Importance Of Overcoming Obstacles In College

In my experience, it is just about impossible to get through college without any type of obstacles to overcome. Obstacles in college can be big or small, but are any of the things that interfere with any of your courses, in class and homework assignments. These obstacles can include other courses, having a job, having children, and many other things. It is important to always put your schoolwork first, when possible, to ensure success throughout your time in college.

I have only been in college for one semester, and I have already encountered many obstacles. The biggest obstacle for me is my job. I work close to full time every week, and working so much is making it very difficult at times for me to dedicate time to my studies. My job is also making it hard for me to keep up with all of my assignment due dates.

One instance where my job was a major obstacle was when i had to do a ten page essay for my english class.

I kept putting off the paper thinking i would have time to complete it later on. Before I knew it, it was the day that my ten page essay was due. The day that I realized it was due I only had five pages of my paper completed. This was very bad because I was scheduled to work the whole day the day that my essay was due. Since I was scheduled all of that day to work I decided that it would be best to ask my dad for help on my paper.

Towards the end of my shift my dad informed me that he reviewed my essay, and that everything that I had in my paper was perfect. He also said that there was not anymore information i could add to it. This made my obstacle a lot more difficult. The fact that I only had a couple more hours, to add five pages to my essay, really worried me. I decided that it would be best for me to discuss with my manger at work about leaving early to finish my

essay.

My manager understood and agreed to let me leave early to finish my assignment. I was able to overcome this obstacle by putting my homework before my job. Putting school first is the most important element of being successful. Without time and dedication you cannot pass in school. I also learned a lot from my experience dealing with this obstacle. I now know the importance of corresponding my assignment due dates with my work schedule. In the future I will be sure not to wait until the last minute to complete an assignment and I will better correspond my assignment due dates with my work schedule to ensure than I am completing all of my school work on time.

Corresponding all of my course due dates with my work schedule will be the most beneficial success strategy for me. Always being aware of my due dates will keep me from falling behind in all of my courses. It will also help to minimize my stress throughout college. From here on out I will be keeping up with all important dates in a calendar to stay successful during my time in college.