Back to School Again!
After a long hiatus, I'm finally headed back to the classrooms of CU. Tomorrow is the first day of school. Almost everything is ready; my books are purchased, I didn't need any new supplies, and I have my parking and bus passes. I still need to file a little bit of paperwork for my brand-new Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. Luckily, in the Financial Aid department, my new status as married and a veteran means that only my own financial situation is considered, not my parents'. And since I'm a poor college student, I'm receiving a lot more tuition grants.
I'm pretty excited about being a student again. Riding on my recent wave of inspiration, I realize that being pushed back a year means I'll be in a different group of student colleagues. That gives me an opportunity to change people's perception of me. I can be the guy organizing study sessions and going to review sessions and office hours. I can be the guy that hangs out in the computer lab and helps underclassmen with their projects.
And it's as much of a change in the way I perceive myself as it is the way others perceive me. For years I've been following the same mediocre study habits; do the homework half-heartedly and only complete what's assigned, whether I really feel like I understand it or not. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. I kept this pattern because it was what I knew, and it was easy. This year-long break has given me an opportunity to change that attitude.
‘They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.’
I'm pretty excited about being a student again. Riding on my recent wave of inspiration, I realize that being pushed back a year means I'll be in a different group of student colleagues. That gives me an opportunity to change people's perception of me. I can be the guy organizing study sessions and going to review sessions and office hours. I can be the guy that hangs out in the computer lab and helps underclassmen with their projects.
And it's as much of a change in the way I perceive myself as it is the way others perceive me. For years I've been following the same mediocre study habits; do the homework half-heartedly and only complete what's assigned, whether I really feel like I understand it or not. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. I kept this pattern because it was what I knew, and it was easy. This year-long break has given me an opportunity to change that attitude.
‘They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.’
-Andy Warhol
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