Freshman Year College Obstacles
The first semester of a college student’s career is one of the most exciting, yet stressful semesters of their academic career. The stress lies in the unknown and the expectations of what college will bring. Entering college straight out of high school or a job, is a culture shock. A college education and curriculum is different and far more challenging than any students academic high school career. There are many obstacles to consider as a college student. Obstacles like the writer William Zinsser once wrote “I see four kinds of pressure working with college students today: economic pressure, parental pressure, peer pressure and self-induced pressure” (Zinsser 2). Zinsser’s example, are examples of college obstacles, however the obstacles focused in this essay will be those that freshman …show more content…
Freshman college students will experience academic obstacles they will have to overcome by adjusting to the new type of education; a few of these obstacles are impacted classes, adapting to college …show more content…
Scudder a paleontologist who studied at the ivy league school Harvard was nervous when told his story about studying under Professor Agassiz this is shown when he says “I really dared not show any aversion within these sacred precincts” (Scudder). This shows that almost everyone will be nervous in college in their freshman year, but as the year goes on the freshman jitters go away. Exploring the campus, finding where everything is will make this bigger campus feel smaller and more at home. Developing a school routine is crucial in order to adapt to college, making sure to always have time to study and complete assignments is very important towards a college students academic career. Making a school routine will also help the student organize themselves to have time for college activities and whatever other activities they may have while attending
The first semester of a college student’s career is one of the most exciting, yet stressful semesters of their academic career. The stress lies in the unknown and the expectations of what college will bring. Entering college straight out of high school or a job, is a culture shock. A college education and curriculum is different and far more challenging than any students academic high school career. There are many obstacles to consider as a college student. Obstacles like the writer William Zinsser once wrote “I see four kinds of pressure working with college students today: economic pressure, parental pressure, peer pressure and self-induced pressure” (Zinsser 2). Zinsser’s example, are examples of college obstacles, however the obstacles focused in this essay will be those that freshman …show more content…
Freshman college students will experience academic obstacles they will have to overcome by adjusting to the new type of education; a few of these obstacles are impacted classes, adapting to college …show more content…
Scudder a paleontologist who studied at the ivy league school Harvard was nervous when told his story about studying under Professor Agassiz this is shown when he says “I really dared not show any aversion within these sacred precincts” (Scudder). This shows that almost everyone will be nervous in college in their freshman year, but as the year goes on the freshman jitters go away. Exploring the campus, finding where everything is will make this bigger campus feel smaller and more at home. Developing a school routine is crucial in order to adapt to college, making sure to always have time to study and complete assignments is very important towards a college students academic career. Making a school routine will also help the student organize themselves to have time for college activities and whatever other activities they may have while attending