Thanks for a brilliant time together with brilliant people in a brilliant environment and a brilliant city! ;)

The course gave me great incentive after some struggling college years in Germany. At Stevenson I felt the course enabled me to study things that matter most to me. All teachers helped us wherever they could and often it was even possible to change the deadline for an essay or presentation. In Communication the majority of subject matters were chosen thoughtfully with the intention to prepare us for academic writing at university. I could often easily motivate myself to do some research and eventually start writing without losing too much time. History classes posed a thorn in my eye until the first half of the course. Retrospectively, I think Evan’s class was of enormous meaning. Even though I don’t entirely agree with the rather classical way of teaching I appreciate his passion he put into every single hour. With regards to Literature, we were all effectively taught to develop the skill of analysing and comparing themes and techniques used in a text. As for Spanish, the target of learning the language has been partly achieved. In the end however, I couldn’t bring up enough enthusiasm for it; though it was clear from the start on that I wasn’t going to study languages at university anyway.
I believe, the course wasn’t just about the preparation though. Part of the experience we have gained, was to be exposed to all sorts of personalities and characters and certainly getting on in a diverse environment. As a result I feel much more confident than before I’d begun Stevenson.

Coming to the improvements I have to say only a few matters should be taken into consideration.
Study Skills is one of those few matters. I can see that some people do need a bit of help with computers, and regardless of my opinion towards the subject they should be supported in Study Skills at any rate. I would therefore suggest cutting down the hours for the remaining ones who have the required computer know-how.
Also, as Hannah has mentioned already, computers are desperately needed for Communication. The fact that we finally, after countless months, got transferred into another room with laptops seemed like an empty joke to me.
Other than that, I felt really happy about everything else in the course.

After recalling the course, I can contentedly look back and say the whole course was an utter success. I’ve discovered weaknesses and strengths, I have learnt how to manage time more efficiently, what makes an academic essay, and so much more. In some ways the time at Stevenson gave me hints that were essential to show me what immediate course I want to pursue.

Now, this is probably the right moment to say thank you. Thanks to all for a fantastic time, I will really miss you!