College

Growth Mindset

Since I have started college I have tried my best to keep a growth mindset. I originally started off rough trying to adjust from high school to college. In the beginning of the semester I went from thinking I could never do the work to realizing its not going to be easy as high school. I took this as…

Growth Mindset

Arriving to college I had to adapt to a new environment, as well as a new array of disciplines. In High School, going to class and being…

First Semester of College

College is definitely a huge change in life. You go from a small high schooler to a freshman in college. There are bound to be some huge changes. I personally love college. I love having instant access to friends and starting to learn about subjects that interests me. Yeah the work…

Life’s First Transition

I lived in the same town for my entire childhood, and I had gone to school with the same kids from grades 1–12. I love the town I lived in, but it was time for a change. I loved my parents dearly, and did not want to travel too far away from home for college. I explored schools all…

Freshmen 2016

We’ve been told since the beginning that college would be a big shift for us. That our freshmen year would be the most difficult, the most challenging. And maybe it is for some people, maybe I just got lucky.

Experiencing Change

Entering into your first year of college you start to think it’s going to be great. All the free time in the world, you’ll be on your own, and you’ll make some great friends. On those points, yes college will be great. But it’s also stressful. First of all everything is on you at this point…

Freshman?

Becoming a college freshman is similar to being thrown in to an ice bath. You have to leave the comforts of your parents and move to a place where you know little to no one. Some people get sucked into the inevitable homesickness or others end up becoming the people that they have always wanted to be.

My first semester in College

It started off just like I expected it would. I came in the first day and was prepared and I was ready to take on what the school was going to throw at me. From the first day I expected all of study habits to be moderately okay, and that I would try and get a healthy sleeping…

What I learned about myself during my first semester of college

I was so nervous to move into college. I spent the week before move in day on a cruise to Bermuda. I thought maybe I would be distracted by how much fun I was having on the cruise, although most of the time I found…

College, from my world to yours

Iowa to Maine is so far away, many worried I wouldn’t be able to do it. I myself had doubts as well don’t get me wrong. But here I am at the end of my first semester at college, 8 days until I get to go home and I can say it wasn’t easy but I would’t change it for the…