Personal Narrative: My First Chemistry SI Session

On September 6, I decided to attend my first Chemistry SI session. I showed up to the class with a few of my friends who are in the class as well. I found the gathering incredibly helpful, and I’m planning on going to it every week. I know it will assist me to get a better understanding of what we’re learning in Chemistry, do well on tests and reach my goal of achieving a high grade level in the class. The main reason why I chose to attend this meeting was because I heard the statistics of the undergraduates who go to the sessions, and according to the calculations, the average grade for the students who went to SI was a B. The average for students who didn’t appear at SI was a D. Just by hearing those statistics, I knew that going to the classes would definitely be beneficial for me because college chemistry isn’t going to be an easy course. Another reason I chose to make an appearance was because my senior year in high school, I took college physics and went to the study discussions and found them useful. After attending Simpson’s version of the study sessions, I can tell that the classes are incredibly helpful. …show more content…
If we had any questions, we could ask the SI instructor, Matt, or ask a partner. Once everyone completed the worksheets, we went over them as a class to be sure everyone understood each problem. If someone didn’t understand a problem, they would ask about it, and Matt or a student would walk them through it. I was very comfortable with this SI session because I felt like we were all there for the same reason, which was to get the best education on chemistry possible. I was not afraid to ask a question because I knew someone would be there to help