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Personal Reflection Before, I begin my story, here are a couple of the theories I have incorporated about my college experience. The first is Schlossberg s Transition Theory. As a Transfer Student, this model has helped me understand my transition process through her model. Her theory is grounded in adult development literature. A transition as she defines is â€Å" any event, or nonevent†[ which] results in changed relationships, routines, assumptions, and roles.† ( p 37) In her model, she talks about the meaning of the transition for the individual based on three topics: type, context, and impact.Then, she moved into the transition process which is described as reactions over time and as three different phases; moving in, moving through,†¦show more content†¦Here I was a first generation transfer student feeling like I had gone around the whole campus feeling lost. In making meaning out of this type of transition, I realize I anticipated I would be lost on my first day of schoo l, I didn’t anticipate the lack of help I was receiving from the staff on campus.In this context, of the transition I was feeling, displaced. I felt lost for a few weeks, and once I got to know other people in my major I realized I wasn’t alone. There were more transfer students like me who went through a very similar experience. I thought to myself: Am I going to have to struggle like this all the time? Eventually, I found out there are no counselors in undergrad like in community college. Why no one thought of communicating this new institutional system to transfer students is beyond me. My first day from a 2 to 4 year institution was a transition that impacted my self-perception negatively. As Schlossberg describes in her Transition Theory my transition consisted of a series of phases or as Schlossberg describes the 4S’s. On my first day at Cal Poly Pomona I was as â€Å" moving in† into a situation, without support. I was not sure how long it would be before I would get used to the campus. Until then, I had concurrent stress, and I had to rely on myself. I had to be strategic and seek forShow MoreRelatedPersonal Reflection756 Words   |  4 PagesPersonal reflections are characterized as learning through experience in gaining new insights and changed perception of self and practices. Reflection can be a difficult experience without the support and guidance of an expert (Johns, 2004). This personal reflection presents an exciting opportunity for me to consider how successful my placement in the intermediate care has been in terms of my own personal learning. 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