During my first week of college I have noticed a lot of good things, there is no one here to keep you on track, your very independent and this is going to take some time to get used to. Otherwise, college seems easy so far just waiting for new challenges.
College life started out wonderfully. I moved into my residence hall and just walked into my floor mates rooms’ to make friends. Being unknown gave me a courage to go up and ask people who they are and what they want out of life. I formed a friendship with my roommates and floor mates in…
School has been a lot harder than I expected. I knew it was going to be hard but I didn’t think it would be this much. Currently I’m taking math 1, english comp 3, and sex: through biology and gendered society. The hardest thing is the workload all the classes give me, all the readings…
Hi all, I wanted to share some of the things I noticed since I’ve been in college; but most importantly, the change I noticed in the second week of college while I was sitting in the lobby of Dwinelle Hall. Usually on the hour, every hour its hallway rush hour. Literally hundreds of people: students,…
Starting off college was very ruff due to family emergencies. College is a little bit of a challenge for me still. Having to find different buildings and the classrooms stressed me out the most. I’ve heard a quote a couple of times it’s “Don’t let your situation dictate your character.” That’s my motivation. I’m going…
Within my first week of college I have accomplish so many things! I am adapting pretty fast which is such a big surprise. I have met several interesting people already… Not to mention my roommates they are really interesting and I enjoy talking to them all day. On move in day all of my suite…
The months leading up to making what I thought was one of the biggest decisions of my life was anything but calm. I had to work on college apps while trying to manage my time for the AP classes I was taking. I would say it was very hard and also very stressful. I never…
So far, my experience with college has been a continuous cycle of pain and growth. I was apart of a summer program here at UCSB, which allowed to to take classes over the summer and get a jumpstart on learning the ins and outs of the campus. At first, I hated the thought of shortening…
This first month has been a roller coaster for me as a student. For the first time in my whole educational career, I am going to a school where I’m not familiar with anybody here. In some respect, I was very excited to go an experience a brand new adventure. On the other hand, I…
College life for me was something really unexpected, i am the first in my family to actually attend college so there were a few things i was behind on already. The first thing that is immediately different is that no one forces you to do your homework or go to class, coming from high school…