Blog post #5
Coming back from Fall break was hard luckily my roommate is also my best friend from home. Transitioning back to school from being home wasn’t as difficult because I had her and she is someone I associate home with.
I register for Spring semester classes on November 1st at 7 A.M. which I am not looking forward to waking up for but I am excited because I will be a second-semester college student. I am dreading having to take Spanish 110 but that is a requirement I need to graduate and I would rather get it done with early. I am a little worried about next semester because the classes I am planning on taking are much harder than the classes I took this semester. I am not a math person and it is something I am not strong in but unfortunately next semester I have to take statistics. Juggling a language and a math will be a struggle but I’m hoping I will be able to manage.
My experience being in a smaller school has been great so far. My classes are no bigger than 20 students and I like that because then you can ask more questions in class without 50 other students also trying to ask like the bigger school Sarah goes to. I also feel like it’s been easier to make friends being at Longwood whereas going to a big school like Sarah I would struggle more.
I feel like being away from my best friends has honestly broughten us closer. We talk almost everyday and obviously I miss them like crazy but it makes breaks seeing them more special. Going on break is something I look forward to because I have been very homesick but the transition back to school from break is very hard. I get very comfortable being home and not being able to stay sucks. Although during break the hardest part about being away from Longwood is missing my college friends. I think being away from Longwood for an extended amount of time will be good for me because I am homesick but I will also be missing my college friends.
Dear Madelyn, I could see why coming back from fall break may have been difficult for you. I also had my share of trouble after coming back to school from fall break because I had to get back into the groove of doing work. Unfortunately, you know when you register for classes and I don’t.
Even though you are not looking forward to registering for your classes, at least you know what day you register. I am just as nervous about next semester just as much as you are because I am not a math person either. Ever since I have got put in precalculus, I have been struggling and trying to keep up. Not only have I been trying to keep up, but I have made a tremendous amount of effort to stay committed to studying hard for quizzes and tests. As a result, nothing has been working, so I’m considering changing my major for the third time. I know that almost all majors require a type of math course; but I am hoping to find a major that requires less math and that is way easier than the math course I am currently in.
I can also see why you think that it is hard to make new friends at a bigger university than it at a smaller university. Although, I believe that a person can make new friends at any university if they are willing to step out od their comfort zone and be social with people. If a person is social and starts a good conversation with another person, they may find out that they have something in common. More importantly, they can develop a strong friendship and meet new friends along the way. One similarity that we have, is that I don’t think that being away from my friends has brought me closer to them.
I missed all of my friends from high school, I wish college work was like high school work but with the same amount of freedom that you get in college. I also felt that it was good to have a break from friends over spring break because I got to spend time with my old friends that I had grew up with and went to high school with and as crazy as it sounds, I live 30 minutes away and I still feel homesick so don’t feel bad. I believe that everything will start to come natural to you as you continue on throughout the semester. I know it is easier said than done, but be calm and stay focused.You got this!
Sincerely,
Darion