2020.05.No.33

APPENZELLER INT'L

Find the 'Roadmap to yourself'

        To many high school students, university is a final destination where all their hard work culminates in a tangible outcome. Little do they know that in reality, the university launches an entirely different sphere of life. As adults, they must be responsible for their actions and behave in a much more independent manner. Moreover, the university offers an environment with diversity and scale incomparable to those in high school. A broader range of activities, student clubs, and academic pursuits results in every student leading a unique and personalized path. Freshman year marks the dawn of this new stage. It is a crucial moment in life that could determine one's future. Therefore, it is important that students understand themselves, realize their personal qualities, and pioneer their lives accordingly. In order to aid confused Zellers, Appenzeller International House partnered with the Yonsei Counseling Center to provide a personality test as well as an analysis session.


[Photo 1] A NEO personality test code from the Yonsei Counseling Center

        Zellers who signed up for ‘Roadmap to Yourself’ received a code from the Yonsei Counseling Center that allowed them to access the NEO personality test. Though the test sheets were only available in Korean, due to license issues, a thorough English translation was made available by Residential Assistant Sihyeon, who was in charge of the program. It took about thirty to forty minutes for Zellers to finish the test and export their results sheet into a PDF file, which they kept in hand during the results interpretation session on Zoom.


 [Photo 2] A counselor from the Yonsei Counseling Center explaining the NEO personality test

        The Zoom session was hosted by counselor Lee, the only English-speaking counselor within the center. Counselor Lee decoded the details of the personality test to reveal the meaning behind each question, scale, and number that appeared in different categories. She explained that the test examines the test taker’s personality based on the Big Five personality traits: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism, as well as the six subcategories of each trait, and that these correlate with one’s academic plans, relationships, and problem-solving approaches. The counselor then briefly introduced the Yonsei Counseling Center and informed Zellers of available counseling services as well as other tests that would improve their understanding of themselves. The Zoom session was met with great enthusiasm; some Zellers even stayed behind to ask the counselor more questions.


[Photo 3] A group photo of Appenzeller students at the end of the Zoom session

        ‘Roadmap to Yourself’ was a meaningful program through which Zellers could gain insight into their qualities and assess their inclinations towards various aspects of life. Those who were already interested in exploring their personalities could compare their initial self-understanding to their NEO test results. Zellers could also learn about the Yonsei Counseling Center and that it is open to all students, free of charge. The program fostered the idea of personalized future planning along with the importance of mental health.

 

 

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