First Semester

My first semester at Xavier University is not what I expected. I did not know that college was going to be this hard. Sometimes it feels like the teachers want us do bad. I also did not know that I would meet so many cool people. I hated most of the people in high school, so I expected college to be the same. My classes were a lot more scattered than I expected them to be. I plan to work a lot harder next semester. I am going to finish my work in a timelier manner. No more waiting till the last minute. I am also going to study a lot more and go to help sessions and tutoring. I am going to go to sleep earlier so I can do school work at school instead of falling asleep. I’m going to ask for fewer days at work. I hope to have a great next semester.

My 1st Semester

My first semester at Xavier was mostly what I expected. I expected plenty of hard work. I knew I wanted a challenge in college, and I got what I wanted. The only thing I was that I was going to have much more fun than I did. I expected it would be fun, but most of the time I did not have fun there. I left campus almost every weekend because it was boring on campus. I expected it to be a littler more fun than what it was. Well. since I have gotten through this semester, now I know what I need to do next semester. I plan to get more involved in a club, manage my time for work and friends, and travel more in New Orleans to make my college experience more fun. My first semester was just an eye opener, because I have never done anything like this before. In my next semester, what I did in the first semester I will learn from to make my life better at Xavier.

First semester reflection

As I look back on my first semester, I see where I messed up and I know what I could have did to make it a better experience.  I started on the wrong foot in my main classes which were Biology and Chemistry.  I should have studied more and been focused.  I see now that I can not procrastinate at all at Xavier.   I need to start studying early, being prepared, and reading my class notes and modules carefully.  Overall it was not so bad, but I definitely know that it could have been much better.  This first semester has really prepared me for what next semester will bring and what I should expect.  Also, I started being with the wrong crowd, but I know now where I stand and what should be my main goal and focus points which includes obtaining a 4.0 GPA this second semester and preparing for my sophomore year.

My first semester experience

My first semester experience has been totally different from what I expected. It was really different from high school. My senior year in high school was very easy because I only had to major classes, and when I came to college everything changed. I did not expect it to be as easy as high school, but I did not think it would be as hard. This semester has been really hard and I found myself stressing a lot. It was a big challenge because I felt like I had to make it on own. I am so used to my parents being there and making me to do my work. For the next semester, I want to develop a plan to make the semester easier for myself. I do not want to become stressed, so I plan on focusing a lot more. Since I will be taking on more hours next semester, I am hoping that I can allow myself to stay focused, succeed, and make good grades.

My 1st Semester Reflection

This semester has been quite the experience for me. The experience I had was different than I had expected it to be. My first semester here wax extremely different than high school. In high school classes were a breeze I did not have to stress as much nor did I have to study as much as I do now. I believe I underestimated college I thought that it would not be that hard as long as I pay attention and did my work like I did in high school. Well, that is not the case in college, now I must do more than just come to class and pay attention. I have to study and take everything in and constantly practice. Next semester is going to be totally different for me because I know what to expect and I know how to go about studying and managing my time wisely. I believe that next semester is going to be a successful one for me.

First semester

This semester has had its ups and downs.  At first the semester started off very easy for me where I finished all my work and got the high grades that I wanted.  Then when I got that bad grade on the Chemistry test, I realized that I had to better manage my time.  I worked hard and I scored a 105 on the next two test helping me keep that “A” that I wanted.  I came into Calculus worried that I would not understand thing but it came relatively easy.  But then I started to slack off and I got my first “B” on the last test.  As the work started to get harder, my focus started to move to other things such as social life and spending time with a certain someone.  Now that the semester is wrapping up, I now have to be more focused than I’ve ever been.  Next semester the class are not as hard so can practice time management with a little less pressure.

This semester

When thinking about this semester many things come to mind. I have realized many things and some of these lessons have been learned the hard way. I think this semester has been an eye opening experience and one of the most influential times of my life. As a transitional period it has taught me that the time management and study skills you have in high school are not going to be able to carry on in college. If you wait to till the last minute for everything then you will never get anything done. I also learned you sink or swim by the syllabus. If you do not take heed to they syllabus you will not be on top of your assignments and you will miss something. I also learned that college is the craziest place i have ever been. There is always something going on and even when it seems like there is nothing there really is.

First semester reflection

I can say that my first semester at Xavier University has surely been an experience.  It has been some of what I expected but not all.  College is truely no place for laziness or negative working attitudes, and I learned that the first month of school.  I have learned how to manage my time so that there is enough time to party and also enough time to get to work.  But college is not what some of us see on our television screens.  It is not all about fraternity and sorority parties, or clubs.  There are times where the library is filled with students not only during exam week.  I learned the real way to study this semester.  Before in high school, I was not really studying.  I just discovered a method to get by and pass my tests.  But in college this method does not work at all.  You must be familiar with the curriculum and know what you are doing.  I had to learn the hard way on my first chemistry test that I failed.

First Semester Reflection

First Semester was filled with ups and downs, rights and wrongs, transitions, and trends. I must say, my first semester of college was turbulent because of all the adjustment that must be made from a high school setting to a college lifestyle. No matter how prepared I thought I was, things just didn’t go as planned. I don’t  mean to sound lackadaisical when I say this, but I know this is not unusual for freshmen to start their college careers like this. On the contrary, not all has seemed so down or bad. I have met amazing people whom I will remember throughout the rest of my life.  I have networked with other with whom I share common interests and hobbies like Hip Hop.  I have also found my strong points in college school work, and what subject I really do like.

Blog 12

 As I look back on my first semester in college there are many good and bad things that come to mind. I was so excited when I first got to Xavier University. I was eager to meet new friends and intially be out on my own. Well I really think I took the whole concept of college to lightly at first. I played around worried more about socializing and all that not thinking tha “hey I’m paying for this”. I even ended up dropping a few classes.I mad some really simple mistakes but you live and you learn. I am actually happy that I had this personal troubles because now I have a story to tell to those younger than me who think they are going to college and it is just going to be all fun and games. It is fun but it is also work. I plan to be more focused next semester and do much better than I did this semester.