The idea of being a college freshman is still very surreal to me. I'm here! I made it. I know what a big deal it is; it shows that I'm achieving the goals I've set for myself! Who knew it would happen so quickly? I'm honestly blessed and want to make the most of the experience. I feel surrounded by positive people with the same aspirations as me and it's very refreshing.
When I reluctantly signed up for UTOP, my only plans were to get a general idea of the campus for the Fall. Now that I am here, I hope to make cool friends, and work hard so that I will have a head start for my GPA as well as learning my way around campus.
With English 1101, I want to better my writing skills because I know they need improvement. I also would like to receive feedback from my peers, so they can also help me improve my writing.
I thought long and hard about what my "strength" is in writing, which was very difficult since I suck at writing (it's okay, I'm not in denial). My strength in writing is subject-verb agreement, and I am sure of this because I know I would not be in college without at least this. Although I am not a writer, I am proud of some work that I have completed.
I wrote a very personal poem in a creative writing class about my grandmother's death. I am proud of this poem because after reading the poem aloud in class, three students and my teacher were in tears. It wasn't that I wanted to make them cry, but I felt as though it was the first time I had successfully illustrated my feelings on paper and people actually understood me. Which leads me to my next point, my weaknesses in writing. I feel as though I struggle to organize my thoughts in a way to make them flow. It always seems impossible to get in a groove that I am happy with when writing.
My plans to make UTOP and UNCC strive is by simply doing my best and trying hard. You cannot go wrong with trying your best because then you have no regrets.
I am most excited about starting school and experiencing these next few years of life!! There's sooo much to look forward to there's no way not to be excited :)
My list of good things include:
--an awesome month of June
--my new roommates! (they're hilarious)
--knowing that my new home will be this beautiful campus
Things that make me anxious:
**one day becoming homesick
**staying on my Ps & Qs in college
Recently I was cleaning out my closet for school and my mom found my old "yearbook" from second grade. It was really just a collection of writings and worksheets with pictures of our class; we laughed as we looked through it and I reminisced. I came upon this one page in which we were asked what we wanted to do when we grew up (the typical career question for youngsters), and my answer actually shocked me. I stated that I wanted to become a nurse, so that I could help people and make them feel better.. This is so crazy to me because that is in fact what I want to do! Nursing is my ideal major and I will be entering UNCC as a Pre-Nursing major. :) I think its pretty cool how as a 7 year old, I was already setting forth goals and I'm ready to make them happen! :) Nothing will hinder me from becoming a nurse practitioner..
As I prepare myself for college, it seems the butterflies never stop. I am excited, but indefinitely I'm nervous. I just keep wondering will I let myself drop the ball.. Will my course load be too much and I fail miserably.. I'm not sure if that is normal or not (I'd like to think it is) but I know I'm not planning on failure so all I can do is try my best, be prepared, and stay prayed up!
I'd like to think for the most part I have come into my own. I've gone through phases that I'm not proud of, and I only see myself improving from here. So in my eyes, I am unique in the fact that I can always find a positive outlook on things; there is always a brighter side. :) I am unique in the fact that I am always bubbly, always laughing or smiling, and always trying to uplift those around me. So remember my name because I'm a good person! &Who doesn't want to be surrounded by people who aren't there to bring them down or cause unnecessary problems? Oh lastly, its (Shu-nee-tra) .. it will be so much easier to remember if you know how to say it right ?
You say you're not a writer, but look at this blog! It's beautiful and so readable. You will know yourself better as a writer at the end of this semester. I'm very excited for you, Shanetra! Oh, and there is an essay called "Shitty First Drafts" by one of my favorite writers, Ann Lamott, and in that essay she tells us that writers who say they get "in a groove," as you put it, are full of it. In fact, everyone, even successful, published writers, struggle through the writing PROCESS. It doesn't just magically happen for anyone.
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