Going to college is one of the toughest decisions I have made. Imagine leaving the country and home that you were born and bred in, to another place in another continent that you have never been to before. I want to be a medical doctor who will help make people happy and healthy, therefore, more efficient to effect change, so I decided to study in the United States where I will receive the best training to achieve my career goal. I was confident and determined to be the best and make it to medical school after which I will become a medical doctor. Coming to the United States for the first time and starting school immediately was challenging and at the end of my first semester I did not do as well as I wanted to.
Changing my environment and going from secondary school to college all at once was tough, but I was prepared to face the …show more content…
Acclimatizing was easier than adjusting academically. It was challenging particularly because my first semester was a summer semester. The summer semester is shorter and faster than the usual semester with little chance to catch up. I studied hard and paid attention so I could keep up. I did not ask questions because I did not want to seem incompetent. Now I realize that if I had asked questions I would not have made mistakes that prevented me from making excellent grades.
At the end of the 6 week summer semester, I did not make all A’s as I had expected, and I was disappointed in myself. I was unhappy particularly because getting into medical school is very competitive and I cannot afford to have an average result. I was sad, but I could not keep moping. I am determined to make it. I discovered that I did not ask questions as often as I should. I was inconsistent in my grades, that I had lower grades after having very high grades. I had also been studying too late into the night and depriving myself from sleep and that had affected me during one of my
Changing my environment and going from secondary school to college all at once was tough, but I was prepared to face the …show more content…
Acclimatizing was easier than adjusting academically. It was challenging particularly because my first semester was a summer semester. The summer semester is shorter and faster than the usual semester with little chance to catch up. I studied hard and paid attention so I could keep up. I did not ask questions because I did not want to seem incompetent. Now I realize that if I had asked questions I would not have made mistakes that prevented me from making excellent grades.
At the end of the 6 week summer semester, I did not make all A’s as I had expected, and I was disappointed in myself. I was unhappy particularly because getting into medical school is very competitive and I cannot afford to have an average result. I was sad, but I could not keep moping. I am determined to make it. I discovered that I did not ask questions as often as I should. I was inconsistent in my grades, that I had lower grades after having very high grades. I had also been studying too late into the night and depriving myself from sleep and that had affected me during one of my