I think I am someone who people can count on. I have always helped my friends with their problems and given them advice. I like to be there for the people that I care about, and I hope they’ll do the same for me. I am also someone who definitely over-thinks things often. I hate it, but I always always over analyze everything, whether I want to or not. I am also someone who cares about my family a lot. I grew up living close by to my father’s family, and have always loved my family. My cousins are like older siblings to me, since I don’t have any of my own. And last year when I went to Pakistan, I had a chance to really meet my family from my mother’s side, and love them a lot as well. I always put my family first. I am also someone who’s not very social. I have been called mean, but I don’t think I am. I just have a few best friends, and I am happy with that.
My biggest concerns in my first year of college are that I won’t be able to handle the coursework. In my senior year of high school, I didn’t do much work, so I am afraid that having such a big change will effect my grades. I am also concerned that I won’t take the right classes. I’m not sure what I want to major in, so I don’t know what classes to take in my second semester. I am also concerned about managing my time. I’ve never really been good at doing that, so I don’t know if I’ll be able to. Hopefully I will.
My college experience is already very different from high school in many ways. For example, my professors do not really tell us what we have to do. Instead, we have to look at the syllabus for our homework. Also, the environment is very different. We are allowed to do anything during our breaks, whereas in high school, we have to stay in the buiding at all times. And also, there is a LOT more work. In high school it was really easy to just get by, but in college I find myself working all the time. Also, no one in college really cares that much about making friends. At orientation, some kids were even saying that they don’t want to make friends, and they just want to get their degrees with no distractions.
I think my first year of college will make me work harder. Especially since I didn’t do much work in high school. This year I hope to learn how to manage my time, study well, and be on top of all my work and never feel overwhelmed. I hope that I can stay focused on my goal of getting a 4.0 GPA and that I am consistent in both the first and second semesters. I do not want to do well this term only to have my GPA go down next term. I want to keep my grades high all through out college.
