Author: change20

 

Here is the truth about college. In college everyone goes through moments that they will remember for life. In other words, bumps might get on the way that they just want to forget about. Well college isn’t for everyone. Some may experience stress from lack of good communication with professors and not knowing enough information to do assignments, which leads to disappointing grades and bad experiences in college. While, others will experience that too, but they know how to overcome and still have good times with college. Everyone will have the opportunity to meet new people, make new friends and experience freedom because everyone can make their own choices without parents telling them what to do all the time.

The most important thing to remember in college is taking care of yourself and health. That includes eating well and getting enough sleep. Time management is super important when it comes to academics, make sure to turn assignment in on time and try to attend each class. If students don’t attend, for sure they are going to miss useful information, ask questions when things don’t make sense or are confusing because everyone here is coming to learn. Try to have a balance between personal life and school. If students can do this for themselves, they are going to be successful and enjoy what college experiences have to offer. Please make this count because you paid a lot of money to come here.

 

 

 

 

The common way I get stressed out is at school. When I don’t understand the material that the professor is teaching, I do ask for help on it. If I still don’t understand it after they went through it with me once or twice, that is when my stress starts to peak to the highest point and my self—esteem would be at its lowest. I get stressed out from that because I want to succeed and receive a good grade in that class. To succeed I know I must do well on assignments, tests and ask questions when stuff doesn’t make sense. I do not like to ask for help after going over the same topic more than twice because I feel uncomfortable and nervous about it. I certainly work better and feel more comfortable asking questions when I am working with teachers than students because there have been a couple incidents where they expected me to know something that I do not know, and I also feel teachers are little more understanding than students.

I am currently dealing with this where I need to get extra help from my teachers. There have already been a couple of times I had to advocate for myself and ask the teacher to re-explain the contents. This Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning class is hard for me because everything in the curriculum is new information that I have never been taught. I get behind not because I don’t want to do the assignments or procrastination, it is simply because I don’t understand the concepts, so I can’t apply that to my assignments. Next thing, another assignment from this class plus the homework in another class. The assignments keep piling up and my stress also getting higher and higher. I do not like to fall behind and this is most often how I get behind.

 

 

 

Fears Became Literally Nothing

When I first started to think about college, it scared me. As I got closer to high school graduation, I began to worry more. My biggest concerns were that I would not be able to keep up with homework and would not be able to find my way around campus. In high school I had an IEP, so I received a lot of accommodation. I worried I would not receive the same help in college. In addition to the academics, I didn’t think I would fit in. My parents told me that going to college is like starting with a clean slate. It would be a chance for me to meet new people from different backgrounds. Based on my high school experience, I had my doubts. I also was nervous to live on my own and be solely responsible for myself. Overall, I thought college would be a very stressful situation.

When the time came to move into my dorm, my anxiety increased. My parents were excited for moving in day, but I was not. They encouraged me to join clubs to meet people, so I did. As it turns out, college is not as scary as I made it out to be. After a few days, I found my way around campus and met several new friends. I ended up with a great roommate who I have a lot in common with. Overall, I like my classes, but some have been challenging. The resource center has been very helpful in helping me complete some assignments. I still get anxious at times but realize it is not as bad as I thought it would be. I continue to have the support of my family even though I no longer live at home. I am hopeful that the rest of my college years will be positive.