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Applying was a very stressful process for me. Just kept feeling I wasn't going to get in and then I became sad when I had to apply to other schools just in case I didn't get into IU. Then finally when they were coming out with who got in it took so long for me to get my email. But finally, the day came and I finally got into IU. Orientation was so much fun I got to come down here with my dad and we got lunch. Walked around the campus and I was blown away by its beauty. It was a very smooth and easy process of this whole thing. Now being all settled in I'm in love. At first, it was hard saying bye to my family and friends. But now I am in love with it. A big part is the girls on the floor I love them all so much they truly are the best people and the people I needed to be here.
An experience that I had while I have been here that's something I would have never done was trying out for a comedy club. One of my favorite things to do is make people laugh. It brings me so much joy. This one night I was all ready to go to bed when my friend called me and asked if I wanted to go try out with her for comedy. At first, I said no and thought it was dumb. I was also very scared to not get in. Finally, after the audition, I felt happy for myself for doing something I was not used to. Later that night I finally got a call letting me know I had gotten into the club. Was so proud of myself and very excited to meet all the girls. Now I would be so mad at myself if I didn't go. I learned that doing things that make you uncomfortable is where you get the most learning done. This was a major part of becoming close friends with a lot of people I would have never been with.
Another assignment that I had to complete was for my technology in teaching class. Each week just like this class we would get assigned another thing we would need to add to our lesson design project. It was a lot of work and a lot of time. Took a lot of time and effort and outside of class work. I was not prepared at all compared to the work I was given in high school and this was a little bit of a challenge for me. But I made myself stay ahead and not let myself fall behind at all. After about 8 weeks of adding stuff to our lesson plan, it was finally the day to present in front of our whole glass. I remember watching everyone else before me and getting scared because I was comparing how bad I thought mine was to theirs. Finally, it was my turn to go and I got up there and blew it out of the waters I had confidence. I got a 40/40 on it and I was incredibly proud of myself that day. I learned that staying on top of your work is very important in college and it's easy for people to fall behind if they don't put effort in.
I have learned a lot about myself throughout this semester. I’ve come to realize my strengths and weaknesses. I’m currently taking a finite class which is a subject I have struggled with. I’ve also always struggled with asking for help. For those reasons and the fact that I want to do the best I can, I reached out for help so that I could be successful in the class. This has led me to believe that the ability to ask for help is a strength. On the other hand, I have not always prioritized correctly or kept pushing off assignments until the last minute. I’ll know about an upcoming exam and instead of studying, I’ll distract myself by reading or being on my phone. I usually wait until the night before to study which causes me to not do as well on the exam as I potentially could. Overall, both my strengths and weaknesses make me who I am so I’ll just have to take them in stride and improve what I can.
One of the biggest lessons I learned so far is that you should always take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes so that you don’t make them again. If I didn’t do well on an exam, I need to go to office hours and review everything I missed so that next time I don’t miss the same questions. This lesson also can be applied to the rest of my life. If something isn’t working, I need to take the initiative and do something about it to change it and make it so that it works for me. If there’s one piece of advice that I would give myself for next semester, it would be to stay calm and take everything in stride. There’s no point in stressing myself out if I can’t do anything about it. All in all, my experience at college so far has taught me many things and I know that I will learn so much more.
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