Moving To College
College was a topic that was often brought up in my household. My brother was the first person to go to college and graduate in my family. My parents wanted me to go to college and be better than they were. Not going to college was not an option; the rules were your either went to college or you had to leave the house. At the same time that I graduated from high school , my brother also graduated from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. In order to prepare me for college, my brother and his friends gave me misguided advice which was “College is easy.” Later on I found out that they were wrong. Throughout high school, I had the perfect grades, the perfect teachers, and I barely ever had to study for an exam. When I got to college, that all
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Before I started my college career, I had an abundance of friends and family members who would often encourage me to reach my goals. That did not work so well because they told me things that I wanted to hear instead of things that I needed to hear in order to be successful. Everything that I was doing beforehand was hurting me now. After failing my first anatomy and physiology exam, I realized that my old study habits we're not working. I needed to develop a new system in which I could study effectively. I needed to eliminate distractions such as cellular devices, television, and friends from my study area. After failing that exam, I thought about when my brother told me that “College will be easy” but he was wrong. Then I knew that I could not go through college the same way that I went through high school. At first I thought that I would be alright with a C average in the course. Then I realized that I did not want to be labeled as “average.” The curriculum is completely different and it was completely new for me, I needed to adjust and I needed to adjust quickly. I knew that I needed to be motivated within my school work and my school environment, but I also needed to be self-motivated in other aspects of my life such as health. Being more than two hours away from home, I made sure that I took on my responsibilities and was accountable for my own actions. I was completely unmotivated in the beginning, but now I am self-motivated without seeking the satisfaction of
Before I started my college career, I had an abundance of friends and family members who would often encourage me to reach my goals. That did not work so well because they told me things that I wanted to hear instead of things that I needed to hear in order to be successful. Everything that I was doing beforehand was hurting me now. After failing my first anatomy and physiology exam, I realized that my old study habits we're not working. I needed to develop a new system in which I could study effectively. I needed to eliminate distractions such as cellular devices, television, and friends from my study area. After failing that exam, I thought about when my brother told me that “College will be easy” but he was wrong. Then I knew that I could not go through college the same way that I went through high school. At first I thought that I would be alright with a C average in the course. Then I realized that I did not want to be labeled as “average.” The curriculum is completely different and it was completely new for me, I needed to adjust and I needed to adjust quickly. I knew that I needed to be motivated within my school work and my school environment, but I also needed to be self-motivated in other aspects of my life such as health. Being more than two hours away from home, I made sure that I took on my responsibilities and was accountable for my own actions. I was completely unmotivated in the beginning, but now I am self-motivated without seeking the satisfaction of