(http://m.quickmeme.com/Lazy-College-Senior/)
This meme called lazy college senior (freshman in my case) is about completing (or not completing) textbook reading for home work represents my time so far at Baruch due to the fact that I had the same mindset as the man pictured. Coming into college I expected my self to complete all work no matter what it was. However, after realizing that most of our professors said to do the reading but did not actually place a huge emphasis on it, I typically slacked off and ultimately neglected to do it. One class in particular that doing the reading would have beneficial was philosophy. I did not do any of the readings past the first one and it ultimately came back to haunt me. The weekend before the first test I was pressed with time and had to go back to many of the sections to have a better understanding of the material. It was a stressful time and could have been avoided if I had done the reading throughout the semester. If I had read the book throughout the time before the exam I could have possibly pinpointed at I was unsure of and studied more efficiently. This same thing also happened in my political science class, where instead of reading throughout the semester I crammed it all into the weekend before. To prevent this from happening again in the future, I am definitely going to put in a little extra time and do my readings when they are assigned because I now see that it is beneficial. It is better to space it out throughout the semester rather than cramming it all right before an exam. I can attempt to use better time management skills to accomplish this. One way I can do this is utilize my time on the train more efficiently. I have about a two hour commute each day (about an hour to school and an hour back) and could easily get more work done on the train. This is time when I have no external distractions (Other than the rare loud person talking on their phone) so it is the perfect conditions to get more work done. I could also utilize the library more often during my break times as it is a quiet place when can get work done. One class that I have enjoyed doing the reading has been our English class. While it is not always the most interesting, we do know that there will be a quiz each time so there is definitely an incentive to completing the work. Many scientific studies show that reading has its benefits. Increased amounts of reading could improve your writing and grammar skills, and could also possibly raise your iq level. Not only would I be getting my work done for class, but I would also possibly be getting skills that I could use later in life. Learning early on that I should definitely do all of my reading will only improve my next few years of college as I now know what to do in the future.