My Adjustments to College as the Semester Comes to its End

 I have grown a lot these past few months as a person and as a student. As a student I've realized I need to be more accountable with my work. And as a person I've gained more confidence in myself which I am really proud of.

I started off this semester coming out of a breakup from a long high school relationship. I had really no friends nor anyone that I could talk to about anything. I was forced into a position where I had to find myself. Even though North Central is super close to home for me, I forced myself to stay on campus for the weekends cause I knew I needed to gain a sense of independence and individuality. As Track practice started to ramp up I was able to find some friends within the team and also outside of the team. I think it is important to have friends outside of the team because it serves as a reality check, which I don't think I've lost myself too much to Track in an unhealthy way.

With schooling, I've realized that I need to be much more self directed when it comes to studying and getting projects and work done. In high school I was kind of given a laid out plan on how things work and what I needed to do to graduate. Yes, I get that in college but I get to choose my own plan, and therefore I have to be more self-directed. Also with college assignments I've noticed it is much more vague than high school, so I have to do more work digging for the answer that is needed.

Now, it being the end of the semester, I think I've truly grown as a person to be comfortable in my own shoes, and to enjoy my time whether I be at home or away at school. I have begun to understand how college is going to work if I want to graduate with good grades and I think I have a clearer idea of what major I want to go for. My studying definitely needs some help and I plan to get better with that next. Just this first semester I needed to grow so I could have the ability to lay out the foundation for how I will approach college.