New school, new classes, and new teachers. Going to college was something that I have looked forward to for so long. Ever since I was young I knew that studying hard in highschool meant you were studying for your future in a certain college. Well now im here and its a whole lot different than I expected. College is great don't get me wrong, but there's something about the fact that you are studying for your own good and success in your future. With no limits or parents there to tell you what to do its a whole different ball game on your choices. I walked into my dorm the other night and my RA had posted some comparison facts on the differences between College and High School. High School: 7 hours a day 35 hours a week, Attendance-mandatory, role always taken, Class size-30-35. College:3 hours a day 18 hours a week, Attendance-not mandatory but strongly encouraged, Class size-anywhere from 15 to 200. The list could go on for forever but the biggest difference that I struggle with is the fact that I have no boundaries to push me to do what's right other than my own self conscious. I simply wake up in the morning and say hmm it's time to go to class, but who's there to encourage me if I don't go. I am slowly learning independence a whole different way in college. Sure you're on your own and taking care of yourself but there's more to it than that.
The choices I make affect no one other than me. I am paying to have the education that I am receiving from SMU and yet I still have to work at getting up and doing it. I guess what I'm trying to say is that its pretty scary waking up every morning knowing that I have to have the will power to make the right choices. Sure I've slipped here and there and made the wrong ones, but college is all about learning. Learning about school and life. Learning for your life.
4 comments:
True, there is a lot more responsibility, but compared to the world after college it's nothing. Just take a deep breath and relax. These will be the best years of your life, use them wisely......
Unlike me who is going to use these years to get unbelievably smashed.
I agree, and also wrote my post on the transition from high school to college! It's tough and very different adjusting to this new form of schooling and life, but give it a few more weeks and you will be calling SMU home!
I know what you mean about the transition being hard. But, it's also super exciting! When I was in highschool I went to class because my mom made me, and if not I would get in trouble. These days, I get up and go to class because I want to - it's the right thing to do. It's scary but also exciting to know that with each test or lecture, we're getting closer and closer to graduating (with time...) and becoming who we're supposed to be in the world!
j.r.blogger: Couldn't you do the same thing for less than $50,000 per year?
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