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Mid Semester Reflection<\/em>
Study Habits<\/em><\/strong>
I\u2019m doing well in all my classes, and I think that’s mostly because they\u2019re all general education classes so most of what I\u2019m learning is remediation. For my sociology class what I found to work very well for me is reading the chapter and taking notes before the lecture so I\u2019m prepared for any discussion. I don\u2019t really need any assistance in any of my classes right now. Everything that is expected of me is very straightforward. My friends and I are all in the same chemistry lecture, so before the exams, we study together which helps me tremendously because explaining the information to someone else helps me retain the information as well. For sociology, I spend about two to six hours a week studying, and about one to two hours a week on math and chemistry. The amount of time\u00a0 I spend working on English varies depending on if we have an essay or not but I usually spend one to four hours a week working on English outside of class. For my Introduction to Health Professions class the time I allocate also varies depending on the work I\u2019m assigned but I spend about thirty minutes to two hours every week outside of class time.
Transition to College<\/em><\/strong>
Coming into college I expected to make lots of friends, go to football games, and party. I haven\u2019t made a large number of friends, but I have made genuine friendships with a few people who I spend my time with regularly. I\u2019ve been to every home football game so far, and I only went out once or twice when I first moved in. I don\u2019t think I actually expected myself to go out and party, but I knew that as a college freshman that’s what others might expect of me. At first, I felt like I should be doing more as far as going out, but I realized I\u2019m doing exactly what it is I want to do and I\u2019m staying on top of my schoolwork which is essentially what I came here for. I expected to do a lot more going out, but I usually just hang out with friends and chill most of the time which is perfectly fine with me.\u00a0
I also expected myself to be more involved on campus, but that may have been unrealistic for me during my freshman year. Since I\u2019ll be much more acclimated to college life I plan to become more involved on campus either next semester or next year.
Living on campus the toughest challenge has been sharing a living space and bathroom with other people. If an issue arises between my roommate and I have no trouble working it out. We don\u2019t usually have problems with our suitemates that we share a bathroom with except for the temperature in the room and the level of cleanliness in the bathroom. It\u2019s not that they\u2019re not clean but they\u2019re definitely not as clean as my roommate and I.
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Major\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
I learned that the Public Health major is a lot more popular than I thought. My feelings about my major haven\u2019t changed but I would like to add an interdisciplinary minor because I think that could make finding a job easier if I have knowledge in different fields relating to public health. I initially wanted to minor in Healthcare Administration but after meeting with my advisor I found out that ODU doesn\u2019t offer that as a minor but they do offer minors similar to that.
Connecting to Campus<\/em><\/strong>
At the very beginning of the semester, my ID card was not working, so I contacted the card center and they resolved the issue. My friend Cameron has helped this semester by allocating time for us to do work together which keeps both of us accountable. I haven\u2019t attended any interesting meetings for clubs because I\u2019m just getting comfortable with my routine and the campus itself.
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