Julio

*Takes deep breath* it’s October, and college has decided this is the week that I’ll do all my mid-term papers. The crunch is real. I have two tests on Wednesday with one on Tuesday that covers a whole chapter of my Spanish class, and I have to work Tuesday, and on Wednesday I have three classes. On Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday I have to work. Plus on Thursday my Philosophy paper is due, and I have to eat and prepare to go home at the end of the month and ahhhh.. *Exhales*

Can’t go wrong with a Narmer from Erber and Gerber and a Blueberry-Pomegranate Vitamin water

This is the difficult part of college. The management of of everything put together is strenuous: work, school, family, friends, this blog, and studying. One thing I learned is that the more you do, the more things have to go right. I believe it was the Notorious B.I.G. that said “Mo’ money mo’ problems,” and that philosophy can be implied here. One thing I learned however, is to take it one day at a time. Read your planner and see what you have to do, then like a running back on the goal line, tuck your head and push through. If you freak out about everything, then nothing will get accomplished.

Along the way of my trucking, I found my favorite place to study. Aside from the ITC, I spend most of my time in the Hawkeye room of the IMU. It’s always quiet, it has food right next to it, and it has a TV, so when you’re done studying you can look at what’s happening on the news or in the football game.

But the crunch is real now. They say pressure makes diamonds, but it also bursts pipes. I always wondered why freshman GPA is lower than everyone else, and now I see why. Time management is difficult, but like I said, keep your head down and keep trucking, you’ll find the end-zone.

SO. Here I am, in the Currier ITC computer lab. My computer has a bad charging port, and therefore doesn’t work. Thankfully the ITC is here in Currier and I can just come down and use it whenever I need to. I feel bad for those who don’t have one, like in Burge where there is only one computer for use. Along with that, classes are in full swing, and boy do I feel it.

So for one of my classes, I had an exam that I felt so confident for that I just slacked on the work. When it came time to take the test, I was so lost. Along with that, all of the homework was online, and since I completely forgot about the ITC, I did it as sparingly as I could. So just do your homework and don’t forget to study no matter how confident you are. Also, this computer issue is no joke, my advice is don’t undervalue your computer and how important it really is when it comes to college (all the Netflix and Hulu you can’t watch).

There are some good things that came from this circumstance however. For example, it’s harder to browse the web on an ITC computer so you stay more focused down here. I feel as if this was the sign I needed to get back into focus. Plus it’s always quiet, and a lot closer than the library. They have a printing station here as well, so I don’t have to go anywhere else for printing. Finally, there’s always a free space. Take a look at this!

Moral of the story is don’t count your chickens before they hatch.