Throughout my four years of AMES I never thought there was an actual moment I could use as my AMES memory, until the end of my senior year. I figured I could take two things from my AMES experience and that is what has shaped students and what defined the AMES environment for me. My AMES memory was the process of completing my senior project, the most stressful time I've experienced as a student at AMES, and the period that I became someones first friend at a new school after coming in a year late.
There were difficulties including: time scheduling, communication, deadlines, the meaning the project is supposed to have, the filming, and editing. Basically, everything you could think of went wrong. There was a storm the day before the project was due and while trying to burn a DVD, the only way the film would transfer to a format for me to easily present it, lightning struck and the power went out. The DVD was finally finished but the editing business I took it to had the clips in the wrong order, the music too loud, and clips were repeated when they shouldn't have been. Some clips I hadn't even wanted in the film.
The making of it was so stressful, yet I was very determined to finish it. Not only that but make it the best quality of work I was able to do. I felt all the things and tips given to me during my freshman orientation and anecdotes from past alumni. It was motivational to me and I know it will come in handy to remember this moment in the future when I have more stresses as a student. I must persevere.
I know at AMES going to orientation freshman year was an easier transition in for a lot of students, however not everyone entered AMES through orientation. My sophomore year there was a new student in my math class and who also rode my bus. I hadn't seen anyone talk to him or him to others and no one knew his name. A few days went by and I sensed I was being watched so I turned at caught him looking at me and I thought it was just coincidence. This continued for days to weeks and eventually he would begin to do it on the bus and then make faces when I'd catch him staring and I eventually made funny faces back. NO words were ever said until the end of the month when we were assigned seats at the same table. We became great friends and frequently laugh and remember this story. He explained he just didn't know how to approach someone and noticed I had many friends so he figured I was nice and approached me in that unique way. It made me realize how different people can be and how accepting and open minded moments like those have made me.
There were difficulties including: time scheduling, communication, deadlines, the meaning the project is supposed to have, the filming, and editing. Basically, everything you could think of went wrong. There was a storm the day before the project was due and while trying to burn a DVD, the only way the film would transfer to a format for me to easily present it, lightning struck and the power went out. The DVD was finally finished but the editing business I took it to had the clips in the wrong order, the music too loud, and clips were repeated when they shouldn't have been. Some clips I hadn't even wanted in the film.
The making of it was so stressful, yet I was very determined to finish it. Not only that but make it the best quality of work I was able to do. I felt all the things and tips given to me during my freshman orientation and anecdotes from past alumni. It was motivational to me and I know it will come in handy to remember this moment in the future when I have more stresses as a student. I must persevere.
I know at AMES going to orientation freshman year was an easier transition in for a lot of students, however not everyone entered AMES through orientation. My sophomore year there was a new student in my math class and who also rode my bus. I hadn't seen anyone talk to him or him to others and no one knew his name. A few days went by and I sensed I was being watched so I turned at caught him looking at me and I thought it was just coincidence. This continued for days to weeks and eventually he would begin to do it on the bus and then make faces when I'd catch him staring and I eventually made funny faces back. NO words were ever said until the end of the month when we were assigned seats at the same table. We became great friends and frequently laugh and remember this story. He explained he just didn't know how to approach someone and noticed I had many friends so he figured I was nice and approached me in that unique way. It made me realize how different people can be and how accepting and open minded moments like those have made me.