The Road to Success (16A,B)

I still remember packing my things up when the Summer was coming to an end, getting ready to move into my dorm room and start my first college Semester.  I remember being nervous, a little anxious and excited at the same time.  It is crazy to think that my first college semester is already over and that I am already on Winter Break.  My first college semester I would have to say has been quite the success.  I have learned many things about myself and many other different aspects throughout these four months. One thing that I learned about myself is that I seem to have more motivation with doing my college work way more than I did in High School.  I was definitely lazy in High School and I knew I was capable of doing better work.  In college, I learned that it is no joke, my parents are paying for a school that I attend, so I know that I need to do my very best to strive on doing any of my work.  I worked hard this semester and college makes you learn how to manage your time because you are somewhat more independent and honestly you need to learn how to manage it in the right way.  I did pretty well managing my time this semester.  I mostly had all morning classes, with the latest class ending at 3:15 p.m on Mondays and Wednesdays.  I was really happy that I was done at an earlier time in the day because then I had the rest of my day to do my work and the other things I needed to get done throughout my days.  I would attend class, and then I would sometimes come back and take a nap if I was tired.  After I took a nap, I would do homework for a couple of hours, then eat and go to the gym and work out afterwards.  I would sometimes go to the gym before I study and then go eat at Conn if I was hungry or I would make food in my room.  I also had work on Monday and Thursday nights, so I would go home and then come back each of those nights.  It was a little crazy and annoying but it taught me how to manage my time as a college student and it taught me how to be independent, which is something college teaches you.

In the beginning of this semester I set myself goals.  My goals were to reach a 3.0 GPA or higher and get all A's and B's in all of my classes.  I have reached my goals because my grades are all A's and B's and I did work really hard this semester to get there.  It feels great reaching the goals that I set for myself and I am proud of my achievements.  Even though, I did well this semester, there is still room for improvement.  For next semester, I think I could slow down on the naps I took because sometimes I slept for too long on some days and I would wake up really tired and not want to do any work.  The most problem I had were my Math labs that I had to do for my math class.  I fell behind on some of them and I knew I could have done them I was just being lazy.  I know next semester I can't be lazy and I have to get all my work done and no messing around.  I plan to do even better next semester and maybe have all A's in my classes to raise my GPA even higher.  I plan on transferring next year to a different school so I intend on doing the best that I can to get into another school.  I know that I need to step it up and not fall behind on any of my work and that I need to give 100% in everything that I do.  My plan is to be successful and I know I can be if I do my work and have confidence in myself.  I know that I can still achieve my set goals for next semester and that I am going to do the best I can to get the grades that I want.  Anything is possible if you believe in yourself and if you have enough confidence in yourself.  Those things are the key point to being successful and I know that I can be successful and push through every step of the way for the rest of my college career.