Sunday, September 2, 2012
Other classes
This is my first year going to Rhodes state college, and I am also a post secondary student for this year. So far this semester I am taking three classes in high school and college. The classes that I am taking in college are first year experience, computer class, and com1110. In my first year experience class, I am not sure what to think about it. It is so much different then what I am use to in high school. Last Wednesday was my first day in that class, and to be honest I really did not like it. The teacher is kind of weird, and the fact that we have to talk to everyone in that class is not my thing. I am not much of a person to talk first to someone especially on a first day of class. I am a very shy person and I am always afraid of getting judge by people. In my computer class it was not all that bad, so far we do not have any homework and always seem to get out an hour to almost an hour and 30 minutes early from class. So far I love that feeling of getting out early for once, since we really are not doing anything in that class for awhile. In com1110, first I was not sure what to think about it or if I was even going to like it all since I was not going to know anyone. Then on the first day I found out one of my friends Halle was in it so that helped me out a lot, about being nervous. Knowing that there is someone you know in your class helps out a lot, especially when you go from knowing everyone in high school to barley no one in college. To me it takes awhile to be open to people which makes it hard for me to make new friends if I do not know anyone in a class that I am taking. I usually am a fun person and a very good listener, but most people do not know that because I am not much of a talker if I do not know you very well. I have to get to know you before I can have a conversation and not get embarrassed or act shy around you. I really hope college gets better as the year goes on and after I start getting use to the college life. (:
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I love the fact that I'm not the only post secondary student! I understand the whole being really shy thing. I'm only taking two classes here, which are this English Comp class and the computers class. I don't know a single soul here except for my friend Rory in my computer class. I also feel like I'm so much younger than everyone else. Like when I'm walking to class everyone looks like they're 25 and I'm just kind of trying to be invisible and avoid eye contact at all costs. So you're definitely not alone when it comes to feeling a little out of place and feeling shy. Trust me, I think we all feel the same, like it's kind of overwhelming. Especially in the English comp class, I'm just like wait... what? She goes so fast and half the time it flies right over my head! So you're not alone there, lol. Keep your head up, you're doin' great!
ReplyDeleteI know exactly how you feel Kari. This is my first year going to Rhodes State. I took two classes back in the summer. The classes I took was also my First Year Eperience and a Com class. I really enjoyed the First Year Experience class and I would have to say I thought the class was very easy. I am glad that I did not wait to take this class because I fill that I learned alot from it. All the tools and resources they gave us to help us succeed in college will help pay off later on in all the other classses we take. I already use some of the learning tools that they gave us. I found it very interesting to know that I am a visual learner. I never knew that. Thats not something they let you know about while you are in high school. If I knew this in high school I think I would of gotten better grades. The Time Management one they like to elaborate on intensely which is crazy because I think no matter what you do to manage your time wisly their is still not enough time in the day to finish everthing. I have already had a teacher say thats why we have time manaagement. I manage my time wisly. I use to do-list, calendars, reading techniques and all that good stuff but still run out of time especially right now, Im taking six classes and working a full time job. I use positive affernation even. I dont write them down but I say quite a few of them in my head everyday.
DeleteI know exactly how you feel about talking to people you dont know. I am also a shy person and find it hard to communicate with people thinking that they are going to judge me. I have found though since starting the Fall Quaarter their is alot more people that attend college than their was during the summer and everyone seems to be friendly. You can be standing around smoking a cigarette or just be out sitting on the benches and people will come up to you and just start talking to you.
I am also taking a computer class this quarter and have learned a lot in the class. I am not one that knows how to completly use word or excel. I never had to use these programs until I started college and know I wish I knew how to,so I wouldn't have to take the class and I would be able to concentrate on my other subjects. Unlike you we have assignments that we do in class and we also have test. Last week though was interesting. I learned how to do clip arts and that was fun. I think I was the only one in class that didn't know how to do it because I was raising my hand a few times to ask the teacher a question. I sorta feel stupid in that class because everyone else knows what they are doing. I just got to get over it and suck it up and keep telling myself that I need to know it before I take my Computers In The Workplace class. I have already had to go to the Learning Center for them to show me how to use word also ,so I stay caught up with the class. Oh, and again after we had to do our paper from Com I was in their because I knew nothing about MLA format. I still have stuff to learn with that also.
Your absolutly right about how scary it is to walk into a class and not know anyone. The only person in my COM class that I knew was Danielle. Their was a few people I met in the summer from the first two classes I took and their is only a few that I see now and where in the world everyone else went I dont know. Very mysterious.
You keep your head up and keep smiling and my advice would be to not take way to many classes if you dont need to right away,so that you dont overwhelm yourself and than you will still have time to work if you do, and be with friends to keep you happy. I wish you lots of success in everything you do because you deserve it!!!
Leah, I know exactly how you feel also when it comes to being shy. I feel the same way. I am always afraid that people is going to judge me. I am a very shy and conservative person and this is probally why its hard to talk to people. I understand how you feel about being much younger than anyone in your class. You should feel happy about that, at least your not the oldest person in class or you would feel the same way I do. Take for instance, our Com class, I am the oldest person in their and I know im the "outside" person who knows squatt about what we are suppose to be doing. Everything I do in their I do wrong. Com class is also overwhelming for me. She does go so fast and it flies over my head also. I can understand why she has to do it, because of the time, but its to fast for me. When ever I get to the Tech Building door I feel like a ton of bricks have just fallen on top of me, and I dig myself out of them, drounded in water from all the anxiety and tears that I have shed. This is how bad the Com class stresses me. I can read and write but all this other shtz just confuses me. I get off track on what needs to be done all the time. Take for instance the paper we had to just do on our film. I have to go watch it up in smoke because I did it wrong.I even missed work and was up till 2am working on it. I am trying but I cant compute on how exactly things need to be done I guess.
DeleteI really enjoy doing these blogs now and I hope they are going to help me on my grade. Summertime was when I started College and just like you I only took two classes, which im glad I did. Yes Leah, I can probally guarantee you that everyone definitely feels out of place when they first go into a classroom where they dont know anyone. I have found though, this quarter, that everyone seems to be nice and will talk to uou even though you dont know them. Just today I was standing out by the smokers pit and some lady came over and started talking to me. This shows that people are not judging us and we need not to be afraid of communicating with people. I hope your classes are going well and my advice would be to not over exert yourself this Quarter coming up. Good Luck in all you do because you deserve it!!!