It’s mid-April and my first year of college is almost over. I can’t believe what amazing first year I had and how fast it passed by. I’m totally used to being in college now. The transition was good for me but I had some trouble adjusting at first. The first couple of weeks in August…
At the beginning of the year, I felt like I had the most trouble with procrastination concerning my schoolwork. I was accustomed to high school ways of completing homework where I would start the assignments last minute and still get a good grades on them. I’ve learned that it is not that easy in college.…
My biggest improvement was my grades. In high school I wasn’t good at taking tests and that affected my grades a lot. Since I’ve been in college I’ve done better on tests and have been able to get more one on one help from my professors and other on campus tutors. I’ve maintained my B…
Last semester I did really well for my first semester, but there were many mistakes I made that prevented me from doing as well as I liked. This semester I learned to take care of my personal business regarding my major or financial aid etc. during the down time I had between classes. I also…
So far, I have extremely enjoyed my freshman year of college. I’ve met some amazing people, got involved with organizations on and off campus, and have learned many things about myself. I also defied the odds of “freshman fifteen”, in fact I actually have lost weight since being in college! Along with the various lessons…
Winter quarter was definitely one of the most challenging thus far. Even though three out of the five courses I took were the same as I took in the fall quarter, the difficulty increased. The expectations for the end of the quarter entailed four research papers, including exams and presentations that I needed to prepare…
If anyone has been keeping up with my blog they would know that I failed my winter quarter and was on academic disqualification. It meant that I had to get a 2.0 or higher to stay at UC Santa Cruz. My gpa was at a 1.13 which is very bad and I made the change…
My college freshman year is almost over and I have to admit that somehow I am still surviving all of these difficult exams and courses! At the beginning of my college life I had a very rough start. Housing problems and economic struggles, I worked 30 hours a week in order to pay for my…
Taking into consideration that I am apart of a quarter system, I did not exactly expect for everything to move so fast at first. In the beginning of the year, it became hard for me to balance my time. Time management wasn’t exactly my forte, and it made life so much harder than it had…
Managing time? that’s one tough word for a college student, at least from my current situation. Homework, study time, reading,meetings, friends etc.,it’s just hectic. Although its my second semester in college I still find it hard to leave “party time”, or “fun time” with friends for reading or study time. I have to admit I…