My Life in college

I’ve now been in college for a little over a month so I thought id reflect on this path month. To sum it up in one word…I would have to say interesting. It’s been different experiencing all these new things that I’ve never had to experience or deal with before. So it’s definitely been a change. And while I don’t think that I’m fully adjusted, I do think I’m getting there and I’m trying to make changes.
The biggest adjustment for me has been living with someone else. The honeymoon period for me & my roomie is definitely over! It’s become so bad that we’ve had to get our RA involved (theres going to be a meeting so she can mediate at 9 tonight). It’s just hard to live with somebody who is the complete opposite of you. I’m a free thinker, I don’t like to follow schedules, I need noise or light to fall asleep, & I’m not very organized. I like to just go with the flow & if something doesn’t happen, then it doesn’t happen. I believe that you can’t map out your life perfectly; it will not follow the plan. But my roommate would strongly disagree with me. I’m in the end, I just feel like we’re super opposites so it’s really hard for us to live together. Tech should have done some personality test to see if we were compatible. But even our study conditions are opposite (when I actually study); I like noise &TV, while she prefers perfect quiet. And I just can’t operate in silence and darkness. But both of us have to learn to make sacrifices. Well maybe not right now, because she may be moving into another room. But eventually, both of us are going to have to live with other people so we need to start getting used to. But before I came here, I never thought I was that hard to live with. I had a lot of friends at home & I was always known as the “nice one.” So I’ve never had to deal with conflict or somebody who didn’t like me (or the way I lived). So having somebody come in & feel that the way I live is stupid is really crazy to me. I’ve always been so liked! But now I’m truly starting to believe that everybody can’t like everybody. So hopefully by next blog post, I will have the whole room to myself, which is pretty small.
Another big adjustment for me has been classes. I am still adjusting to having to actually put work into classes. In high school I did absolutely no work & could comfortably pass all my classes. But now, after an epically failed test, I’m starting to realize that I need to study. My RA is giving out study bucks & at the hall meetings my RA said that everybody had gotten one. But then I said that I hadn’t received any and she said that’s because I’ve never actually seen you studying. And then my roomie (yes that roomie) said that’s because she really doesn’t study, which is true. I would much rather be watching TV (the biggest loser is on now) or listening to the blueprint 3 (not jay-z’s best, but still pretty good). But since I got a 54.5 on my biology test, I’m realizing that I have to put more effort into my classes. I can’t just slack off and expect good grades to fall in my lap. But it just takes so much effort to get out of bed and actually do work. But I’m going to try and make an effort now. I really do want to succeed in college. But I’m one of the few people who is not motivated by failure. And I think that is one of my biggest problems. I am not scared by flunking out of college or failing at driving, or something like that. I don’t care if I fail a couple tests or quizzes. I know that it’s not the end of the world and I’m not going to die. And some people like to complain if they get an 80 or something. I will gladly take an 80!
My third biggest adjustment to college is the diet. I eat so much now! And I think I have only eaten one green thing since I’ve been here and that’s only because one of my hall mates forced me to. I eat the unhealthiest things. My typical diet consists of burgers, a lot of pasta, and burgers with pineapple. While all of these things are delicious, they’re also a heart attack waiting to happen.
I just feel like I need to make a lot of changes if I'm going to succeed here in college. So i'm going to start changing right now!