Study habits are something for me that tend to fluctuate. The classes I’m doing well in tend to
stay the same. English is a class that this year that in doing okay in. I am doing much better in history
(surprisingly), sociology, and health 101. I am doing well in these classes because they have nothing to
do with math or chemistry. Speaking of which, chemistry is a class I do not know if I can fix my grade in. I
have never been able to understand much of chemistry and that is showing itself to be very true
recently. I have not changed much of my study habits. I usually stay in my dorm and spend time on each
class. More time for classes I’m not doing as well in.
The transition to college was exponentially easier than I was anticipating but it is
starting to kick in that this is not an easy thing to accomplish. I expected to be slammed with work 24/7.
This is not necessarily the case. I have my fair share of work cut out for me but it is manageable so far.
Something that has surprised me about this semester so far is that I have a lot more free time than I
thought I would. I get to go home a lot to see friends and family. The hardest challenge with living here
is not being able to go home everyday. I knew that I wouldn’t be able to but it would have been nice.
The easiest challenge to get over has been the whole “living with someone” factor. My roommate and I
get along very well but I thought it would be much tougher to not have my own distinct space. It’s much
more fun than I was imagining.
Something I have learned about my intended major is that the main classes are my hardest
classes to pass. Math and chemistry. I knew that these classes would be a big part of it but I forgot how
hard they are to me. My feelings have changed drastically about my intended major. Not just because of
the classes. I’ve tried to picture myself in this field of work for this entire semester and every day it
seems less and less appealing. This is making me sad because being in the medical field has been my dream for as long as I can remember. I am very interested in psychology and sociology though. This has
also been another one of my dreams. Working in the field of psychology. I would want to work as a
criminal psychologist. Figuring out why these criminals do what they do.
Connecting to campus has been one thing that’s been put on my back burner this semester. Not
because I don’t think its important but because I’ve been trying to get stable one my feet first. Getting
the feel for this new life. I’ve been focusing on classes and keeping myself afloat. Things on campus that
could help me are the academic advising enters and the tutors on campus. My roommate is a big help
when it comes to keeping me entertained. She and I have been friends forever and its nice to have
someone from back home. I have not attended any club meetings yet this semester. I have not gotten
involved for the reason of getting on my feet. It is easier for me to only have one thing to deal with
when it comes to school. I’m not the best with time management and balancing too many things at once.