My first semester here at Longwood was not how I really expected to be, I thought that it was going to be more chaotic since it was my first time being away from home and family. But after graduation I was so ready to move on with my life and start a new chapter where I could be independent and continue my education. As time went by I felt more comfortable with my classes and the idea of sharing a dorm with 5 other girls was no longer an issue. I learned that the only place where I can actually concentrate was at the library, specially the single rooms with white boards included, it is my go to place for every time I need to study for an exam and get work done. Chemistry was the class that I mostly struggle just because some of the quizzes where a little complicated. Thankfully, attending tutoring and visiting my professor during office hours really helped me and ever since then, I have passed almost all of my quizzes.

I never struggle as much with the rest of my classes as much as I did with chemistry, yet I had a small amount of accidents where I have missed the opportunity to turn in assignments. Ever since then I purchased an agenda. Owning an agenda was one of the greatest things I ever did, not only I have it on a notebook, but I also own an electronic one. both helped me stay on top of everything and prevent missing assignments. I have not missed any class so far which is great because I haven’t had the need to catch up on things, and showing up it helped me staying on top of everything.

I do believe that putting more effort than what I did this semester on my future classes is something I need to work on, just because I have now a sense of what college life is and that each semester is always a new challenge I have to over come, and the only way I can do it is by putting more hours into studying and reaching out to professors more often. I learned that one of the effective way to do better in class is by attending to office hours and doing one on one sessions where I can go over any concerns. My goal is to get comfortable with it and not fear reaching out for extra help.