How I Changed My Life

Overall i enjoyed last semester even though it wasn’t the best for me,it was a good experience. So.So now when i look back i know what not to do so my grade won’t ever be as low or get to the point to where it was in first semester.It’s always good to go through things like this so it won’t happen again.I have been acknowledged to know now to get all my participation points,notes and get all the reading we tend to have done,this semester. You live and you learn and i learned a lot last semester which made it even more enjoyable the whole

My first semester as a college freshman is finally coming to an end. This semester has been the start to a new chapter in my life and I am glad to have finally finished my first semester on a high note. Coming into college I never knew what things would be like and how would I adjust. All I knew is that I wanted to succeed and eventually graduate college. The courses I have taken this semester have had big impact on my learning and my future. Assignments that taught skills and lessons to be used in the future. I have learned skills such as being able to collaborate in groups because of projects in ASU 150.

Over the course of the semester I have crossed many boundaries that I never would have thought of. Whether that be domestically or culturally over the course of the year and with that it has changed my identity. This semester I found who I am more than anything and gave me an approach to how to live within a community that at first I do not know. With this being said I speak most likely for many that college started out scary as we knew no one and had never been away from home this long. I know personally I found my new identity that I never knew that I had because I crossed boundaries. As time goes on identity evolves when you cross domestic and international boundaries.

Now that I have completed my first half of the semester in Montclair State University, I feel like I have accomplished a lot within these past few weeks. My goals for this semester was to start off academically strong, make new friends, trying new things, find a major, and getting out of my comfort zone. So far, I have accomplished more than half of my goals. I am doing well in my classes, exploring new places, and I met the greatest group of people I can be friends with.

It hasn’t been easy, but coming to college has been one of my greatest life moments. I know that I’ve have grown tremendously in the last two years and will continue to each year. There is so much more life to experience and I can’t wait to see all the future opportunities I will be exposed

This semester proved to be the most difficult for me. I thought prior semesters were difficult; juggling my family’s declining health, school work, my teaching career, my two children and my marriage, however it became even more challenging. The death of my mother has been the hardest thing I have ever had to deal with. Be that as it may, I am thankful that I had my classwork to help keep me busy. It was part of my base line that stayed the same when everything else around me fell apart and changed. I was thankful for the group work, classmates, and peer review buddies that gave me words of encouragement and an outlet to vent. In the entirety of my counseling degree program I feel the one thing I have learned is that no matter what happens

This semester, I have grown as a student by taking action to benefit the life of other people. I have gained a better understanding of issues that many people face and how to get involved. My American literature class allowed me to grow through my “Perks of Being A Wallflower” essay and my civil rights project. The essay and the civil rights project allowed me to take action,learn a new perspective, and Improve on my reading analysis skill.

Starting the new semester will be a different experience as to the first semester. My first semester was a beginning to a new chapter, it was my first semester in college. Everything was so different compared to high school. Some things do not change when it comes to school instead, they need to improve, and in this case, it is being successful and not getting into bad habits. As the semester proceeds, there are things I hope I do not change, so they can help me succeed. There are also many obstacles that can get in my way, but with motivation I can overcome them. Some obstacles that might stand in my way of being successful this semester are laziness, distractions, and my social life.

I was very excited to start my junior year of college. I had a great year my second and third year and now was excited to see my friends, play soccer and work hard to improve my grades like always. I am m not very proud that I end my junior semester year with a 2.5 GPA. This was my hardest semester because I change my major from Physical Education to Business Administration.

As the semester comes to a close, my mind goes back to where I started. There are so many things I have learned and so many opportunities I was able to take advantage of. I am very thankful for these experiences and the many people I have had the privilege to meet during this semester. Though some of this learning was related to the courses I was taking, some of the learning was discovering things about myself.

Change is often viewed as a “bad” thing. People believe that they could avoid change if they stick to doing something on a daily routine, but life is full of change. Whether we realize it or not, change occurs on a daily basis; we cannot avoid change. Some change may be miniscule, while other types of change can have a huge impact. Although change may have a huge good/bad impact, we all benefit from change; change should embraced.

This semester has had its ups and downs. The highs and the lows that defined my life at that time. However that being said I still spent the most time learning this semester than I have ever before in school. With the help of the amazing staff and teachers i've had access to through GCI. Even if my grade did not reflect it at the time I was absorbing more information than I ever had before. I now have a level of confidence in my writing that I have never had before. The fact that I can convey my ideas through writing more effectively makes me ecstatic.

However, not too long after that I coincidentally changed my mind. It was the day that we were in touch. As unexpected as it felt for you it felt just as unexpected for me. We recalled how the timing just seemed so crazy. Who would have known? I kept thinking of “school and work”. I kept thinking of how I seemed content. I even thought about how I didn’t plan to even date anytime soon. Little did I know I was wrong. It’s funny how that worked out. The timing was during one of the toughest times of my life. For a while I was unable to feel a sense of being okay. I felt like all of the bad that could possibly happen consistently did. I didn 't think that anything good would come. There weren 't many signs that directed me to feeling like the days could get better. In the midst of these things you entered my life. You helped me realize that things do get better. You listened to what I felt were my annoying venting moments about how down I’ve become.

My life has been fairly easy so far. Not much has happened that I would say has “changed” my life. Change upsets me, and I feel disturbs my daily routine. So when my parents moved us twice, it created a lot of anxiety for me.

My first semester at Arizona State University is coming to a close, I’ve had a lot of new experiences in both classes and socially; ASU has changed me as a person and the change is for the better. This semester I learned how strong minded I am in my beliefs, I feel like in college its very easy to go with the flow and follow the general crowd but I didn’t do that, throughout the semester I did things my way to make me most happy. Another thing I learned about myself this semester was how smart I can be if I truly apply myself to everything, I got my goal of a 4.0 GPA and I couldn't be happier this was a goal I truly never thought I would reach. Lastly, I learned how much I love my girlfriend this semester, being in a big college environment it was so nice to have once close confidant that I can call my own.