My Rose, My Thorn, My Bud
As my first semester of College is about to end, I have learned a lot about me whether it be good or bad things. For instance, I found myself losing motivation in school mainly because it’s being done virtually. I don’t find myself having as much fun as I would if I were on campus and able to interact with my peers and instructors. However, I have learned that I cannot let this setback affect how I view school. Yes it may make school A LOT more boring and unauthentic but I need to continue working through it because I’m only going to grow from this situation. And eventually I’m going to finally be on my on my campus. As I am ready to take on my second semester of college, I want to take the time to reflect on my rose, thorn ,and bud from being in college so far.
Starting off, my rose , which represents success or a small highlight, would most likely finding success within my introduction to civil engineering. I found myself retaining the material which I thought I was going to struggle with before taking the class. I wad taking my time to take notes and on the subjects being taught and it really showed when I would take a quiz. Although I did miss 1 quiz due to a personal reason, I managed to get A’s on all of my quizzes. This success has motivated me to keep pursuing the major of civil engineering.
Secondly, my thorn would probably be that I did found myself getting piled with classwork and it was somewhat hard to manage with because I started my first job. I remember it like it was yesterday, my mom telling my sister not to overload on work because school is still the number one priority. Not necessarily that I was working too much but I was just getting lazy after getting home from work. In the future, I plan to get around this situation by creating a schoolwork schedule so I have specifically designated time solely for schoolwork.
Lastly, my bud , which represents something you’re looking for to in the future, is I am looking forward to being on campus and creating new friendships. This was something that I lacked on during this semester so it’s something I want down the road. Not physically being present on campus takes away a lot of chances of meeting new people and creating friendships. This is something that can only genuinely happen through physical interactions.
