the one about the workload
having knocked out my gen-eds in my junior and senior years of high school, i'm now a junior at a 4-year university at 18. which is probably common knowledge at this point, since that's why i decided to write the blog.
but anyways. the reason why that's relevant is this--i never had and will never have the true freshman experience.
now, that may seem small in perspective, but it actually has a lot of weight to it. freshman year of college is usually spent creating a network--whether that's through clubs, sports, getting to know your dorm floor, getting involved in greek life, or partying. classes are the second priority for most people.
i've been working myself at full capacity for the past two (and a half, ish) years. at 16 i was taking on the workload of an 18 year old. and i didn't take it casually either (the curse of being a type-A person). when i moved to ASU, i had hoped i would be able to slow down a little--focus more on people and socialization, and less on being stressed. i assumed that my parents would fully pay for at least my junior year, since they didn't have to pay a cent for my freshman and sophomore years of college.
boy was i wrong.
part of that is because i'm type-A (again), part of it's because my parents are requiring me to pay for some of my education and therefore i feel like i need to have a job, and part of it's because i haven't known anything but stress for the past two years.
going straight from being a hardworking student already ahead of my peers to still being a hardworking student ahead of my peers has been exhausting. i'm so tired. all i want is to have fun with people my age, to make friends--after all, college is supposed to be the best four years of your life, right? (on a side note, i'm pretty sure whoever came up with that saying partied a lot--and that's not an option for me.) and i'm 100% aware that my personality really comes into play in regards to how stressed i am and how hard i work--but still.
i've gone from being exhausted in high school to being exhausted in college, and it shows no sign of stopping. the work just gets harder from here--and i haven't had time to adjust, because i am young and not mentally ready for this kind of hard work. it's very difficult for me to be happy. i just want to sleep.
--c.
but anyways. the reason why that's relevant is this--i never had and will never have the true freshman experience.
now, that may seem small in perspective, but it actually has a lot of weight to it. freshman year of college is usually spent creating a network--whether that's through clubs, sports, getting to know your dorm floor, getting involved in greek life, or partying. classes are the second priority for most people.
i've been working myself at full capacity for the past two (and a half, ish) years. at 16 i was taking on the workload of an 18 year old. and i didn't take it casually either (the curse of being a type-A person). when i moved to ASU, i had hoped i would be able to slow down a little--focus more on people and socialization, and less on being stressed. i assumed that my parents would fully pay for at least my junior year, since they didn't have to pay a cent for my freshman and sophomore years of college.
boy was i wrong.
part of that is because i'm type-A (again), part of it's because my parents are requiring me to pay for some of my education and therefore i feel like i need to have a job, and part of it's because i haven't known anything but stress for the past two years.
going straight from being a hardworking student already ahead of my peers to still being a hardworking student ahead of my peers has been exhausting. i'm so tired. all i want is to have fun with people my age, to make friends--after all, college is supposed to be the best four years of your life, right? (on a side note, i'm pretty sure whoever came up with that saying partied a lot--and that's not an option for me.) and i'm 100% aware that my personality really comes into play in regards to how stressed i am and how hard i work--but still.
i've gone from being exhausted in high school to being exhausted in college, and it shows no sign of stopping. the work just gets harder from here--and i haven't had time to adjust, because i am young and not mentally ready for this kind of hard work. it's very difficult for me to be happy. i just want to sleep.
--c.
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