These past few weeks here at
southern have been interesting to say the least. Learning to manage my time and
get my work done while still having a social life has not been the easiest.
There have been times that I have missed out on activities with my friends and
there have also been times I postponed my homework and then ran out of time
before being able to complete it. Learning to live with two other girls has
also been a challenge but there are positives that have come from it. Over the
past couple weeks college has tested me in many different categories and some
of them came natural and some of them I am still trying to figure out.
Creating my own schedule has been
one of the most difficult things I’ve faced since coming southern. Prior to
college my days were always pretty much the same; I had school, then I went to
work, then I went home to do my homework and then I normally hung out with
friends. Now I have to learn to manage my time better because unlike high school
where my days were always the same, here in college each day my schedule is
different from the day before it. I have to manage my time between; class,
sleep, homework, eating and maintaining a social life. It was very complicated
at first but after a couple of weeks I found that staying organized and
planning specific times for me to do my homework and studying helped me keep
track of my assignments and still have time to do everything else. For me if I am
not organized then my work doesn’t get done and I fall behind quite quickly.
College has not only tested me academically
but it has also tested me personally. Living in a triple dorm has not been the
easiest thing in the world. Trying to share a 10ft by 10ft space with two other
girls has brought up many issues. Each one of us has our own style and our own
way of living that in some aspect of another has conflicted with one another.
With this being said sharing a room has pushed me to be more open with other
girls and understand that everyone is not the same and just because I like to
keep my side of the room neat does not mean they do and just because two of us
want to go out on a Thursday night does not mean all three of us have to.
Learning to coexist with other people is just a part of growing up and although
it may not be easy it is necessary.
College is a territory in which I am still becoming
familiar with. It has posed all sorts of new questions and new ideas. It is
here I that have been confronted with the reality that I am growing up. Although
I am still getting used to college I am very happy I came and this first half
of the first semester has taught me so much.
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