Freshman Year

This is my first semester as a college student.  At first everything seemed pretty easy.  I thought that only having class a couple times a week was chill.  I thought that not having a lot of homework was nice.  But then i had my first math test.  I didn’t do too great.  I did better thanmost of my peers, but that didn’t really mean much considering the grade I got.   What I have learned is that I need to study and teach myself everything from chapters because the teachers can’t teach us everything in class.  

I really like this English class.  Even though this teacher said that this kind of class, half online half in class, was the hardest, I find it very convenient.  I think it is nice being in class for a short amount of time and learning the little things that will help us write better.  All of the online stuff we can do on our own time which is nice.  No ones likes homework, but I would rather have all of these little assignments that add up, than having two midterms that determine our entire grade! 

Being successful is what motivates me.  I want to be the best.  I want to be better than everyone else.  This competitiveness I have motivates me in everything in life.  Just like I want to win soccer games, I want to beat everyone in class.  Even though I can’t beat everyone in everything, the drive to be the best keeps me going.  I try to do my best and so far things have worked out for me.  I do not look forward to taking lots of classes and being busy with work, but I know that if I want a better life for myself, then that is what I need to do.