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I was never a productive student in high school.  I found many courses I took uninteresting and even swore to never take them again (biology and chemistry being the main two).  My grade suffered when I couldn’t grasp concepts but I didn’t even care.  I lacked a sense of responsibility and motivation.  I didn’t see any immediate repercussions, always thinking, “I’ll make up for it next semester or next year.”  Once I got rejected from a lot of the universities I assumed I would get into, I knew I had to make a change.  There just wasn’t any more time to slack on my studies and I immediately got to work.

When the year began, I broke many of my usual norms in school.  I sat at the front of the class and I participated more.  I made myself familiar with the teacher and vice-versa.  I actually did the reading as well as the homework even when I realized professors never check if the students do it.  One of the benefits of college independence, I guess.  My work paid off and I received grades that I rarely saw in high school.  I feel good about how far I have come but there’s still 4 years of this left.  This is no time to get arrogant.  I have to keep working just as hard and harder to maintain these grades and eventually, I’ll have to struggle to manage my time with a job or internship.  I’m worried about my progress but at the same time I look forward to taking these courses, a major difference from my time in high school.

Freshman year has been eye-opening on college life and although I didn’t have a hard time adjusting, I know there are still many services and facilities the school has to offer that I don’t know about.  Registering for classes has been surprisingly easy and I was able to get the schedule of my choice, with the teachers I hoped for.  Here’s looking at next semester!

I haven’t taken a picture in forever.  Since I enjoy ice skating, here’s a picture of citipond.  If you have skates and a lock, admission is free.