I thought of two things that could benefit me in being a chemist. Those two goals are:
1) To challenge myself more in Chemistry. I think during the first trimester I thought of chemistry as more of a laid back class than something I would have to work at. This quickly came back to bite me in the butt. I think if I thought harder and pertained what I learned in class into every day life, I would have a deeper understanding of chemistry, enjoy it, and over all I would achieve.
2) To be more open to ideas. Sometimes when we do experiments in chemistry, I think that they're really bizarre and not quite sure what I think about them. Though I do think that they are interesting, I also think sometimes I am closed minded about them. I think if I opened my head space more to think outside the box and like a chemist, I would understand the concept deeper and enjoy the labs.
