When i was in high school, i thought the college is like par-time job, I can have a lots free time, handing out with my friends during the school week, and play Dota with my friend untill nextday moring, and sleep until sunset, and then go to school study for like 1-2 hours.
I have these kind of thought about college is because I watched some movies which the main character is a college student, they have so many free time that they can even save the world, but they still graduate from the college.
However, everything in my mind about college was changed. College becomes full-time job and over-time. I go to college four days a week which is a little bit better than high school, but these four days, I go to college at 9 am, and leave at 5 pm. Which means these four days I can’t go anywhere instead of go home and do my homework. And professor is so different from high school teacher, in high school, teacher will go over the whole chapter with you and test you the things that she have taught. But in college, professor just go over some of them, and test all of them.
In addition, I found out something interesting about the college, is that if the professor is more interesting and won’t make you want to sleep, then his test will be really hard. But if the professor is so bored then his test will be easier. I got this kind of idea, is because I have two classes, one is so interesting and never make me want to sleep, but on the exam, I have no idea what it is about, even though I study 2 days for that but I still failed. but in the other class, it is so bored but the exam was exactly on what she told us to review and it is much eaiser.
RUYI ZHANG
Hi Ruyi,
Great work! Have you thought about how you can eliminate some of the gaps between your classes so you are not in school for so long? Additionally, how are you using your time during your extra free day? Remember that each professor is different, next semester you might have an interesting professor whose test you find easy. You may want to ask for more clarification from you professors, and start studying a week before the exam, and not two days before. Let me know if you have any questions.
– natalia