About Me
Sometimes, being antisocial you lose connection with the outside world. My name is Molly Melton and this is how I felt all my life, even when I began college. I have always been so antisocial that I distanced myself from everyone I encountered. During school days, even in the summer heat, I would wear big, baggy, black sweatshirts and keep my hood over my head in hopes no one would look at me or talk to me. Though I had no second thoughts about going to college, I was just in class because I knew I had to be there to get my degree. I had no real connection with anyone on campus, no connection with any of the professors, and no connection or interest in the campus. But this all suddenly changed my freshman year of college. My freshman year I had to take a University 101 course to help ease me into the college transition. I remember my teacher always speaking about this new research club. I did not want to be involved in any campus club, but because I had to have a beyond the class experience as a final project, I attended the research club interest meeting. During one of the meetings, the students were asked to write a student’s name on a piece of paper of who they would nominate for an officer position. Little did I know some of my high school classmates wrote my name down. I decided to run for an officer position and at this point, my life changed drastically.
When I was nominated as an officer I began to develop relationships with my professors. I felt more connected with my teachers and I felt more comfortable in my classes. I also was presented many opportunities such as tutoring because my teachers knew me personally and recommended me to the school. Being an officer of the USCL Research Club has given me the opportunity to participant in research while being an undergraduate. I have also been able to present my research and experiences at many school events. These opportunities have all helped me build a resume for graduate school, a future career, and helped me come out of my shell and connect more with the world around me.
"Nothing is impossible. The word itself says I'm possible"
- Aubrey Hepburn
At Coker College Performing Arts Center, Coker Dance presents their research in the form of dance performance. Pictured from left to right: Dr. Elizabeth Easley, Kailey Miller, Mary Bethea, De'Aaricka Wilkes, Molly Melton, Jesse Adams, Dr. Sarah Hunt Sellhorst, Mary Fargalla.
My e-portfolio explains how my early college experiences have changed who I am as a person. My first key insight explains how I learned to embrace my uniqueness and not be ashamed of what makes me different. My second key insight explains how I have become more comfortable with speaking and have developed many speaking skills through my different experiences thus far. My third key insight explains how I finally discovered what I am meant to do as a future career and how I have uncovered who I really am inside, not just who I tried to be. I am now happy with myself. As I have developed my personality and became more mature through my first two years of college, I now know what my path in life is. I am now a dedicated and a very involved student at the University of South Carolina Lancaster. I love my campus, my classmates, and my professors. With the help of many of my freshman professors, I will be graduating with an Associates of Science with my Graduation with Leadership Distinction through the Research pathway in April of 2017. Next year I will begin the upper division of the four-year nursing program. I plan to graduate with my Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) through the University of South Carolina-Columbia in May of 2019. My ultimate career goal is to graduate with a Master’s degree from the University of South Carolina to become a nurse practitioner in a trauma center and a flight nurse. I also want to continue my research after I graduate. Being a future health care professional, I will aim to continue to improve the quality of care through both leadership and perpetual research.
Through research, I have developed a support group of friends that I consider family. Pictured from left to right: Molly Melton, De'Aaricka Wilkes, Mary Bethea, Mary Fargalla, Jesse Adams.
"Being a future health care professional, I will aim to continue to improve the quality of care through both leadership and perpetual research."
-Molly Melton
