FRO 14 LC15

My first semester in college was an amazing and hard working experience for me. The transition from being a senior in high school to a freshman in college was very difficult. During my final year in high school, I did not do much work. The picture above expresses how I handled work during senior year. When i entered college, I new I was going to have to make many changes in the way I handled school work. I successfully motivated myself to do all my work in college. I believe the key to success in college is motivation.

My goal for the Spring semester are not to make mistakes that i had once made in my first semester. I am aware that I have made some mistakes in my first semester in college and that I need to improve. The biggest mistake that I kept making my first semester was that I kept leaving things for the last minute. For instance, whenever we had a global blog due, I would start it maybe an hour before it was due. I was luckily able to finish them on time, and I may not be that lucky in the future. Another mistake that I made during my first semester was that I did not pay attention or take notes during class time. During my first semester in college, I would often daydream during class and not pay attention to anything the teacher taught us in class. This behavior backfired on me when midterms and exams began to start. I did not perform as well as I could have because I had not participated in class.

Although I had not received my grades yet. I already know that the grades i received this semester were not to my max potential. I believe I am capable of receiving a 4.0 GPA and I did not give the effort to receive that this semester. During this semester, I was often lazy and did not care to much about my grades.

I believe motivation is essential and a must need in order to do well in college. One thing I did not learn how to do yet is how to motivate myself properly. I am aware that if I am motivated properly, I can accomplish anything. The reason why I am not performing as well as I should be in college is because I am not motivated properly. I am hoping i learn how to motivate myself in the upcoming semester