My First Term in Office

After my first semester of college, I realized that I was in for a rude awakening. High school was a place in which I didn’t study, did assignments the morning of, and did homework the period before it was due. Two weeks into college my high school habits were not working at all as I could not finish the assignments as quickly as I used to. This was a whole new world that I was both eager and nervous to explore.

Entering college has honestly given me a reality check on what type of person I want to be and where I hope to be in the future. My first semester as a college freshman was not an easy one and I would be lying if I said that. Biology 1 was by far the hardest class I have ever taken in all my academic career. Learning about what cells are and how humans were created over time interested me, but not enough for me to sit down and read about it for hours at a time. However, this was what I had to do to be successful. As an individual that hopes to become a physical therapist in the future and plans to go to graduate school to do so, grades are important. Getting D’s and C’s would not cut it in my mind, so I knew my habits had to change.

The first poor grade I received was in my core class that is required by Sacred Heart titled “Western Civilizations.” Now coming from high school where I did not enjoy history at all I came into this class with a very negative attitude towards the class with little motivation. Getting my first grade back in that class was a big eye opener for me as I realized something had to change fast. I told myself that each day I would walk into the classroom with an open mind and that I would review the material a little bit every day. By doing this I noticed my grades started to increase and it was just what I needed.

The class that I was most excited for was Exercise Science as this class was specifically related to my major and contained material that I enjoyed learning about. My attitude towards this class was much different in that I was eager to learn about the material and interested in every word my professor said. I noticed as the semester went on that my grades in the classes I enjoyed going to such as Exercise Science, Biology Lab, Psychology and Freshmen Seminar. All these classes interested me from the first day as the teacher explained the syllabus and my eyes opened wide with the excitement of what great information I would learn in the first semester. This was especially true for psychology which was a course that is required for my major. Taking AP psychology in high school was a good introduction for what the course had to offer, and it made me even more interested in what I was going to learn.

After spending a full semester at Sacred Heart University, I can gladly say that I made the right choice where I want to study and further my education. To make sure that I get the best experience when I am here it is important for me to change and break the bad habits that I had coming from high school. This includes me procrastinating until the very last-minute doing assignments late at night the day before they are due. Also, I need to make sure that I go into every class open-minded and excited to learn even though it may be something that I am not interested in.