Col 101 Reflection

Coll 101 Reflection The college experience I imagined and the reality of college were two very different things. For starters, I never imagined college to be so relaxed. A clear majority of my professors were unexpectedly lenient and seemed much less tense than any of my high school teachers. Academically, I was expecting to be challenged. In actuality, it was quite undemanding. I had an unprecedented amount of free time and could game daily. Socially, there was no way college could’ve been worse than high school. Having moved to North Jersey two years ago, I found myself without essentially any friends for years. The height of my expectations was merely to find a single person I liked. Nothing more, nothing less. As far as disappoints go, I was only disappointed in my commute. I underestimated how much driving 30 minutes there and back would tire me out. I realized at some point through the semester that my study habits were in dire need of work. I still haven’t developed a study habit and I imagine that’ll be detrimental to my grades in a year or two. Stress management skills are still nonexistent. I still handle stress by simply holding everything in the depths of my soul and keeping it all locked up. …show more content…
I would’ve kept the same time schedule, however there is only one class for Comp Sci 2 so I have no choice but to take a 9 am class. I hope I have the mental fortitude to change my study habit, but knowing myself that isn’t going to happen. Even though I had only missed about a combined 7 classes, I hope to miss less than that next semester. Ultimately that’s out of my control due to the severity of my leg injury, but the goal remains. I’ve decided to continue taking fifteen credits as I still want to graduate on time but my parents have expressed a desire for me to find a job. Despite my claims that college is my job, there’s a possibility of me taking a lighter course loud to maintain a