Reflection: My Failure Of The Busing System At IUPUI

At the time of my attendance at IUPUI my overall poor study habits, getting to class in a timely manner, and procrastination were primary factors that resulted in my failure at IUPUI. When transferring from Ivy Tech in Lawrence to IUPUI I was not used to using the busing system at all so I could not get to class in the time that I needed to. It wasn’t until later in the semester that I actually was able to have slight timing in my schedule and the busing system. However prior to that juncture, because I lived about an hour away by bus, I had trouble in the morning lining up my morning routine with the busing system. This ended up resulting in me being about fifteen to thirty minutes late for some of my classes.
Lining up my time between leaving the house and making it to the bus with the busing systems strict and somewhat limited run time schedule was quite difficult. Primarily because I had to use other means of …show more content…
My procrastination also carried over into my study habits and also resulted in failures. This was especially true in regards to my math class. When it came to my math class I would somewhat, but didn’t fully, understand the concepts that were given and ask questions occasionally but not as often as I should have. When it came down to homework I would perform fairly well, however, when it came to tests, because of my procrastinatory ways, my results were not as good as they could have been with studying. Most tests resulted in subpar scores and some failures. When I would study it wouldn’t be as long as it should have been and also I would not study until about two days before the exam. These issues continued to carry over into the following semester also, however, as previously stated, those issues started to improve. This was primarily due to the identification of my overall problems with time management, studying, and procrastination with the S.T.A.R.S