My
semester has been going pretty well to be honest. I've gotten the
classes I wanted at pretty optimal times. My earliest class is 9:30
am to 10:45 am while my latest class is 11:00 am to 1 pm so my
schedule allows me to have a lot of free time and flexibility with
homework. Also, homework hasn't been all too hard or overbearing. A
lot of times in high school, I'd get stacked with massive amounts of
homework all due on one day, whereas in college, all my homework is
due on the specific days that I have that class so I can plan
accordingly with that. The homework itself isn't hard either. Rather,
its well explained and time consuming, but its not hard to figure
out. One thing I don't enjoy about this semester is the endless
amounts of lectures that I've been getting in my classes. I get that
lectures are needed to teach the material but it would be an enormous
help to do some hands on learning or something to spice it up.
I've had
quite a lot of challenges this semester. The small challenges like
learning to wake up for school wasn't all too bad, whereas the big
mind numbing challenges were hard to deal with. I've dealt with the
stomach flu and wasn't able to come to school for a week or two. My
aunt died last month and it kind of shook me up for a while. I had to
go to the valley for her funeral and I wasn't able to concentrate for
a while, so doing homework and coming to class was a challenge for a
couple weeks. I've missed a couple of classes and assignments and now
I'm trying to stabilize in what ways I can.
The
ultimate pay-off for going through this is learning what I need to in
order to get enough credits to transfer to UCSD or UCLA. I wasn't
good enough to get there straight from high school but I will be good
enough when I finish my years at community college, I am certain of
it.
I've
always had a problem with motivating myself to do well in school.
When I was younger, I would get bribed to do well. “Get straight
A's and we'll get you a toy” or “Do well so we can reward you at
the end of the year” were the phrases that existed throughout the
beginning of my school years. Inevitably, the rewards became nil and
I became less and less motivated. Things have changed recently
however. I saw how useless I was when I was unmotivated and looking
back at it I hated it. I want to be a better me in any way that I
can, and the only way I know how to change me is through the process
of school, so I'd gladly adhere to it. Also, I have this need to beat
my siblings. My brother is a technician at BMW and my sister is a
nurse at CMH, so I want to go to school, get a job and make more than
them. Its a bit selfish, but eh. A little sibling rivalry never hurt
anyone.
Waking up for school is a big challenge for me to, over summer I never woke up early and now its a struggle. That's good that you know what schools you would like to, good luck.
ReplyDeleteMy family does that too! We always talk about the competition and who's going to make more. I'm hoping it'll be me.
ReplyDeleteI like to hear that you are shooting for the stars and trying to transfer to highly distinguished schools. Keep setting your goals high never settle for less.
ReplyDeleteYou can do anything you want to do! Stay motivated as you said and you will transfer to UCLA or UCSD. You'll probably end up making a higher wage out of your siblings too! I believe in you.
ReplyDeleteIf you believe you can make more money than your siblings than you will. If you believe you can achieve. It's a bit corny but it works.
ReplyDeleteIt is great that you are motivated on your own, and I am sorry about your Aunt. Personal challenges can be distracting, but it seems that you are a well rounded person with a strong personality, keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteAww geez. I'm sorry you were going through all that! I know how hard it is to miss class, especially TWO weeks of it! Making it up isn't easy. But with your self motivation, I'm sure passing all of this won't be hard at all!
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