I have grown a lot since I moved up here to Iowa State
University. I have met so many people
from different places that have so many different views on issues than I
do. It has opened my eyes to other types
of people in the world. I come from a
small town that has the same type of people living there for as long as they
have lived. We are all used to each
other and, for the most part, we have the same views and values because we were
all raised together. Coming to Iowa
State, I have met people from states far away from Iowa that have different
views than I do. It has been interesting
getting to know people that have different ideas on issues than me. I have learned how different people’s
cultures and languages are in just the United States. Even though most of the people I have met
speak English, we all still have a language barrier sometimes due to the fact
that we have different way of saying things.
It has opened my eyes to how different Americans can be by where they
live.
I believe I have grown as a more open person. I don’t think that I am more social or that I
hang out with people more than I did back in high school. I feel that I can just talk to people
easier. It is easier for me to strike up
a conversation with someone that I just met than I would have been able to in
high school. I still have a small little
group of friends like I did back in high school and I get along with a lot of
people that I already know but I can talk to people that I just met. It has made me more of an open person that I
am able to talk to people that I have never meet before but still able to
strike up a conversation.
I have become a better student during this first
semester. I learned the proper way to
study and how to not procrastinate. I
have never had to study in high school so studying here in college was a new
concept. I have been able to develop the
skills to study for my classes. I
learned that reading is extremely important.
I learned that reading the chapter when it is assigned is extremely
important because you can get really behind in the class. It also helps you understand the lecture.
The most important thing I have learned is how to be responsible. Because I am in college, I can spend my money
or time as how I see fit. That is until
it runs out. But I have had to learn to
be responsible and use my money and time wisely. As a college student, our money and time is
limited and we need to know how to manage them wisely. This has made us all responsible as we learn
to manage time and money.
Being in college just for a semester has changed me more
into the person that I hope I will be when I graduate from Iowa State
University.
Tracey, I agree with you that I am also a better student this year than I have been in the past. I take school a lot more seriously because a lot more is on the line. I have also learned how to be much more responsible and independent. I hope everything works in your favor as you continue on at Iowa State
ReplyDeleteYou could not have said it better Tracy. College will make you change your study habits, it will make you change your outlook on life, it will just plain make you change (in a good way of course). It is good to be taken out of your comfort zone in order to grow as a person.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everything you put, Hixson has definitely been a positive influence on my habits as a student. It's helped me to be more responsible and punctual when it comes to assignments rather than putting them off til the last minute. I hope you accomplish everything you set out to here at Iowa State.
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