Hello all! My name is Clarisa Colton and I am a Computer Science major. I plan on graduating in 2021, but depending on internships or studying abroad that could be pushed back some. I am in the online section of the course, but I’ll actually be on campus this summer. I wasn’t able to take the in-person section of the course because another class I’m taking interfered with this section time wise.
Other than ENGL 1102, I am currently enrolled in two other Computer Science courses. Hopefully I’ll still get to have fun this summer with my friends who are here and I also plan on volunteering some at the Atlanta Humane Society. My first semester at Tech I took English 1101 and I had a pretty good experience. It happened to be my professor’s first time teaching at Tech and so it was a learning experience for us as well as him. I do enjoy the writing aspect of communication – in some capacities. I don’t enjoy writing super formal things as much, like a research paper, but when it comes to more personal and/or casual writings I can enjoy it. My least favorite aspect of communication would probably be orally. What’s mostly an issue for me is talking in front of groups of people I may not know very well and maybe aren’t comfortable with, but it’s something that’s been an ongoing process for me.
I haven’t really listened to much of Hamilton before. The most exposure I have had to it was my senior year of high school when our Orchestra and Chorus performed “My Shot” together. Although I’ve played the cello most of my life, I also really love to sing and do love musicals – despite the fact that I never got into Hamilton while it was really big. Hip hop has never really been my thing, but I’m sure it’s not really going to be an issue – I’m actually really excited to finally listen to all of Hamilton. Some other things about me are that I’m the youngest of five children, I’ve played the cello since third grade, and I love, love, love dogs!
by: Clarisa Colton