Sorry for not being to return comments. I’m really sorry. I’ll start returning it after finishing this post…

Anyway, I’m reading an essay by leprakhauns. It’s a good read actually, I’ve scanned it first and found some good points there. Then, I’ve decided to give the material a shot. The essay is entitled How Bad Can It Be?. It’s about the things a freshie (freshman college student) should know. And yes, I’m reading it while I’m typing this entry, more like scanning I guess. I’m multi-tasking because I want to quote some passages there that I find interesting and worth knowing.

 The first year of college can be stressful for many students. Students are thrown into a new environment much different than the sanctity that was high school. Though college life is new and exciting at first, within the first few weeks many are lost within the new environment.

I’ve experienced this already when I was a high school freshie. We’re put into a pressurizing atmosphere because I’m in the cream of the crop class, and it’s hard. I believe that this year is my most agonizing year I’ve had in High School.

College, even a small community college, can be a giant leap from what one is used to.

I’m quite familiar with this. My parents always remind me that college is way different because my future lies in it. I have to take it as seriously as possible and stop being a happy-go-lucky fellow, that is, if I want to have a promising future.

Not going to class shouldn’t even be considered, unless you have a valid reason.

*gulps* I have a lot of absences in my last year in high school. I took a leave whenever possible. Then, if I feel like not doing anything, I’ll go to the school clinic and pretend that I’m sick. Being the good actress that I am, I always end up being sent home.

Look alert, just because your class is at 8:30 in the morning, it is no excuse for you to be sleeping. It’s 8:30 for everyone else in the class too.

Hey! My first class starts at 7.30 in the morning and not 8.30! Damn!

 If 8:30AM is too early for you, then don’t schedule your class for that time.

In my school, there are blocks. This means that for the whole semester, you’ll be seeing the same faces in every class you have. And each block already has a certain schedule.

While grades in high school were important, grades in college are much more important. The grades you receive in college could be looked at by future employers and possibly higher level degree programs

I believe this statement doesn’t need a further explanation. And I also believe that grades are very much important.

 The most important recourse you could find at college are friends. Getting to know people in your class holds endless possibilities.

Of course! This is one of the things I look forward in college - meeting new faces!

Take advantage of everything that college offers you. It is a short time in your life, use it every way you can. Take classes that sound interesting, even if it isn’t your major. Sometimes the most interesting classes are the ones that allow you to open your mind and learn to use it in a more abstract way. Make some friends, go to a party, do a few reports, take a class. It is a time of discovery and exploration. If not now then when?

I highly recommend this essay to those who want to read it. It’s really a great read.