Month: February 2023

Gosh I have nothing yet so many things I could think of. I don’t have specific situation where I actively failed completely, at least not that I can think of on the spot.

One of the things that come to mind is I’ve gotten a few bad grades here and there over my “school career” I guess you could say. Also the PSAT test. I fail so badly I don’t tell anyone my score it was that bad. Luckily it was only the PSAT but damn id you wanna feel stupid go ahead and take that test. Makes you feel so good. (sarcasm intended)

The second thing I “failed” is one or 2 of my high school exhibitions. I think I mainly was just hard on myself because I know I had done way better and not only I but everyone else knew that. No one told me that though.

To add a little more detail on how I “failed” a couple of my exhibitions that my trimester before covid hit I had done the best exhibition I had ever done. Spoke well during the whole thing. My timing was good. My visuals/evidence were good. Just a very good prevention overall. and ever since covid I just haven’t been able to do the same. At the time and even now I have trouble speaking (many because I’ll forget to breathe properly or my brain goes blank) Also my exhibitions after that one I didn’t have as good “visual” presentations. Just things like that but oh well. I can’t change the past.

Overall, most of the time I’m the one who lets my own expectations down and for now I haven’t really “failed” anything, at least right now. I hope I don’t jinx myself haha. Knock on wood 🙂

My top three hard skills are:

• Bilingual

Being bilingual allows me to have more job opportunities or live in more places although I am not able to write in my other language and my reading level is like a child. I unfortunately can’t really work on that right now but hopefully in the future outside of SCC.

• Graphic Design

I have an eye for design and that is why I want to make it my career however, there is a LOT is still need to learn so that is what I will continue to do at SCC

• Project Management

I have some leadership skills under my belt but I’m the type who steps in when needed. Many people in either program have much more life experience and usually take the lead for group projects before I do. So I’d like to continue to work on that as well at SCC.

My top three soft skills are:

• Conflict Management

This is one skill that I know I’m very good at. I don’t like conflict at all but that doesn’t mean I’m afraid of it. I will say things how it is in a respectful manner of course because that is one way to control a sort of conflict. I could go on about conflict management and how to keep anything from getting fired up. So far at SCC I haven’t really had any conflicts come up but if they do I know Ill be able to handle it and not only at SCC.

• Collaboration

Collaborating with other is something I believe I am good at. I think I’m a relatively easy person to work with and this one kind o goes with the other two soft skills listed. Over the next year and a half I will continue with my fellow classmates and learn as I go along. Just going with the flow.

• Compromise

This again overlaps with my two other soft skills but compromise I’d say is also a strong suit of mine. Since I don’t like conflict and frequently collaborating with others compromise is something that is bound to come up. I am also a little bit of a people pleaser so if I ever do have to compromise I will always try and suggest something where both parties will be happy. Again this is something that will come up time and time again in the next 1.5 years which is always good practice for the real world.

Hello, My name is Ilona and I am a first year student at SCC. I am in the design program although on Friday’s we take classes that are not necessarily related to design. For example, the animation and the film module. My personal pitch is that for next year there should be a photography module so that the modules are more even between the visual media students and the design students.

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