The idea of waking up at 6:30 in the morning and having to get ready for school, truly feels like a nightmare for me. During the holidays I rarely sleep before midnight and my “internal body clock” has shifted everything about 3 hours later than it would be, if school was in session.
Settling into school is going to be a whole lot harder than waking up on time. Especially with me-Since I’m starting college at a new, GIANT school. I’m a little bit worried about going to college. What will it be like? How are the teachers? Will I get lost? Will it be too hard?
At the end of high-school the teachers gave us the YOU HAVE TO START THINKING ABOUT YOUR FUTURE speech, and to tell you the truth… I really didn’t think too hard about it. I spent about 2 weeks figuring out which subjects would help me get into University and I simply wrote them onto a form and handed it in to my teacher. Now that I’ve received my school books - Which roughly weigh the same as a small school bus - I realize that the next 2 years of education practically choose my path in life. I can either become a successful business woman… Or sell golf balls for the rest of eternity… Great. What a pleasant thought.
For a high school student, settling into school will probably mean-finding your locker, trying to remember your locker combination and hoping your friends are in your classes. I remember thinking about all these things and feeling pretty relaxed… For me, holidays went extremely slowly. I felt like I had WAY too much time on my hands. Now I feel like my life is going way to fast and I wish I had more time to figure out the pathway I want to take. Although college completely frightens me, I am still looking forward to it as a challenge. A challenge I hope to overcome. I want to succeed in life and live up to all of my goals and college is something that will help me with this challenge.
Going to a new school at a new level I need to know how I am going to handle any sticky situations I may get myself into. Such as: Running late to class, being unorganized, handing work in late… Not handing work in at all.. These are all problems I could face. I think in order to keep myself calm and under control I need to be on top of things and know exactly what I need, when I need it and where. I believe if I feel more comfortable in my learning environment I will learn better, so I am going to try and make as many new friends as possible. I know that I am not the only person who is going to feel a bit overwhelmed at a new school and that makes me feel a little more at ease.
College is going to be exciting and a brand new experience. Although it will be overwhelming at first I know that there are others who are feeling the same as me. Starting up a new school routine is always hard and takes a lot of effort but I know that it will all be worth it in the end.
