My First Semester of College

As I went into fall semester of college, which was my first semester of college ever, I knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but I did not think it was going to be this hard. Moving into an apartment by myself went way better I than expected. Going from living with my parents for about 18 years to living on my own was a huge step in life for me. Not many people are blessed to be able to live on their own at 18 years old, but I was one of the few who were. I did not pass my TSI which made me have to take remedial classes so that did not go so well. I plan to take the test again in December and this time study for it unlike all the other times I’ve took it. I always made good grades on my homework and class work which helped my grade out. I had to drop two classes due to failing them. I know that if I would have tried harder and was focused more on school I wouldn’t have had to drop them. I really loved meeting new people in all my different classes and I loved 2 of my professors that pushed me to do my best and wanted to see me succeed. With their encouraging words I learned that I’m much smarter and can accomplish more than I thought I could. I really hated all the homework that was given out. It was a big change from high school where I never had homework to take home and do. My performance this semester wasn’t very well so next semester I plan on focusing most importantly on school and not on going out with my friends. This semester was a big eye opener and made me see how important school really is and how college isn’t just one big party. I plan on getting my life together and trying not just a little hard, but a lot harder. I would like to get somewhere in life so that make my family proud of me more than they already are and the only way to do that is to stay focused and don’t let people and fun distract me. I’m so hard on myself so instead of telling myself I can do anything I want if I put my mind to it, I tend to tell myself I can’t, or this is too hard and boring, so I don’t want to do this. I have been working on my attitude towards school so next semester should be just fine if I keep up the positivity and don’t let the negativity come back into my life.