Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Wait, I Have Adjusted to College Life?

As lame as it sounds, I sometimes feel like I am dreaming. My whole life I have wondered where I would be for college, what I would be studying, who I would become friends with, and now that this time of my life is actually here, everything feels so surreal. Along with me finally starting my life's ambitions here at USC, there have been many stresses.
I have often mentioned in my journals that my french class was very stressful. I recently decided to withdraw from the class because I have scholarships to keep and grades to maintain in order to stay in my sorority. I wasn't doing horribly in the section, but I just knew that I wouldn't have as much time to focus on my other classes, which I am doing very well in. Because I was spending so much time on it I was missing important study time for my other classes, so since I was stressed out about the work and time was being taken away from other important classes, dropping it seemed to be the best option for me.
I have declared PoliSci as my minor, so I am getting prepared for next semester to officially start taking more Journalism classes and PoliSci classes. I always knew I would take the political route. CNN has always been a very big source of news for me. However, I still could change my mind, but I have two 100s on Poli101 quizzes, so as of right now, CNN is my goal!
Yes, school is stressful, but in order to succeed I have to do what's best for me. I think I have learned how to manage my time and take care of myself. I have anxiety over many things, and one of the results of that is stress eating. Knowing I have to stay in shape for my preliminary pageant coming up, I had to cut out many foods in my diet. Before I dropped French, I was NOT eating healthily, and was on the verge of the freshman 15! I usually do well with sticking to a plan, so now I am better and back on the right track. I have been told it takes the first semester to fully get the hang of this whole college thing, sometimes longer, so I would say I am doing just fine.
Like I said if I stick to all of my plans: never giving up on myself, knowing my limits, and working as hard as I can, my time here at USC will be everything I have ever hoped for, maybe even more.

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