To me finishing up this semester seems bittersweet. On
one hand I am just relieved that I can finally relax after weeks of complete exhaustion
and stress but on the other I am feeling a little bit broken. It feels like
just yesterday when we were all meeting for the first time and participating in
tons of icebreakers to get to know each other better but now that we have all gotten
so close it is already time to say goodbye. I know I will still see these
familiar faces in the crowd and keep in touch with the many friends I have made
but I realize that the chances of encountering a close knit learning community
like the one I had for this first semester are very unlikely. I never thought that
I would be capable of interacting so closely with peers in a “college classroom”
but I was wrong and I’ve learned that I enjoy communicating and sharing ideas
with other people and that it is beneficial to be involved.
Another thing I have become aware of about myself is how
important it is for me to stay motivated. Once I am determined to do something I
put in all my effort in attempt to accomplish the task or overcome the
obstacle. My biggest challenge this semester was my Microbiology class and I did
everything I could to make sure I had the best chance possible of successfully
completing the course. I studied for hours, asked fellow classmates for help,
went to office hours, and attended all the optional review sessions. In the end
it all paid off and I was able to do well in the class because I did not allow failure
as an option. This leads me to reflect on my achievements this semester.
Something I consider a huge accomplishment is my blog because it was one of my
biggest fears when school started due to the fact that I wasn’t a very tech savvy
person but here we are on week 16…I did it! My most significant achievement
this semester was my grades. So far I have met my personal goals that I had set
for myself at the beginning of the semester and I feel as if I reached where I wanted
to be at this point by managing to keep at least a 90 in each course throughout
the semester.
However, the final grade reports have not been released
yet so it is too soon to say that I am comfortable with my entire performance
and there is yet still the possibility for disappointment. I hope that all my
hard work will be reflected in my final grades and that my establishment of
study skills and time management prove to be successful. If I were to have to
face something detrimental with my final results the only thing I could do is
continue to try my best until I reach my desired goals. In spite of how I did
this semester I still have high hopes for upcoming semesters as well. Once
again I intend on setting goals to keep the minimum of 90 in all my courses,
complete all my homework/assignments, and attend every class. I plan to fulfill
these by maintaining good study skills, carefully managing my time, avoiding procrastination,
and using the resources available to me, a couple of which might include review
sessions and office hours. Something I hope to change next semester is being
more involved because I didn’t have time to join a club or organization this
semester and after having a close experience with my FYE classmates I realized
that clubs could potentially offer a similar feeling of inclusion. All being
said I will truly miss all of the students and professors that I have had the
pleasure of getting to know this semester and I hope to have more classes with
you all in the future. I wish you all a wonderful winter break and Happy
Holidays!!!
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