1. Consider not only your academic experiences but also your more informal exposure to these subjects at home and in your everyday life. Think and write about these experiences, from childhood to the present. What people and events encouraged you?
2. Which experiences challenged you productively, and which made you just want to give up? Try to be as specific and as honest as you can as you explore how your experiences in these areas have affected your current view of yourself as either “good” or “bad” or “other” at math and science.
