To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to support Kayleigh Murillo's scholarship application. I met Kayleigh in July 2024 when she enrolled in my Learning for Success at the University service-learning course. Kayleigh was in this class as a member of the Thrive at Georgia cohort. Thrive is a 4-week program for new first-year students who want to start college early. They live on campus and take two classes during the month of July. The program gives the students a head start, and the students who join this program tend to be academically driven. Kayleigh was no exception. She did not miss a single class session, and she earned 100% in the class. Two of the first pieces of information I learned about Kayleigh were her intention to major in Electrical Engineering (though she was also interested in biological engineering) and her hobby of cable management. Throughout the short term, Kayleigh frequently talked about her excitement to begin taking engineering classes. Though Kayleigh is incredibly artistic and does a lot of sketching during her study breaks, she's STEM oriented. Learning for Success focuses on helping students develop behaviors that will support their academics throughout college. Self-regulation, motivation, time management, and metacognitive learning strategies are some of the topics we cover. Compared to Kayleigh's peers, she was advanced in these subjects. For example, when we discussed time management, I learned that Kayleigh keeps both a digital calendar and a paper planner. When we talked about self-regulation, I found Kayleigh to be self-aware; she knew which strategies work for her and which do not, and she was aware that if she does not put away her phone, it will distract her, so she puts it out of reach when she sits down to study. Kayleigh is one of the hardest working first-year students I've met. With her level of creativity and her interest in electrical engineering, Kayleigh is likely to bring innovative ideas to the engineering field. Your scholarship would help her along the way. So, please do consider Kayleigh Murillo's scholarship application. Thank you. Sincerely, Holly Fling, PhD Lecturer and Academic Coach hfling@uga.edu
To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to support Kayleigh Murillo's scholarship application. I met Kayleigh in July 2024 when she enrolled in my Learning for Success at the University service-learning course. Kayleigh was in this class as a member of the Thrive at Georgia cohort. Thrive is a 4-week program for new first-year students who want to start college early. They live on campus and take two classes during the month of July. The program gives the students a head start, and the students who join this program tend to be academically driven. Kayleigh was no exception. She did not miss a single class session, and she earned 100% in the class. Two of the first pieces of information I learned about Kayleigh were her intention to major in Electrical Engineering (though she was also interested in biological engineering) and her hobby of cable management. Throughout the short term, Kayleigh frequently talked about her excitement to begin taking engineering classes. Though Kayleigh is incredibly artistic and does a lot of sketching during her study breaks, she's STEM oriented. Learning for Success focuses on helping students develop behaviors that will support their academics throughout college. Self-regulation, motivation, time management, and metacognitive learning strategies are some of the topics we cover. Compared to Kayleigh's peers, she was advanced in these subjects. For example, when we discussed time management, I learned that Kayleigh keeps both a digital calendar and a paper planner. When we talked about self-regulation, I found Kayleigh to be self-aware; she knew which strategies work for her and which do not, and she was aware that if she does not put away her phone, it will distract her, so she puts it out of reach when she sits down to study. Kayleigh is one of the hardest working first-year students I've met. With her level of creativity and her interest in electrical engineering, Kayleigh is likely to bring innovative ideas to the engineering field. Your scholarship would help her along the way. So, please do consider Kayleigh Murillo's scholarship application. Thank you. Sincerely, Holly Fling, PhD Lecturer and Academic Coach hfling@uga.edu
To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to support Kayleigh Murillo's scholarship application. I met Kayleigh in July 2024 when she enrolled in my Learning for Success at the University service-learning course. Kayleigh was in this class as a member of the Thrive at Georgia cohort. Thrive is a 4-week program for new first-year students who want to start college early. They live on campus and take two classes during the month of July. The program gives the students a head start, and the students who join this program tend to be academically driven. Kayleigh was no exception. She did not miss a single class session, and she earned 100% in the class. Two of the first pieces of information I learned about Kayleigh were her intention to major in Electrical Engineering (though she was also interested in biological engineering) and her hobby of cable management. Throughout the short term, Kayleigh frequently talked about her excitement to begin taking engineering classes. Though Kayleigh is incredibly artistic and does a lot of sketching during her study breaks, she's STEM oriented. Learning for Success focuses on helping students develop behaviors that will support their academics throughout college. Self-regulation, motivation, time management, and metacognitive learning strategies are some of the topics we cover. Compared to Kayleigh's peers, she was advanced in these subjects. For example, when we discussed time management, I learned that Kayleigh keeps both a digital calendar and a paper planner. When we talked about self-regulation, I found Kayleigh to be self-aware; she knew which strategies work for her and which do not, and she was aware that if she does not put away her phone, it will distract her, so she puts it out of reach when she sits down to study. Kayleigh is one of the hardest working first-year students I've met. With her level of creativity and her interest in electrical engineering, Kayleigh is likely to bring innovative ideas to the engineering field. Your scholarship would help her along the way. So, please do consider Kayleigh Murillo's scholarship application. Thank you. Sincerely, Holly Fling, PhD Lecturer and Academic Coach hfling@uga.edu