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Right now I have class on Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9:20-10:10am, 10:30-11:30am, then from 12:30-1:30. I have an hour to get across campus, eat lunch, and get prepared for my third class of the day. On Tuesdays I have an 8:50-9:40am Italian lab and class from 12:40pm-2:20pm (again an awkward break from around 10-12:40pm when I usually am tempted to take a nap). Thursdays I have class only from 12:40pm-2:10pm. But within these classes I have oral exams for Italian, special speakers I must attend for participation, online homework, and outside of the class due dates and professor meetings. This throws me for a whirl quite often and my week to week schedule is never the same.
I recommend PLANNING AHEAD. Making yourself "study blocks" where you sit down and have an hour for each subject a day. I recommend getting your homework done in advance and planning your papers and research in advance as well as they most likely involve extensive research and different citing then what you are used to. Unfortunately it is not like high school anymore and papers can be 3 or 4 pages, or 12 at the most for a semester long research paper. In college you will have 3-5 page papers due weekly, 8 pagers biweekly, and detailed research assignments. Go visit your professors with questions and don't get in the habit of procrastination. You will get overwhelmed and either harm your GPA or get sick. Neither of which is fun.
Cliffnotes for this post: Don't procrastinate on anything. If you are in this habit in high school...get out of it quick and start planning ahead and doing little bits of homework, paper research, and studying ahead of time. In the long-run it will help you.
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hey Alex. I noticed that you transferred schools after choosing the "wrong one". That is what I am so nervous about. Do you have any advice on how to figure out which school is right for me? I am split between choosing a school for athletics, or choosing a school based on what I want to become in life. I know the latter is better in the "long run", but right now I don't even know what I want to be and pending how fast I can get back from being injured, I could get a scholarship for gymnastics. In all honesty, I make good grades, and probably will not have any trouble getting accepted into any school I apply to, but how do I decide what school is for me? If you have any advice that would be very helpful... Thanks a ton!
Dear anonymous: I did transfer in the second semester of my freshman year. Mine was not a decision based on athletics, but more so on academics. College is important for so many things in regards to your future, and I completely understand your anxiety.
My best advice on finding the school that is right for you is to go visit and to stay overnight. Go to an athletic event, stay in the dorms, and attend the classes. The more you can experience from a school before you commit, the better.
As for your academic/athletic predicament: I was a gymnast for 12 years and did competition cheerleading for 4 years in high school. I know how much of a part of you it may feel like. But like you said you are injured, and you may have to deal with an injury later as well. Make sure if you do choose the school with the gymnastics scholarship, that you enjoy all of the academic programs it has to offer as well. If the ONLY thing you like about the school are the athletics, you may want to look at the other school.
I would say your future is most important, but if scholarship and funding remain a huge part of your decision, I understand.
Please let me know if you have any more questions about anything! So glad to help!
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