What I Learned In High School

The first day of the fall semester was like my first day of high school, I was so emotional because I couldn’t believe I was in college. I was so nervous and I had all these thoughts in my head. Will I ever make any friends? Will people even like me? Will I pass any of my classes? These are the same questions I had when I walked into high school for the first time. But I knew I had to think positive to succeed in school. This is just the beginning of my future. A topic that was influential to me was time management. When I first started this semester my decisions on how I used my time caused some negativity things to happen personal related and school related. Whenever I would do my homework It would be very easy for me to get distracted quickly. I spent more time on social media, my phone, or hanging out with friends than doing my homework when it was due. Because I didn’t manage my time right I always did my homework at the very last minute.
Ever since my cornerstone class learned about time management, and I did a little more research on this topic, I learned some great tips to manage my time. For an example: because I have trouble with being distracted a tip I learned in class from a fellow student was to shut my electronics off or place them …show more content…
Before learning the great tips I learned in class I was horrible with saving and spending my money on things I needed. I also have a problem with spending money on food. I would defiantly say I spend at least a thousand dollars on food a year, maybe even more. For now on I’m going to start splitting my money into sections. For an example, I know I have an electricity bill, a phone bill, rent, car note and insurance. My plan is to separate the money I get into different bank accounts so I can pay bills on time and use the other account for other things. I get paid weekly so it’s time for me to split my checks into sections so I can save