{"id":59,"date":"2022-01-24T14:09:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T14:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/abbie\/?p=59"},"modified":"2022-01-24T14:09:49","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T14:09:49","slug":"how-im-preparing-for-second-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/abbie\/2022\/01\/24\/how-im-preparing-for-second-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"How I’m Preparing for Second Semester"},"content":{"rendered":"

With semester one officially in my rearview mirror, I wanted to come into the new year with lessons I learned in the first semester in mind. The first semester felt like a college trial run; I was experimenting with my time, not taking things as seriously as I should, and I just felt tired all the time. This semester, I want things to be different.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The first thing I wanted to do was give myself a \u201cgrace period\u201d week. I returned to school on Monday and wanted to focus on finding my classes and getting all the materials I needed for school. Along with that, I had a lot of sorority events I had to go to, so getting through all of that was key.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now that I\u2019ve figured out where all my classes are, I want to focus on my time management skills. I always preach the importance of time management, but it\u2019s much easier said than done. Truth be told, I\u2019m still figuring it out. My biggest goal this semester is to maintain a healthy and consistent workout schedule. Last semester, I was sick and tired most of the time, so I wasn\u2019t able to go to the gym as much as I hoped. My dad and I have challenged each other to consistently work out and hold each other accountable. It\u2019s fun to get your family involved in your semester resolutions, too!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Going hand in hand with the workout schedule, I also wanted to focus on my sleep hygiene. I think part of the reason my immune system wasn\u2019t as strong and I felt so tired was the lack of sleep I was getting. My roommate and I now strive to be in bed by 11 or 11:30 on weekdays to get a good, full night of sleep. I\u2019ve already noticed it helping my productivity and motivation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of my lectures have returned to in-person format. I believe this is going to help tremendously with my ability to focus and remember things from class. I learned with online learning, I get distracted easily. It\u2019s easy to turn on a lecture and go on your phone, make some food, or clean your room. However, now that I\u2019m back in a classroom, I feel more focused in lectures. Despite it being really cold here right now, I don\u2019t mind the walk and some fresh air, and being in an in-person lecture will be very beneficial for me!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope by creating new goals and learning from last semester, I will start to see some substantial changes in my motivation and production levels. I will be sure to keep you posted!<\/span><\/p>\n

Go Hawks!<\/span><\/p>\n

Abbie<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With semester one officially in my rearview mirror, I wanted to come into the new year with lessons I learned in the first semester in mind. The first semester felt like a college trial run; I was experimenting with my time, not taking things as seriously as I should, and I just felt tired all the time. This semester, I want things to be different.\u00a0 The first thing I wanted to do was give myself …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/abbie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/abbie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/abbie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/abbie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/abbie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/abbie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/abbie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/abbie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/abbie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/abbie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}