First month of college

          My first month of college, for the most part, has not been what I expected. I did expect a lot of assignments at one time, and the stress of trying to get them all completed with Excellency, but I didn't expect it to be this easy. I understand that this is my first year of college and that it is going to get harder and harder as I go, but at the moment it just seems like I am re-learning things that I already learned in high school.

          I think that I may have over prepared myself for college in a way. I created college in my head as: me being an outsider, having mean teachers, not being able to have the slightest bit of a social life, and homework that made me cry every night because it was too much for me to handle. Thankfully my experience so far has been the complete opposite. I have made a few friends, my teachers are all awesome, I have found a way to manage my friends, family, and work, and my homework assignments are actually interesting, so I have no problem doing them. I am still trying to figure out how to balance my everyday life with my college life, but with the fantastic support system I have, I know that I will be able to successfully get through School. 

           My strengths in college is making sure I know what all of my assignments are, and making sure that they are completed and turned in on time if not early. Another strength that I have is also my weakness, and that is time management. Depending on the class, my time management varies. For the classes I enjoy I arrange my time very well with knowing exactly when I will finish the assignment. For my harder and boring classes I tend to procrastinate on my assignments and wait until the last minute to start them. I do that because when I feel like I don't understand the class I don't do the work so I don't get stressed out, even though that system doesn't help me in any way. My biggest challenge is going to be self pressure. I want to get straight A's in College, and although it's possible, it's not going to be easy so I need to make sure I get my mind right.