Halfway there
We have reached the midpoint of your first semester in college. What has been your biggest surprise so far? Biggest disappointment? What are you thoughts as you ponder what classes to take next semester. Please respond by Tuesday, Oct. 26.
posted by Neal Haldane @ 6:48 AM
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My biggest surprise so far is how much I work I have to do on my own. I am now responsible for remembering when things are due and taking the initiative to look online and see what homework I need to complete. I am more stressed because it is a lot more responsibility. I don't really feel that I have had any big disappointments. I have had a lot of fun this year so far but it is a lot more work and it was hard to adjust. I wish I didn't have to take biology and chemistry at the same time again next semester because it is a lot to handle but it is the only good way to fit them into my plan for my four years here. Scheduling is stressful because I'm not sure how difficult and stressful each class will be but I just have to deal with it and do my best.
As I have reached the midpoint of my first semester in college. My biggest surprise so far would be how much extra time I have left over after studying and going to class. I don't really have any disappointments. I don't have to pick what classes I'm taking next year because I have the next four years mapped out for me.
The biggest surprise so far after experiencing half of my first semester of college has been how much work college really is. I used to think that people were just being dramatic when they told me that college was a lot harder than high school, but I realize now that they were only trying to prepare me for the challenging lifestyle of college. I have learned that college involves doing a lot of work on your own time outside of the classroom, which has been very stressful to adapt to. I am so surprised by how little free time I now have. I am always studying, preparing for class, or playing basketball. My biggest disappointment has been that I am unable to see my family and old friends as often as I thought I would. I understand that it is part of the college experience to learn to live on my own, but I realize now how much I miss them. My thoughts as I ponder what classes to take next semester are that I am nervous about taking two science classes every semester for the next four years at Madonna. I see this schedule as being very stressful and time-consuming, but I understand that it is the only way to fulfill my major.
My biggest surprise so far is that I spend more time on the assignments and reading for each class that I actually spend in the class. My biggest disappointment was my decision to live off campus. I feel like I already spend so much time there I might as well live there. I have not thought about the classes I'm taking next semester yet but I need to start.
My biggest surprise would be how hard time management is to plan. I have learned to not put off assignments till the day before they are due. Rather, to do it as soon as possible after the class so it's still fresh in your mind. Also, finding time to do homework, and to still have a social life. I dont really feel like I have any big dissapointments. I do wish I lived on campus because I spend so much time driving.
My biggest surprise so far has been that there truly is not too but homework as in written work to do. There is a lot of reading instead of written work and that also surprised me. I am a slow reader so reading for homework takes me a lot longer than written homework does. My biggest disappointment so far has been that how unprepared I was for the reading homework. Some classes I pushed the reading off because I thought it was unnecessary but after a while I realized it was completely necessary, but that was after I was so far behind on my reading. I really have no thoughts for next semester because I have already met with my adviser and she has put me on a schedule of classes that has mapped out my next four years meeting the requirements for graduation.
College classes are unsurprising to me. I am not struggling with homework or classes, I’m okay with the educational aspect--I took and passed my first college class way back in tenth grade. But I am struggling with other aspects, like finding new friends. There are some nice people at Madonna; I have a new friend, Ashlee, but I am still struggling to connect with people. I hope next semester I can take some classes online.
College was a giant change. My biggest surprise was honestly how overwhelmed I was. I thought that I was well prepared for college and would have no problem transitioning into it. I was very stressed out the first few weeks because I felt lost. It has gotten gradually better and one thing that helped a lot was to talk to someone about how I was feeling about all the stress. I haven't been too disappointed except for the fact that I didn't always keep my composure and let the stress get the best of me. Deciding on which classes to take next semester was a little hard. I came to Madonna pursuing a career in Forensic Science but now I have changed my major to undeclared. This gave me a bigger range of classes to choose from for the Winter Semester. I am excited for the new semester to begin because this first semester I had quite a heavy load with all of my science classes. In the winter, I have a very different group of classes which will be take even more adjustment because it means more new professors also.
My biggest suprise was how much work I had to do. I expected mor ehomework then usual, but I did not expect how much my grade depends on if I know the material or not. I have so much to remember it is ridiculous. I am constantly writing something down so I know when something is due or if I need to go online to get a document. It is so much harder to remember these events than high school. My biggest disappointment was finding out I might not like my major, I thought I would have intro to forensics right off the bat, but I didn't. So for the past couple of weeks I have been contemplating if I want to change my major. As far as my schedule next semester, I am going to be super busy on tuesday and thursday because my classes start at 10 in the morning and end at 6 at night. That is a school day and I do not know if I will be able to handle the work load.
My biggest surprise, well not really surprise but struggle is all the work I have to put in on my own time. I'm usually pretty good and giving myself discipline but it just has not been working for me. Going through one college course before I actually came to Madonna you would have thought I learned my lesson. No, I have yet to do that until yesterday. Biggest disappointment is actually in myself. What I just talked about; self discipline is actually my biggest surprise and disappointment. Deciding for my classes next semester played a huge roll in what classes were available.
My biggest surprise about college is that not all of the classes require as much work as I thought. For example, all my psychology class requires is reading, a weekly quiz, the occasional test, and some group work. I am also surprised about how much freedom I have with studying. Everything has been going great so far and I have no disappointments. Looking over my classes for next semester, I feel good about what I am going to take. The only thing that I am not looking forward to is taking spring/summer classes.
Adjusting to college was a huge shock for me. I did not do as well as I thought I would. I really had a hard time with time management and I'm still struggling with it, but it's getting better. This first semester was very overwhelming! I knew college was going to be a lot of work and on an adult maturity level, but at the same time I still didn't know exactly what to expect. My biggest surprise would have been my first test grade in biology. That was a slap in the face to me and I now know I have to come up with different ways to study. Home work was a big difference too. I went through 12 years of school with little to no homework and now I have piles of homework every week. It's a big adjustment, but I will adjust just fine. I hope next semester goes much more smoothly.
My biggest suprise is that my teachers are not mean and over baring. I really don't have any disappointments this year, which is a good thing. My thoughts on next semester are that i will more than likely have more homework than this semester and it might be a little more difficult. A little scarey, but nothing I can't handle.
The biggest surprise for me is that I have a lot to do on my own. It seems like I am always busy doing homework, emailing advisors, contributing to events and much more. I haven’t really had any disappointments so far. There is just a lot more homework and studying that I have to do, just so I can get a passing grade, which I had to get used to. I am really looking forward to next semester, I changed my major and I am very excited to start my Journalism major. I realized that science was not for me and am thankful for having parents who understand that and support me in anything that I do and don’t push me to do anything that I don’t want to do. I love to write and be creative so I am ecstatic to start moving forward with what I love to do! Along with a couple writing classes I plan to take history, psychology and philosophy, I love all those classes. I think next semester will be a good one.
It is surprising how fast time flies. It seems like we have been in school for longer than we actually have been. My biggest surprise is how much reading there is for each class. I am also surprised at how we have to check websites like this one and blackboard for discussion boards. I am used to the teacher saying when homework is due. I haven't had a big disappointment except for the fact that I need to set more time aside for homework and studying. As I prepare myself for selecting classes for next semester, I need to keep in mind that I am going to play softball. Softball will be a big factor, but with talking to my advisor and coach I know that my schedule will be fine. Also with talking to my advisor, I know that I need to take more semester hours during the fall terms. Overall, I am pretty confident with my schedule for next semester and the years to come.
So far, I haven't really had any big surprises this semester. My biggest disappointment is that I am not managing my time very well, and I end up cramming homework together in one night, instead of spacing it out over a week. I think I will continue with the next level of most classes in the 2nd semester.
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