Personal Narrative: Transitioning From College To High School

Transitioning from college to high school was a huge milestone not only for myself but the people in and around my life. Coming from a small town that everyone knew and of course getting good grades. I knew my life at CSULA would change my life for the good and that my choice of coming here would benefit me. But before I came I faced a lot and still face some barriers. First and for most, I was the never good at public speaking all my life I would dread to speak in front of a class and hated it so much. But after doing it for many years and doing it in college, I finally don't have the dreadful, horrible feeling I had before, well a little less now. But I feel more confident in my speaking and performance skills. A way I cope with this is sometimes …show more content…
Now in college, I find myself doing more and trying to make sure all my grades in my classes aren’t slipping. During high school in senior year, I didn’t struggle much with my classes and did well in them. However, college was not the case, when I went into my stats class I thought it would be easy, it turned out not too. I began slipping in that class, which by the way stats or maths isn’t my best subject. When my grade started sipping I started feeling bad for taking for granted easier classes I took in the past. Breaking through this barrier I made sure I studied and understood the material and asked questions in class. This led to me to bring my grade up in the class and keep my toes in every lecture I go through that class. Another thing I tend to struggle with more with is me, of course overall transitioning from easy classes to upper division classes. Once arriving in LA I knew that classes were not going to be easy nor hard but were something to challenge myself. The college has taught me that there's a lot to discover in classes, not only the subject but within yourself. That every lecture, notes, and classwork you are going to have, will bring times of struggle and