My College Experience

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College is a collection of diverse people, new experiences, and learning how to be an adult. While it is completely different from anything I have ever done before, I feel like I have adjusted well and am getting into the swing of being a college student. The transition from high school to college is difficult and I have faced some challenges including, learning good study habits and accepting who I am as a student, time management skills and putting myself into new situations where I can meet new people. While these have been difficult for me to encounter, they have taught me valuable lessons about myself and who I can and want to be. In high school, I was involved in colorguard which took over my whole life. I had practice until late into the night during the week and competitions took up my weekend. This didn’t leave me much time to study. Coming to college I discovered I had to study like I never had before. In between classes is when I get the most studying done and I have found that I can study better in the SUB than in the library or my dorm room. One of the main challenges I have faced is the …show more content…

Raider Ready has provided me with life skills such as good study strategies, note taking skills, and ways to create a goal for myself in the smartest way possible. Through this class, I have been able to understand who I am as a student and person a little better while learning valuable skills that I can apply to both my school and personal life. The challenges I have faced in the last couple months I have been able to find ways to accomplish through what I have learned in Raider Ready and my own judgement. Learning about who I am as a person is difficult in and of itself, but learning who I am as a student can be more difficult and I feel that with these experiences, I am one step closer to achieving

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