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My 1st 2 Weeks of College and Beyond

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Hey Intrigued Person, I assume you're here to hear about my college experience. Let's go. I am taking 12 credit hours this semester, this means I am taking four classes. The lecture hours are divided across four days so I don't have three straight hours of lecture per class. This means I have class four days a week and have three days off. The classes I am taking are Government, History, English, and everyone's favorite "The Freshmen" Class. Alright, I'm being sarcastic, but it is the freshman class in the sense that you have to take it in your first semester and in that it basically teaches you how to be an autonomous learner. Ooh, look at me already using my vocabulary words. So now to the nitty-gritty, right. What am I doing to learn from these classes and manage them? What myths about the first week have I experienced. How do these classes challenge me? Well, the best way to explain this would be class by class. The Freshman Class, my teacher...
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Starting College

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Notice: This is an update post. :)  I was recently given the opportunity to register for classes at my local community college for the first time. So I did. The classes start soon and a goal of mine is to write how that first week goes. But for now, I figured I could list some of the "tough stuff" I had to do to get registered. I have always found life to be a little overwhelming, but then would jump in headfirst and practically drown myself. On the other hand, I have also completely withdrawn in the face of something entirely benign. You could say I have anxiety or you could same I'm normal.  I had to apply for admission to the college.  This one was fairly simple. You go online and fill out an application. I happened to be at the college when I did it, and a nice faculty member helped me, but it wasn't super overwhelming.  I had to get my high school transcript.  This was not very difficult for me per se, but in general, it can be. It can go a coupl...
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