New Year, New Me

2b) I have realized so far that college is a completely different atmosphere than what I was used to in high school. In high school, I got my work

done but I did not always put my best efforts into my work. I would go through the day looking at the clock, or checking the messages I had on my phone, not to seem like I did not care about the work I was assigned but I just didn’t have the mindset that I have now for college. I now want to change my ways, I do not want to be the student to wait until the last minute to get things done, and I definitely do not want to be the classmate to check their phone during class. I plan to stay on top of things. I want to become more involved in my classes and try to stay focused. With me, I get very bored VERY easily, and it is really hard for me to stay alert. I get distracted way too easily so my goal now for college is to sit down and push through my work. I want to participate more in discussions so I can see if that will help me maintain my focus throughout the class period. It is already hard for me to stay focused, even when doing these blogs. I want to be brutally honest, I sat down and tried to do the blogs right after I attended the ice cream social on Thursday, but I could not stay focused, I even went to the library. So here I am now, after staring at my blank computer screen for two hours, finally pushing through my work. It isn’t that I do not want to do my work, it is extremely difficult for me to get started though. My goal is to be a productive, alert, and achieved student. I want to accomplish things I never thought I could’ve. I tried this new “me” in my comparative politics class, the professor assigned us to present a topic about politics, and I did. I wanted to participate and I felt good about myself after. I did not feel like the shy student that I normally am. I hope to continue this new perspective and get the grades I want to see, preferably, all A’s.