It’s all a transition. No more high school. No more teachers who are going to push you to do your work. It's all up to you now. You take your whole entire life, pack up, and walk away from it. It’s starting over in a new town, at a new school, with new surroundings, and it is your time to make a name for yourself. Now, unless you are going to Cal State Long Beach, you will not have to make new friends. (Majority of my peers are attending Cal State Long Beach)
Sounds Scary?
Not for me, It seems as if it is going to be an exciting! It is a chance to work my butt off and to make a name for myself, to make a reputation of whom I want to be known as over the next four years. Away from all these negative vibes in high school. It's a new beginning for me. With that said, it’s all up to you to become whoever you want to be. I don't know about you, but I know that I want to be known as the hardest worker in my future college. Both on the basketball court, and off. With that said, good luck on your transition. Do not worry about it so much. It will only give you gray hairs by causing you stress. I believe that my third period would do perfectly fine, because we are some smart student-athletes! STAY STRONG.
I simply love your optimism! There is no need to be worried or stressed about college, especially in today's society because there are so many college alumni we can talk to and get feedback from their experiences. Making new friends might sound a bit intimidating, especially if you're shy like me, but there are so many clubs and different events available for meeting and interacting with other students. College is a time to gain independence, which might be a far reach from growing up depending on mom and dad our whole lives. Look to college with anticipation, there is really no need to worry!
ReplyDeleteI like that you mentioned the alumni and the fact that it is easier in this day and age to get good, usable feedback from them! I have done so myself, what with people like Ben Bravo and Alannah Clark. I try to talk to them every now and then to not only chat and catch up but gain knowledge and insight as far as what it takes to get to and actually exist in their independent states (: I love them both to death, and I could only wish that everyone else had such wonderful people to talk to and learn from! It's always good to know someone on the inside, even if they are somewhere so very distant and unreachable. Our computers and phones allow us to reach across such gaps and dip ourselves into their pools for brief moments, trying on their shoes and seeing how they fit, seeking understanding in them not only as figureheads but real, live, fleshy, warm people who have feelings and dreams and aspirations too. Connection is key. Even for one who is alone in the world, there is something tying them to the Earth, whether they acknowledge it or not.
DeleteAissha you are absolutely right. College is such a different experience than high school. I like the examples you mention, because basically they are concrete. I have an older brother who always reminds that college is nothing like high school. We no longer have the support from our teachers. Once in college, teachers are pretty much TEACHERS. They aren't people we confine in or seek their help. They are there to simply do their job, teach. just everything about college sounds scary. I'll admit I'm scared. I'm worried about how my new courses are going to be like and how much harder they are going to get. But that's life, college will just prepare us for the world ahead, so instead of worrying about the changed to come let's all just try to enjoy high school while it lasts !
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