Be Curious: LMI Step 1: Self-Assessment

Self-assessment is like taking a personal inventory of your skills, strengths, and weaknesses. It’s like when you reflect on your school performance or hobbies to see what you’re good at and where you might need to improve. In college and your future career, self-assessment is a valuable tool to help you understand yourself better and make informed decisions.

• Know Your Strengths: Just as you recognize your favourite subjects or activities in high school, you identify the things you’re naturally good at in self-assessment. These strengths can be talents, skills, or personal qualities like being a good listener or a problem solver.
• Identify Weaknesses: Like recognizing subjects you find challenging in school, self-assessment helps pinpoint areas where you need improvement. This could be academic skills, social skills, or anything else you want to get better at.
• Set Goals: Think of self-assessment as setting goals for yourself. Just like you set goals to improve your grades or win a game in high school, in life, you can set goals for your career and personal development based on your self-assessment findings.
• Seek Feedback: In high school, you might ask teachers or peers for project feedback. In self-assessment, you can ask for feedback from mentors, friends, or colleagues to get an outside perspective on your strengths and weaknesses.
• Plan for Improvement: After identifying areas for improvement, you can create a plan, much like a study plan, to work on those weaknesses. This might involve taking courses, practicing, or seeking guidance from experts.
• Adapt and Grow: Self-assessment isn’t a one-time thing; it’s an ongoing process. As you adapt your study habits during high school, you should continuously assess yourself and adjust your goals and actions as you learn and grow.
• Make Informed Decisions: Self-assessment helps you make informed choices about your college major, career path, and life in general. It’s like picking the right high school courses based on your interests and abilities but on a bigger scale.

In summary, self-assessment is a way to understand yourself better, discover your strengths and weaknesses, set goals, and make choices that align with your skills and aspirations. It’s a valuable personal and professional development tool, much like planning your academic journey in high school.