Making the transition from high school to college can be difficult. Personally, I have found the transition stressful, but manageable. I have adapted to college by learning how to study effectively for biology, use a planner to manage my time, and maintain my relationship with my boyfriend while keeping up with my grades. The evidence I have provided includes a photograph of my detailed notes for biology, a photograph of my daily planner, and a photograph of my boyfriend and I studying for chemistry.
One of the biggest changes from high school to college that I have successfully adapted to is learning how to study effectively, especially for classes I have the most difficult time retaining material in, such as biology. I have not been enrolled …show more content…
Furthermore, I use different colored pens for different assignments when I write in my planner to help me easily differentiate how many things I have to do on a given day. Using a planner has been effective in helping me keep track of my time. In addition to that, I also set numerous alarms on my phone for when I have to do a certain task that I could forget about. For example, I may set an alarm alerting me that I have an SI session in 30 minutes, or that I should start studying my biology notes at 7:30 p.m. Utilizing my phone for setting alarms allows me to keep track of time without having to remember when I have to do something. Being able to keep track of time will benefit me in accomplishing my academic goal of making A’s in my classes because I will be able to easily handle all of my assignments. It will also benefit me in accomplishing my life goal of graduating because time management is a critical skill one should have in order to be …show more content…
We both put our education first, and going o dates and hanging out second. Going on dates, spending quality time, and having fun together is like a reward to us after we have finished studying and doing homework. Studying with my boyfriend has definitely been a successful method in overcoming my struggle of trying to keep up my relationship along with my grades. This also brings allows me to eventually reach my academic goal of making A’s in my classes because wanting to be with my boyfriend motivates me to study, which subsequently allows me to strive toward my life goal of graduating and moving on to medical school.
Although my transition from high school life to college life was stressful at first, I have managed to deal with some of the struggles that come with this transition. I effectively study for biology, one of my hardest classes, by taking detailed and descriptive notes. I actively use my daily planner and set alarms on my phone to keep track of time. Lastly, I study with my boyfriend to maintain my grades and relationship with him. For this essay, I strongly believe I have done an acceptable job presenting my evidence and writing about it. Specifically, I believe the hard work I have put in to completing this assignment is worthy of a high A, meaning a grade of a 100. I followed all instructions correctly to the best of my knowledge; I directly presented my evidence and how it helps me, included at least three pieces of
One of the biggest changes from high school to college that I have successfully adapted to is learning how to study effectively, especially for classes I have the most difficult time retaining material in, such as biology. I have not been enrolled …show more content…
Furthermore, I use different colored pens for different assignments when I write in my planner to help me easily differentiate how many things I have to do on a given day. Using a planner has been effective in helping me keep track of my time. In addition to that, I also set numerous alarms on my phone for when I have to do a certain task that I could forget about. For example, I may set an alarm alerting me that I have an SI session in 30 minutes, or that I should start studying my biology notes at 7:30 p.m. Utilizing my phone for setting alarms allows me to keep track of time without having to remember when I have to do something. Being able to keep track of time will benefit me in accomplishing my academic goal of making A’s in my classes because I will be able to easily handle all of my assignments. It will also benefit me in accomplishing my life goal of graduating because time management is a critical skill one should have in order to be …show more content…
We both put our education first, and going o dates and hanging out second. Going on dates, spending quality time, and having fun together is like a reward to us after we have finished studying and doing homework. Studying with my boyfriend has definitely been a successful method in overcoming my struggle of trying to keep up my relationship along with my grades. This also brings allows me to eventually reach my academic goal of making A’s in my classes because wanting to be with my boyfriend motivates me to study, which subsequently allows me to strive toward my life goal of graduating and moving on to medical school.
Although my transition from high school life to college life was stressful at first, I have managed to deal with some of the struggles that come with this transition. I effectively study for biology, one of my hardest classes, by taking detailed and descriptive notes. I actively use my daily planner and set alarms on my phone to keep track of time. Lastly, I study with my boyfriend to maintain my grades and relationship with him. For this essay, I strongly believe I have done an acceptable job presenting my evidence and writing about it. Specifically, I believe the hard work I have put in to completing this assignment is worthy of a high A, meaning a grade of a 100. I followed all instructions correctly to the best of my knowledge; I directly presented my evidence and how it helps me, included at least three pieces of