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The Consultants
Andrea | Chris |
Courtney | Dana |
Dido | Erika |
Jenée | Kyle | Lesley |
Nadia | Paul |
Rachel | Sara |
Sean | Shalina |
Stephanie | Tanja
The Front Desk
Astra | Milki
The Coordinator
Rosemary
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- Major: Associates in Arts for now, Business
Bachelors later
- Writing Classes Taken: Writing 101, Writing 151,
Writing 199
- Other Classes Taken: Philosophy 100, Geology 105,
Speech 100, Economics 211
- What I Love about Consulting: I love to talk to
people from all over the world and see what they come up
with for essays. I love brainstorming sessions especially. I
love helping people try to come up with something to write
about.
- Consultant's Blurb: I'm 20 years old, and I
definitely have a "writing brain." I'm not a morning person;
you will never see me working in the morning. I understand
and can help with grammatical, technical aspects of writing,
but I think I can be of more assistance with helping make
the ideas and the content of the writing great.
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- Major: Biology
- Writing Classes Taken: 101, 105, 199
- Other Classes Taken: Math, Chemistry, Political
Science, and various electives
- What I Love about Consulting: Meeting new people
and hearing their interesting stories
- Consultant's Blurb: When I'm not at the Writing
Center, I’m getting help in the Math Tutoring Center,
watching Survivorman, or breeding guppies.
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- Major: Pre-Law
- Writing Classes Taken: Writing 101, Writing 199
- Other Classes Taken: History 121, Legal 119,
Speech 100, Pol Science 185
- What I Love about Consulting: Meeting new people
and helping them make progress on their paper!
- Consultant's Blurb: Hi! My name is Courtney and
I'm a seventeen year old in the Highline Running Start
Program. I am enrolled in Federal Way High school, and I
used to be a cheerleader. This year, however, I decided to
change my priorities and focus my attention to earning
college credits. In the near future, I plan on going to law
school and becoming a famous attorney; maybe even a judge!
"Court's Court" sounds pretty catchy!
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- Major: Law/English, possibly Music Performance
- Writing Classes Taken: Writing 101,Writing 151,
Writing 199
- Other Classes Taken: Geology 107, Sociology 110,
Speech 100, Ocean 101
- What I Love about Consulting: I love learning
about people's strength and resilience in difficult
situations, which opens up my eyes and my world view.
- Consultant's Blurb: I am a Running Start student
who loves to read books, have a fun time with friends, and
someday hopes to write a novel.
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- Major: Communication/ Linguistics/International
Relations
- Writing Classes Taken: Writing 101, 105, 199
- Other Classes Taken: Cultural Anthropology,
Honors 100, Comparative government, American government
- What I Love about Consulting: I love helping
students with brainstorming, thesis statements, transitions,
almost everything, and I love meeting new students from
different countries because they are all unique each in
their way
- Consultant's Blurb: I love to socialize and
consider the sessions as meetings with friends; the only
difference is that we mostly discuss school work. ;-).
I don't know how relevant this is, but I speak French as my
second language after Ewondo, my native language in
Cameroon, so if you speak French and have difficulties with
English, I should be a great help.
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- Major: Human Services
- Writing Classes Taken: Writing 101, Writing
105, Writing 199
- Other Classes Taken: LIT 225, HIST 121, PE 100,
POL S 120, PSYCH 100, CGG 200, H SER 101, POL S 130, LIT
205, MATH 107, POL S 190, F S 105, P SCI 120, ART 100, GE SC
100, SPCH 100, and BIO 100.
- What I Love about Consulting: While there are
many reasons why I love consulting, my favorite part is
working with non-native speakers. Being a writing consultant
has given me the opportunity to work with individuals across
many different cultures.
- Consultant's Blurb: I started taking classes part
time at Highline Community College when I was a junior in
high school. I am now finishing my third year at Highline
and will be transferring to Western Washington University in
the fall to start my major of human services. I plan to go
on to get my Masters in Social Work, but one step at a time!
I currently volunteer with the homeless in Seattle and have
found a passion working with underserved populations. This
has inspired me to continue helping vulnerable individuals,
and I wish to eventually work with battered women.
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- Major: Writing
- Writing Classes Taken: Writing 101,
Writing 151, Writing 255, Writing 256, Writing 257, Writing
199, Writing 299
- Other Classes Taken: CGG 115: Society
and the Arts (combined with Women's Studies), Behav 100:
Human Sexuality
- What I Love about Consulting: Getting
to share my love of writing with others is one of the best
things about this job, but I also love helping others to
find their own voice in their writing and hearing about
their lives through their essays.
- Consultant's Blurb: I'm planning on
getting my MFA in Creative Writing from SPU! My whole life
I've loved words and storytelling. That's what draws me to
the written word as a both a writer and a reader. I love
seeing how choosing certain words and placing them in a
certain order can affect people.
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- Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Writing Classes Taken: Writing 101, Writing 199
- Other Classes Taken: Math 91 and 97, Engineering
100, and BTECH 111
- What I Love about Consulting: Having the
opportunity to meet many new and original people and talk about
their assignments or papers, while trying to have fun and
laugh along the way.
- Consultant's Blurb: I am 24 years old; I love
sports, drawing, painting, and chillin' with my people. I
enrolled at Highline winter quarter of 2009 and took my
first classes since graduating from high school in 2002, so I
understand how difficult it can be to get started and gain
confidence in your schoolwork.
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- Major: Nursing
- Writing Classes Taken: Writing 101, Writing 105,
Writing 199
- Other Classes Taken: Psychology 100, Psychology
215
- What I Love about Consulting: Exploring different
cultures through students' papers.
- Consultant's Blurb: I'm 20 years old. I love
reading! And I hope to transfer to a four-year university
after I complete my AA in pre-nursing.
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- Major: Industrial Engineering
- Writing Classes Taken: Writ 101, Writ 105, Writ
199, Writ 299
- Other Classes Taken: Physics series, many math classes
and engineering
- What I Love about Consulting: The best part is
assignment clarification because you get to explain to the
student what the teacher wants from them in simple language.
Also, I like working with research papers and citation
styles.
- Consultant's Blurb: I enjoy being a writing
consultant because you get to help students write better and
make many friends along the way. It's the best job ever!
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- Major: Communication Major
- Writing Classes Taken: Writing 101, Writing 199
- Other Classes Taken: Honors 100
- What I Love about Consulting: Seeing the
consultee’s face when they finally understand how to write
or do something that they have not been able to before.
- Consultant's Blurb: I am a Running Start student
hoping to graduate by the end of my senior year with my
general AA degree. Although I love helping people with
writing, I also love helping students become interactive in
the programs offered by Highline. I am involved in planning
big events such as the Hip Hop Summit or the Boat Cruise and
also in Student Programs. Don’t be afraid to say hi and ask
questions~
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- Major: Communications
- Writing Classes Taken: Writing 101,
Writing 151
- Other Classes Taken: Anthropology 202,
215; Speech 100; History 121; Political Science 160
- Favorite Writing Stages: Brainstorming
and developing ideas is always fun, but I also love to read
the second draft to challenge ideas and encourage the writer
to develop their ideas with stronger details and examples.
- Consultant's Blurb: I have been a
consultant at HCC's Writing Center for six quarters now and
it has been an amazing experience to learn about the writing
process and to meet many interesting people and to hear
their stories.
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- Major: Pre-med
- Writing Classes Taken: Writing 101, Writing 105,
& Writing 199
- Other Classes Taken: Speech 100, His 121, Lit
205, Pol Sci 120
- What I Love about Consulting: I love talking to
my consultees about their papers and about their lives. During sessions we learn a lot about each other and
have bonding moments. Sometimes the conversations I have in
here are the highlight of my day!
- Consultant's Blurb: I am a Running Start student
and will be graduating from Highline and my high school this
spring! I am going to UW in the fall and will study medicine
to eventually reach my goal of become a pediatrician. I have
a long road ahead of me, but I'm ready!! :)
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- Major: Nursing
- Writing Classes Taken: Writing 101 &
Writing 199
- Other Classes Taken: Nutrition 110, Behavioral
Science 100, Business Technology 102, PE 105, and PE 114
- What I Love about Consulting: Not only helping
students with their writing, but simultaneously learning
from them and about them.
- Consultant's Blurb: I'm a 17-year old Running
Start student from Mt. Rainier High School. I'm currently
working on my nursing prerequisites and hope to get into a
nursing program at a university. My hobbies include reading
books, drinking tea, and completing craft projects.
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- Major: English/Ballet
- Writing Classes Taken: Writ101, Journalism100,
Writing 199
- Other Classes Taken: Speech100, Anthro220,
Polisci100, French101-103 etc...
- What I Love about Consulting: It's such a unique
way to help people achieve their goals. I love to help
fellow students discover their inner writer and hopefully
find the same excitement toward writing and expressing
themselves that I have always had.
- Consultant's Blurb: I have many things that I
love to do, including working with the wonderful and diverse
students at Highline! I love dancing and choreographing, reading,
writing, photography and learning new languages! I aspire to
learn as many as I can and travel the world as much as I
can. In the near future, I will be working toward a BA in
English and BFA in ballet.
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- Major: Elementary Education
- Writing Classes Taken: Writing 101,
Writing 151, Writing 255, Writing 256, Writing 257, Writing
199
- Other Classes Taken: Education 110,
Education 112, Math 180
- What I Love about Consulting: I love
the opportunity to work with so many different people.
I enjoy explaining the concepts behind grammatical things,
like in our workshops. I especially love the chance to
share my love of writing with others.
- Consultant's Blurb: I've been
writing stories for as long as I can remember. Even in
early elementary school, I was always making stuff up.
I've drafted several fantasy novels, all of which are in the
editing stages. My other great love is music. I
sing, and I've also played the piano since I was seven.
Plus I have a little bit of experience with flute and
guitar.
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- Major: Psychology
- Writing Classes Taken: Writing 101 & Writing 199
- Other classes taken: Math 116, Speech 100,
Psychology 250
- What I love about consulting: I love working with
so many different people. Students of different ages,
cultural backgrouds, with different college courses and
majors come in and share a piece of their lives with
consultants through their writing.
- Consultant's Blurb: My name is Tanja; I am
17 and a junior in Foster High School. I am currently
working on getting my AA and completing my high school
credits. I hope to transfer to the UW or any university
with a great psychology program. I love a good book and
enjoy creative writing (when I'm free to write in my own
style!)
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