I have learned a lot about myself over the first semester. It is a lot harder to get good grades in college than it is in high school. Sure you have less time in class but you also have a lot more work. In high school my thought process was ok imp already in class ill just do my work. In college it is a lot different. Most of my work gets done in my dorm which can be a very distracting place. There is a TV five feet away that has an Xbox 360 connected to it. That is always very tempting for an 18 year old who has trouble paying attention. Next semester I am going to try and stay more focused on my goal which is get very good grades. My biggest challenge in college so far has definitely been time management. In high school I did not have to do much of this because my schedule was pretty much mapped out for me. School, gym, work, and then homework. I pretty much did this every day. But in college it is a lot different. I have to plan my own schedule of when I am going to do what. In the first semester this got interrupted by spontaneous Conn trips or just being annoyed by friends. Next semester I am going to try and do all my work as soon as I get it so I do not have to worry about getting my work done. I know it will not be easy but I know I can do it. I think my biggest achievement so far has been making great, lifelong friends. The past four months have hands down been the best fourth months of my life. We had a crew of about ten people who were always together and always having fun. Although a couple of these kids are transferring next semester I will never forget them and will never forget the good times we have had. I consider myself a nice and friendly person; this is probably why I made such good friends. Like I said before a couple of the friends I made are transferring at the end of the semester and a few more are talking about transferring at the end of the year. So I am going to have to make new friends next semester and year. I know I won’t have a problem doing this, but at the same time I am already settled in and have friends I like. I don’t want them to leave or make new ones, but that’s life. My grades this semester have been good but not quite where I want them to be. I got low B’s and a couple of C’s in my classes. These are passing grades but I would like to have done better. I always set my goals high because that is just who I am. I knew that the first semester would not be the easiest grade wise because I had to make some major adjustments. It was my first time living on my own without my parents. This was a hard adjustment. I also had to make all new friends because not a lot of kids from my high school go to southern. All of these things took up a lot of time. That was time I could have spent studying or doing homework. However, the second semester I am adjusted to living on my own and still have some friends here, so I can spend more time getting work done and focusing more of all of my school work.
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