Haley
Haley is a junior at UNH with an English major and Art minor. An athlete all of her life, Haley came to UNH as a scholarship athlete in lacrosse. Haley wasn't prepared for the size of UNH, having grown up in small community environment Now she is ready to conquer an even larger playing field; she plans to study in London during her second semester this year.
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PLAYING DIVISION ONE LACROSSE
CHOOSING NOT TO PLAY LACROSSE
JOINING THE CYCLING TEAM
USING COLLEGE SERVICES
FINDING OUT I HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY
STRATEGIES
INDEPENDENCE
THE FUTURE
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FINDING
OUT I HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY
Even in elementary and middle school, I would work hard for my grades. I felt dumb. Why am I stupid? Why is she getting a better grade than me when I studied longer? Something was wrong. I didn’t know I had a learning disability. Starting my freshman year of high school, my classes were tough. I studied so many hours at night, doing all of this extra work and staying after with teachers. My parent’s noticed it right away and the Dean suggested I get tested. I felt like if I got tested, they are going to say I am stupid. My parents always told me, you are not dumb. It is how you learn. You learn differently. Not everyone learns the same. My strengths are in the artistic, visual side, the right brain, hands on things. My major is English so there is a lot of writing which I love to do. It is creative. So it is with the artistic side. But I also like Shakespeare. It is drama which is art. So it is all around Art which is what I learn the best.