When I first moved on campus in the year 2005, I felt so out of place in the city. Coming from the south suburbs where a diverse range of people and CTA transportation barely exist, I was hoping that I could adjust to my new environment.
Once I moved into my dorm from with my roommate, who I already knew from high school I got much more comfortable with my university. We would attend almost all of the events that were held around campus and before I knew how time consuming college really was, I was always hanging out in one of my friend’s rooms. Hanging out started to be something I had to take off my agenda because classes and course work were beginning to be very overwhelming.
As time passed and the semester got closer to ending, I realized how bad my grades were. I knew that I couldn’t let my parents down after I knew how much tuition cost and how much they counted on me to not let them down. I begin to get my act together by studying in the library for hours and getting tutoring help from different organizations. This helped me a lot to both mature and realize my goals while also helping me boost my test scores and get better homework grades.
I decided to write this blog because I realized how much I’ve changed as a person over my three years as an undergraduate student at UIC. Presently, I am very content with the way things are going with my college experience and I plan to continue on in the future in graduate school.
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