Only after my second year of high school, I was propelled into the adult world with full responsibility placed on my shoulders. It was the first time I was going to be away from my parents for a while and I needed to make it through seven weeks without them. I resided in a dormitory and lived with the people whose names I didn’t know until the day before. To further add on to the stress, I needed to take a placement test on a subject that I learned by myself to show that I was capable of the higher level thinking that the rigorous class demanded. This was a school famous for its high prestige, therefore I prepared myself for its burdensome challenges. I was surprised and relieved to find out that I ended up passing the placement exam, but I
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Seeing it through would yield a higher reward. The school took care of its students to ensure they can fully grasp the subject if they had any problems. I fully devoted myself to the class and began studying any concepts that I was not understanding. Since I felt overwhelmed with homework every day, I joined a class group so I could think like my classmates thought. When I felt that I was getting behind my classmates, I received tutoring. When a strenuous homework problem seemed impossible, I would seek out my professor during office hours and ask for help. Once it appeared to feel like I fit into the class, I began challenging myself further by going ahead of the schedule. I wanted to feel prepared for the three hours of class that I would have the next day, therefore I read the outline of what we would do that day. Once class started, I was able to easily follow the concepts presented, which allowed me finish my homework faster. With this extra time, I could explore the campus further and visit the attractions around where I was staying. That summer experience not only prepared me for how post-secondary education will go, but also how I can turn a class around if I devote enough time to it, regardless of how challenging it seems at the
Seeing it through would yield a higher reward. The school took care of its students to ensure they can fully grasp the subject if they had any problems. I fully devoted myself to the class and began studying any concepts that I was not understanding. Since I felt overwhelmed with homework every day, I joined a class group so I could think like my classmates thought. When I felt that I was getting behind my classmates, I received tutoring. When a strenuous homework problem seemed impossible, I would seek out my professor during office hours and ask for help. Once it appeared to feel like I fit into the class, I began challenging myself further by going ahead of the schedule. I wanted to feel prepared for the three hours of class that I would have the next day, therefore I read the outline of what we would do that day. Once class started, I was able to easily follow the concepts presented, which allowed me finish my homework faster. With this extra time, I could explore the campus further and visit the attractions around where I was staying. That summer experience not only prepared me for how post-secondary education will go, but also how I can turn a class around if I devote enough time to it, regardless of how challenging it seems at the