In this section it reflects the first half of the semester for me and how I was doing.

Some classes I’m doing really well in are Sociology, and English. The reason I’m doing well is because I am understanding the content. I also am engaged in class and write notes before class especially for Sociology. Two classes I need assistance with are Chemistry and History. For Chemistry I think that I’m not understanding some of the material so therefore I get annoyed and procrastinate. For history I have a good grade, I just think that the teacher is challenging to work with therefore I feel defeated in that class. Some changes that I should make for Chemistry is to sit down and actually study the material and go to the Chemistry building for tutoring if needed. In history I think that some changes I could make would go to someone higher than that teacher to get some things figured out or go to the professor directly.
Expectations I had coming to college are that it would be fun, laid back, and being able to get good grades in my classes. College is fun to a certain extent. Many of the people that I talked to before I came here hyped college up way too much. I love being on my own and independent, but I think no one prepared me for the workload that came with the “College Experience.” Something that has surprised me thus far is that if you take a day off you will have a pile of work to do/catch up on. It took me a few weeks to get used to it because in high school there was little to no work because of this pandemic that was happening. Overall I think that I am able to manage my time and the amount of work I do much better than at the beginning of the year and I’m proud of myself for adjusting that quickly. The toughest challenge about moving away to college is not having my family to talk to and trust that they won’t spread what I’m going through. They would just listen and comprehend and then give me advice.
Something new that I learned about my major is that there are so many different paths you can take in the medical field. You can also tie in many different jobs for example you could work with the government and be a nurse. To me that’s cool because you aren’t just nursing you are also doing many different things. My feelings for my major have definitely changed. I thought I wanted to be a nurse,but every time I get asked “Why do you want to be a nurse?” I struggle to answer that question. I think I just looked at the money that would be made rather than the time and effort you put into the job. Another major I’m interested in is Criminal Justice. I know I don’t want to be a cop, but maybe an investigator or something that deals with figuring different things out.

One problem that I have encountered this semester is being able to keep up with all the work I’m being handed. I could go to a time management advisor or someone like that in order to help me out. Right now I feel that I am on top of everything so I feel that if I need help in the future then I will go to get help. This semester I met a friend that is also a Nursing major. It’s nice to be able to relate to someone in the same situation because they understand what work needs to be done, and how to study ,etc. My friend has helped me with studying for an upcoming exam. I have yet to attend an interest meeting for a club because I feel that if I don’t put my studies first then I will fall behind. Although I could probably make time I just have a system that is working for me right now so I don’t want to mess up the system.