Cue the music...
...of the hallejuah chorus. I am, as of today, officially finished with my third semester of college and my first at UMD. And as per usual, why not take advantage of my newfound free time to post a bit on how things went?
I'm not sure what I was thinking I could handle when I signed up for classes over the summer. The past few months have been, by far, the academically toughest of my entire school career. It is rare that I have to worry about my grades as much as I did this time around...but I think more than that, I put too much pressure on myself to prove that I can succeed anywhere. Despite the insanity of it all, I should come away with decent grades. My goal for next semester is to not stress out so much about my performance, and focus more on the things that really matter-like enjoying the whole college experience. There's nothing else like it, and I haven't taken advantage of this lifestyle very much over the fall.
So. New school. I'm glad I transferred. I have a lot more opportunities here. People are just as nice, but everyone seems to care so much more about the campus and what happens to it. There was a life, a vibrancy here that I could taste even on my very first day. I loved it, and I wanted more. I wish I had been able to get a little bit more involved on campus, but my commute and my workload prevented me from getting up to campus outside of time that I was in class. Hopefully, I can actually join some things and get involved in the spring when I'll have housing. Other regrets? Well there aren't many that I can think of. Maybe not being able to get up to QO as much as I would have liked. I missed out on a lot of their triumphs this season, things I would have loved to share with them, but (regardless) I am proud of how things went.
Exams were stressful...after my last one today, I walked really slowly back to my parking lot. I watched people packing their lives away in their cars, and I sort of felt sad. My routine will be broken for a month, so will theirs. I hope everyone makes the most out of their breaks. It will be strange to not have to worry about homework or where my classes are or what student life is like. Next semester, I'll be more like one of the veterans...and hopefully I won't feel so seperated from the rest of the student body.
But all in all, I'm happy with where I'm at and how things went. I can't really complain.
I'm not sure what I was thinking I could handle when I signed up for classes over the summer. The past few months have been, by far, the academically toughest of my entire school career. It is rare that I have to worry about my grades as much as I did this time around...but I think more than that, I put too much pressure on myself to prove that I can succeed anywhere. Despite the insanity of it all, I should come away with decent grades. My goal for next semester is to not stress out so much about my performance, and focus more on the things that really matter-like enjoying the whole college experience. There's nothing else like it, and I haven't taken advantage of this lifestyle very much over the fall.
So. New school. I'm glad I transferred. I have a lot more opportunities here. People are just as nice, but everyone seems to care so much more about the campus and what happens to it. There was a life, a vibrancy here that I could taste even on my very first day. I loved it, and I wanted more. I wish I had been able to get a little bit more involved on campus, but my commute and my workload prevented me from getting up to campus outside of time that I was in class. Hopefully, I can actually join some things and get involved in the spring when I'll have housing. Other regrets? Well there aren't many that I can think of. Maybe not being able to get up to QO as much as I would have liked. I missed out on a lot of their triumphs this season, things I would have loved to share with them, but (regardless) I am proud of how things went.
Exams were stressful...after my last one today, I walked really slowly back to my parking lot. I watched people packing their lives away in their cars, and I sort of felt sad. My routine will be broken for a month, so will theirs. I hope everyone makes the most out of their breaks. It will be strange to not have to worry about homework or where my classes are or what student life is like. Next semester, I'll be more like one of the veterans...and hopefully I won't feel so seperated from the rest of the student body.
But all in all, I'm happy with where I'm at and how things went. I can't really complain.
posted by haze at 8:33 AM
1 Comments:
glad to see you learning and growing. seems like you have a good plan for the spring.
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