I never thought that I would be halfway through the semester already. It feels like just yesterday that I moved into my dorm and experienced freshman orientation. Slowly but surely, classes have gotten more and more involved, and I find myself going to the library more often so that I can get my work done. Sometimes, however, that doesn’t happen because I can’t help but procrastinate when I don’t feel like doing Wiley for Calculus, or Engineering Graphics homework, with SolidWorks deciding on its own when it wants to work for me.
Overall, these past several weeks have been a great learning experience for me. I enjoy all of my classes, no matter how tough it is to get SolidWorks to cooperate, and I have met many new people along the way that I know I can count on. This often comes in handy, especially now with midterm exams coming up this week. I have taken three exams at Stevens so far, and I can definitely say that they haven’t been as bad as I thought they would be. Before college, I always had a picture in my mind of taking an exam and doing work at college as this daunting and impossible task, but after experiencing it firsthand, it really isn’t as bad as I originally imagined.
The exam that I am taking this week is my MA 123 Calculus exam, and I have to admit that I am a bit nervous for it. Anyone in MA 123 reading this can understand where I am coming from, and with that we all have to stick together and pull through. From experience I have come to find that it is always better (for me at least) to study in a group where everyone can feed off of one another, creating an environment where everyone can learn from each other. I especially like it because if I don’t understand something, usually there is always someone there to clarify.
I will most definitely take this approach when studying for the final on Thursday, and hopefully my efforts will pay off. Just to knowing that I tried my hardest is reassuring to me. If the final is anything like the midterm, I know I will do perfectly well on the exam (hopefully). This experience is all a part of adjusting to college life, and overall I am grateful that I have this opportunity.
