Life is hectic no matter what perspective you decide to view it from. Whether it be school, sports, a job, friends, or family, there is always a point of balance. Throughout life's journeys, I have slowly discovered new and superior ways to balance my busy schedule. The hardest things for me are balancing my schedule, procrastinating, and focusing. Taking a course completely online is a new concept for me and I am eager to see how I adapt. I signed up for the course thinking it would be extremely easy and that I would not even have to dedicate much of my time to the class. After reviewing the syllabus, my thoughts were immediately contradicted and I could tell that I would need to stay focused and stay far from the dreaded... procrastination!
This is my first year in college and I am taking 16 credits, working about 30 hours a week, and trying to stay active with extra-curricular activities. Balancing and prioritizing is a daunting task for me, mainly because there is just an overload of things going on. I am very active and I cannot sit for long periods of time. I have to be doing something at all times, which is why I believe this online course will prove to be a fantastic decision due to my A.D.D.-like tendencies. So far I have been able to balance the load, but we shall see as time ticks away.
The big, bad, p-p-p-procrastination is a definite doozie for me. It seems to be an unbreakable habit, where I find exciting things to do for as long as possible, as the deadline approaches and then decide, "Hummm...I imagine I should begin that paper due in two hours." Fortunately, I have a monthly planner to organize all the events in my life and this is an online class which I have been able to schedule time for in my restless week. By the end of this first semester, I hope to abolish my procrastinative ways and to uphold time management!
My last hefty flaw would have to be my attention span. I am unable to stay focused on lectures, readings, and miscellaneous other things. Due to this, I am then unable to retain information, thus doing poorly on quizzes and tests. This is precisely why I believe I will excel in this English course. I do love expressing my opinions and I guess you could say I am now a blogger. I think that English is able to hold my attention longer than anything else. I will need to watch this, but I believe it will be little to no trouble for this course.
English is a very important class to me and I believe that being that this is a web-based course, it will bring out characters in everyone that were once shy. I am happy to be enrolled and able to have freedom, yet still maintain a connection with the professor and class. This will enhance my time management and several other aspects of my dazed crazed and confused life.
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