I created a concept map with a central idea of "college." I was trying to accomplish a detailed map that showed me the most important things I am going to gain from having a college degree. It wasn't as easy as I had thought, and at times I felt frustrated while I tried to connect certain things together. The two things I branched off of 'college' was 'education' and 'experience.' After arrowing off from these ideas, I found myself creating a big mess.
I had to complete a couple rough drafts before I finalized the map, which I used to figure out a way of organization using the arrows, double sided arrows, and the small words connecting the arrows. I had a breakthrough moment of simplicity when I realized that I can connect each idea on the map to any other idea using arrows and connecting words ... not necessarily a linear map.
This concept map of "college" allowed me to organize the ways in which 'education' gets me to a diploma, knowledge, job, money, quality of life, a good world view, and personal growth. "College" takes me in a different direction as I organized my ideas of independence, friendship, maturity, personal growth, internships, networking, jobs, and relationships. In the end, I see that each element of college, both education and experience, leads me to a job and personal growth.
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