final post.

               Going into college I thought it was going to be just a little bit harder than high school, but with a lot of added freedom. Well after my first semester I can honestly say I was half right. I had a lot of freedom and spare time but college was MUCH more difficult than high school. However I think I did an ok job for my first semester.

This semester has been a very eye opening experience for me. It was a huge deal to move out of my house and into my dorm. At first living on campus was very difficult but as time went on I got used to it. This was one of the many challenges I face this semester. There was no trick to getting used to campus life and I had to just push through the ordeal. My second biggest challenge like most was school. This semester I had very difficult classes. I had a schedule that most sophomores and juniors have. I had statistics, chemistry and Spanish. While I definitely could have gotten better grades I do think I had a challenging semester in comparison to most. That being said you can always work harder at anything you do.

               I would say I managed my time very well. While I did not always complete my work to the best of my ability I did complete all of my work. I had about a b- average this semester for grade which could have been better but what’s done is done. I need a 3.4-3.5 GPA to get into the nursing program and am on my way to getting it. If I do well my next 2 semesters I know that I can get into the program, if I don’t change my major that is.

This semester I was ok a time management. While I did all my work I spent a little too much time relaxing. I would often procrastinate until the last minute and this was a serious problem for me. I felt I fit in very well socially anywhere I went I found friends. While to some this may seem normal I came from a private middle school to a high school where everyone already had their “groups”. It was nice that everyone at southern was in the same boat and no one really knew each other. It was the first and easiest time I’ve ever had to make friends.

Next semester I need to concentrate on my work. I spent way too much time spacing out and watching Netflix rather than studying and doing my homework. That being said I have less to worry about. This semester everyone was focusing on schoolwork but also on making friends and getting acquainted with college life, whereas next semester people will only need to really focus on schoolwork. This is important to understand because it gives me the foreknowledge that next semester won’t be easier work but I’ll have, theoretically, less to focus on.

This semester was as much about making friends and doing school work as it was self-discovery. It was a chance to explore who I really am. Everyone has a mask they wear around everyone. At home I’m one type of person and when I’m with friends I’m a different one. Going to college I was able to wear my true mask, or if you will not wear any mask at all. This allowed me to say who I was to all of southern because everyone’s going to fit in somewhere. And I fit in with a group of people and I’m glad to say I was myself.