When I review my material I feel like I tend to cram everything into the night before. Also, sometimes I feel like I do not always retain the information that I am reviewing. My goal in this class is to gain more in sight on effective study tips. There are several ways that I could have more effective study tools. First, I could try and break everything that I need to study into smaller sections so that it is less to review all at once. I also would like to try group study. I learn better explaining information to other people and when other students explain information to me.
Managing personal issues is definitely one of my strengths. I tend to keep a good balance between school and my social life. I feel like in order to feel at peace and have a good balance managing
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However, both are definitely a weakness of mine. It would also be correct for me to say that I do not actually have a strategy for managing my stress. Most of the time I get too frazzled and stop what I am doing to gather my thoughts.
Adjusting to college life has been easy for me in some aspects. However, some aspects of college life have been hard to adjust too. An aspect of college life that has been hard for me to adjust to has been trying to figure out when I should do all of my homework. I am not used to not having a class everyday yet. An easy adjustment for myself was having lectures with a lot more people than I was used to in an average class.
I have always struggled with writing. I always over think everything I write and I end up with writer’s block. This year I decided to partake in the Freshman Academic Seminar. I hope this class will allow me to worry less about writing for just a grade, and more about what I am actually writing. I have always been so worried that my writing would not be good enough to get me a good grade. I hope to learn more about my personal writing habits throughout this