I came into this class this semester knowing that I wanted to pursue a career in social work. And, I am proud to say that I have ended this semester with the same mindset. This class encouraged those who had yet to declare a major to do so by having the different colleges within the University come and present to the class. Although, I have declared a major I found all the different presentations to be helpful. The class overall helped encourage me to be a better student and to set goals that were attainable in order to be that successful student. My freshman year, I found it very hard to adapt to the workload. I found myself struggling to balance everything as far as work, school, and social life. Everything seemed to take a turn for the worst when I was dismissed for a semester, which was very hard to accept. Although, I was sad to be dismissed it helped me grow as a student. I still struggle today but now I do not hesitate to seek help from my advisor or mentor. A few barriers that I still struggle with today are time management and procrastination like most. I usually try to organize myself but at times it just seems impossible. Lately, I have been using an agenda to help keep myself organized and it has been of major help.
Next Year, I plan to make the appropriate changes to better myself as student. In this paper we were asked to identify 3 different long-term goals and short terms goals that help build up the goal and make it attainable. My first, goal as a junior next year would be to learn to balance my time wisely. Time management is something I still find to be challenging at times and can be a hindrance to my success as a student. This also ties in with procrastination because without time management skills everything is pushed back until the last minute. Assignments and studying that should have been done begin to be left until the very last