When I graduated from high school, I spent countless days worrying about what college will be like. I worried about everything, like saying goodbye to my family and friends, making new friends, living with a roommate, getting involved, dealing with a huge work load, and so much more. My transition into college is quite a struggle, but it is not nearly as bad as I expected it would be. After watching “I’m a College Freshman,” I realized that the difficulties I am facing are all normal. I feel as if I relate to Julisa the most out of the three freshmen. We both had to take out loans and are still struggling to come up with enough money, though, hopefully, I will not be forced to move off of campus due to money problems. In addition …show more content…
Even though most of the episode was realistic, there were a couple of things that were exaggerated. Pedro’s struggle with being forced to resign from presidency does not seem like a common issue for college freshmen. I would assume that most students are able keep their behavior under control enough to not get removed from student positions or clubs. I would not say that Brian’s situation with his son was exaggerated, but it is not a challenge that is applicable to most college freshmen. I consider the top three difficulties that college freshmen face to be time management, budgeting finances, and social skills. My college is very good at providing students with resources necessary for tackling these issues, but not all schools do. Some good resources to help fix these problems would be workshops to inform students on the best ways to manage time and money, as well as sponsoring events, like welcome parties, sports games, and clubs. These events will bring people together, making it easier to build
Starting college is an intense and confusing event that plagues all recent high school graduates. It is like trying to run when all you can do is crawl, and for many freshmen, myself included, one can get easily overwhelmed by the daunting task of picking a major when less than two months ago some of our parents still packed our lunches for us every morning. The concept of entering college tends to be frequently skewed and expecting an eighteen year old to decide what they want to do for the rest of their lives, without having them actually experiment in different areas, has the potential to create a generation of adults who are aggravated and depressed in their careers.
Going into college is a transition for many students, some are excited yet terrified, and others are dreading stepping into the intimidating college halls. Many enter dumbfounded as they now have to decide what to do and where to begin. Most people realize they cannot depend on p...
When it came to the transition to college, all I could think about is all the major changes that would follow. I had no clue how I would adjust. I knew there was going to be both easy adjustments as well as challenging ones. I knew that these adjustments included independence, responsibility, social environments, time management, and harder school curriculum. My enthusiasm towards college was very high and so were my expectations. I had a mindset that the college I was going to attend was exactly like the stereotypical college that I had seen in movies. I expected my roommates to become either my best friends or worst enemies. I expected my college to have immense tailgating every weekend, while watching my football team win or lose. I expected
The transition into college can be one of the most exciting times in a young adult’s life. They are starting a new chapter in their lives that may have a lasting effect on their future. Many new friendships will be made, along with countless amounts of changes in their life including new habitat, change in income, workload amounts, and eating habits.
Entering college for me has had many challenges along the way. Just when I think I’m on the right track, something happens and I practically go into overdrive to overcome those challenges. I’ve had the typical financial hardships that every college student faces when applying for an overpriced education. I’ve had the experience of changing my mind on what I want to do for the rest of my life. I’ve also applied and entered two different colleges. All of this has happened within a year, and it’s hard to believe that the whole process of events started about a year ago.
Before entering college, an abundant worry of mine was that I would be overly consumed in my major and not have the time to make many new friends. After entering college, I now see that with time-management, I am able to be involved in sorority life, leadership opportunities, and many other social events, as well as, aiming the best of my abilities toward my major of nursing. Another concern of mine, before entering college, was that I would become home sick living on campus. After entering college, as a part of the emerging leaders community, social community, and sisterhood community, I am no longer remotely concerned about becoming homesick in the
As an incoming college student the typical worries are fitting in, getting good grades, making friends, and figuring out what you
Freshman year of college has been a rollercoaster. Everyone’s freshman year is a rollercoaster of emotions and events but everyone rides their own ride. Mine started with my best friend on move in day. Yes, my best friend and I moved into the same dorm room ready for the best year of our lives. Turns out this was just the beginning of my extremely long first semester of uphill emotional and mental struggles.
As my first year in college ends, I write to you seniors who are getting ready for the adventure ahead of you guys called college. College is what everyone has told you about and more. These years aren’t just about excelling academically, but also defining yourself as a person. My college journey in this last year has been amazing and along the way I’ve had obstacles to confront from getting my first low grade to sleeping through an important class. But the most unexpected obstacle I’ve experienced is the transition to college.
When recent college graduates look back at their collegian experience, most claim that those four years are the best four years of their life. Many cite their social life and friends they met throughout college as the reason why those four years are the best they’ve ever had. Knowing this, I was very excited to enter college coming out of high school, thinking that the next four years are going to bring exciting new changes. Although it took me a while to realize it, college did end up being the best years of my life, but for a very different reason.
Going into college, a lot of people assume their experience is going to be very straightforward. They think that what they’ve chosen as their major their freshman year is the major that they will graduate with, and that they’re going to make so many new memories and it’ll be the time of their life. For me, going into first semester freshman year, I was really excited. Having grown up in the Bloomington-Normal area I was super psyched to live two hours away in Indianapolis.
Senior year is a buzz of new media gossip, with most about the amazing hopes and joys about what college life is going to be like. Sadly most don’t have a clue about what they are being signed up for once those caps are thrown in the air. Every year student enters college with dangerous preconceptions of college and hailed with various struggles many crumble too. Various stresses accompanied by new found responsibility are thrown to the newly independent student who unable to handle begin to falter in grades and health.
The Charles Dickins quote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” has always brought feelings of the college experience to my mind. In the midst of my first official semester at St. Petersburg College, I am overwhelmed with thoughts and emotions. Partly, I cannot believe that I am taking such a gigantic step in my life. I did not always have the passion to further my education. My automated answer to anyone urging me to attend college was, “School’s out.” Now I can say with confidence, “School’s in.”
College is the whole new game. As you started your new journey, you need to balance the social and academics, if you don’t have that balance than nothing is going as you planned. College isn’t always like you thought and see in the drams. Just come to the classes and chill all the time. When I started the college, I have an 8:00 AM class to start my days. since I was new for everything I got hard time to manage time for my four classes homework. I was so prepared as I started the college because I heard some experience from my friends and how college will work but I didn’t think it was going to hit this hard. So, I learned it is important to balance and time management. Also, sometimes I feel, it is another roller coaster with many twists
In your New Student Seminar class this semester, you will learn some of the things I will tell you about in this letter, such as the importance of time management and joining student organizations. However, there are a few things that I wish I had known before attending college. In order to make the transition easier on you, I will tell you about some of my experiences, tips, and the many ways that college has impacted myself as a freshman. As a disclaimer, I should tell you that this is based on my personal experience, and some parts may not apply to you or benefit you. Although, I hope that you will be able to apply some of my advice to your life as a college student.