Personal Narrative: My Strengths And Weaknesses In College

Since I plan on applying to college sometime in the near future, I would like to make sure that I have more strengths than weaknesses. I have been playing softball for the past ten years and it helps me build my teamwork skills. Along with playing softball, I have been volunteering at the Family YMCA of the Desert for the past three years, until this last year where I got hired as a counselor for the day camps. It has helped my communication skills to get along with my co-workers, parents, and, of course, the children. One of my weaknesses is my technological abilities. I would like to improve my computer skills some more. I am very great at working well with others either in a work environment or a sports team. At one point, I was captain of my travel softball team for three years and we worked incredibly as a team. I love being on a team and playing as one team and no 12 - 14 individuals Being on a team has improved my social skills when I work with other people because I love to do things in groups/teams to show everyone's skills to
contribute to obtain our goals. Not only do I get to achieve things at a faster pace, but as a group we can resolve any obstacles faster than as an individual. Communicating with people has always been something I have excelled at for years.
When I was younger, I used to be so shy that I hated talking to most people and I especially hated talking in front of a class. When I started volunteering at the YMCA, I started getting along with the staff and interacting with the staff, parents, and children. Ever since, I have loved speaking and meeting new people. At my work site, the Family YMCA of the Desert, I have learned to communicate with a range of people from three year olds to my coworkers and of course the parents. Working at the YMCA has allowed me to get hands on experience with kids and it helps me when I'm with my family or at an important facility. I get to also express my organizational skills, cleaning up after kids and helping plan field trips for the kids. The YMCA has opened so many doors for me through my ability to be able to communicate with a variety of
people. Technology is forever changing and I am not the most technical person. I would like to improve my typing capabilities because I still can't type with both hands yet. I plan on taking online exercises to help develop the muscles in my hands to being used to typing. Since I plan on working somewhere in the medical field, being able to type reports would be very useful in my professional goals. After I take a few training exercises I plan on being able to type at a good pace to not fall behind. Teamwork and communicating with others have always been two of my best strengths. One thing I could work on is my technological skills, to be able to type at a fast pace. I plan on continuing my job at the YMCA, playing softball in high school and on a travel team, and always challenging myself to achieve some higher expectations. I hope to be working with kids somewhere in the medical field and coaching a kids softball team in my spare time. I plan on taking difficult courses that will help me out in the long run. Along with conditioning in softball daily to maintain a strong mental and physical health.