Scenario 1: School In this term, you are interacting with a diverse group of peers who come from different cultures and socioeconomic statuses and have different ability levels, learning styles, career goals, and more. You are a first-year college student and are feeling overwhelmed by the demands of your coursework, extracurricular activities, and your part-time job. You have a lot of assignments and projects due in the coming weeks, and you are finding it difficult to balance everything while still maintaining a healthy lifestyle and social life. Your close friend recommended that you meet with your academic advisor. Your academic advisor is from a different culture than you and suggests that you leave your part-time job. However, you need the job to help pay for college tuition and to remain in college.

1. Explain how mindfulness of different cultures could improve communication with individuals in the chosen scenario.
2. Describe how familiarity with diverse backgrounds can positively influence communication in the chosen scenario.
3. Explain why an awareness of diversity is beneficial to collaboration in the chosen scenario.