COLIN
Colin is a Senior, Sports Studies
major at UNH. This is his third year as Student Manager for the
Hockey Team. He is responsible for all of their equipment and helping
with
day to day operations. Colin loves the job and it is a great learning
experience as he wants to work in college athletics or coaching when he
graduates this year. A high point of the job is traveling with the team
to places like Minnesota and the Fleet Center. Colin was formally
diagnosed with his learning disability during his Sophomore year at UNH
and it was a relief to finally understand his strengths and weaknesses.READ ALL OF COLIN'S STORY
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MAKING THE TRANSITION TO COLLEGE
STRATEGIES
CONFIDENCE
HAVING A LEARNING DISABILITY
USING SERVICES
LIVING ON CAMPUS
WORKING WITH THE HOCKEY TEAM
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HAVING A
LEARNING DISABILITY
I don’t think being labeled is a bad thing. For me, it has been helpful. I was tested very thoroughly so I know exactly where I struggle. My learning disability is language based and college is like the language Olympics! Even when I am not struggling, I don’t love school. I wish it was easier so I could get more out of it. I feel the learning disability holds me back because I don’t take some of the harder courses. An accounting course might be helpful down the line but I shy away from it because I struggled with statistics. The only negative with having so much success in sports is that I stay with that and don’t venture out. There are a lot of good opportunities to learn in classes and other experiences that I am not doing.