Blog assignment #3

In my opinion there are four main differences between high school and college. The first and biggest difference in my opinion would be the amount of study time required. In high school, you might often find yourself spending minimal time studying because you fully understood the material that was given in class. In college studying is a never ending process if you want to do well academically. For most classes in high school, the teacher would give you a review sheet for a test to study, in college, professors give you a general idea on what is on the test but for the most part leave it up to you to figure out what is going to be on the test .The second would be the difference in the amount of freedom you have. When you get into college if you live on campus, you receive more freedom than you ever had in high school. For the most part in high school, when you need money, it was to go hangout with your friends or buying a video game but in college you need money just for the bare necessities such as soap, shampoo and deodorant. Next would be the difference between classes in high school versus classes in college. In high school you spend six or so hours in the classroom all day, moving from one class to another, in college you have the ability to pick when what days your classes are along with the times. Even though this may seem awesome, the amounts of information you receive in college courses are probably double that of a high school class. Teachers in high school often provide you with a copy of notes over the material and in college if you want the information for future reference, you probably should write it down. Lastly is the difference between high school teachers and college professors. In high school teachers check your completed homework after it is assigned and remind you of incomplete work. In college, the professors do not always check your homework and it completely and entirely up to make sure you have all your papers turned in on time, if not they are not accepted.

Blog Assignment #2

 

My best advice for a high school freshman would be to begin developing positive study habits. The quicker you begin forming good, positive study habits, the better off you will be academically. Learning is something we do throughout our lives, if we realize it or not, we learn something new each day. As people, we each have a separate way of learning, one way not quite identical to the next. Being able to fully understand a subject involves studying that certain subject. Developing positive study habits isn't something that just automatically happens, it takes time. From my own experience I can say that I made the mistake of goofing off in high school and I didn't create positive study habits. I think as incoming freshman in high school, for most, the idea of finally being in high school is overwhelming and exciting; which it should be, but sooner than we realize, with entering high school the academic choices we make begins putting us on track for our education after high school. Studying for me was one of the things I absolutely hated. From my freshman year of high school to my sophomore year, I rarely studied and I had the mindset that as long as I passed my classes everything was good. It wasn't until my junior year that I realized that "just getting by" was not good enough and by then it was almost too late. For the rest of my high school career, I struggled mostly due to the fact that I absolutely no study habits what so ever. Luckily I got my act together when I did, because if it would of been any later, I mostly likely wouldn't be here at TLU. Even as a freshman here at TLU, I'm still working to find what positive study habits work for me. The difference between the amount of studying in high school and in college is a very significant difference. Having positive study habits will help you to fully understand the material in a quicker manner than having negative or no study habits at all.

Blog Assignment #1

The transition between high school and college wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be. I’m starting to get adapted to being on my own and doing things on my own schedule. I realize that I need to work on some things such as setting plenty of time aside for each class to study so I can fully understand the material. In the past I've had the tendency to put things on the back burner and do them the day before   they were due and I'm slowly discovering that I need to drop that habit. My college life is still developing, each and every day I meet new people. All of my professors seem pretty cool, but I think I'm going to have a difficult time in English Comp I because I don't particularly enjoy reading or writing. I'm starting to realize that if I want extra money during the school year to do things outside of school, I'm going to need a job. Often I find myself staying up past one or two in the night trying to get things done so my whole sleep schedule has kind of been switched up. I'm beginning to really enjoy college. When I do go home for weekends it seems different and awkward (maybe due to the fact that I'm no longer there on a regular basis). I have had some stress outside of school with my mom being in the hospital due to having a second stroke and I'm trying really hard not to let the stress get to me and focus on my school work. I am the first generation of my family to go to college and I want to make my grandparents and sisters proud of who I am and who I will develop into with the help of a college education. Through reading the TLU reader I've realized that maybe the major I had originally choose won't definitely be the profession I choose to go into. College life is filled with different opportunities and ways to get involve, in which I realize it might be in my best interest to get involved in something constructive outside of my class work. I've noticed that through coming here to Texas Lutheran, I've had this urge to become stronger as a Christian because I believe with the help of Jesus Christ I can accomplish anything in this world. I know that down the road I will go through struggles but I have to try my hardest to make the best of those struggles so I can become better as a student and as a person